Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission
ANNUAL MEETING
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
11:00 a.m.
IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL
Sheraton Albuquerque Airport Hotel
Room: Valle Grande
2910 Yale Blvd S Unit E, Albuquerque, NM 87106
Meeting ID: 214 380 239 553 0
Passcode: tp6i3dJ9
Note: A clerical correction to the numbering of the agenda items on 6/23/25
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call, Introductions, Verifications
3. Establishment of Quorum
4. Approval of Agenda (possible action)
5. Election of Officers (possible action)
6. Approval of Minutes
- May 30, 2025 (possible action)
7. Public Comment
8. Executive Director Report & Presentation – Dannelle M. Kirven, M.B.A., Executive Director
- Orientation & Onboarding Status
- Financial Update
- Auditor Selection Status
- Youth Leadership Conference Updates
- Reversion Deadline
- BAR request status
- 2025 Annual Report
- Questions and Answers
Old Business
9. Bylaws and Policies & Procedures Review Committee Report (possible action)
10. Strategic Action Planning Committee Report (possible action)
11. Executive Director Expense Approval Authority (possible action)
New Business
12. Action to convene in closed session to discuss and consider:
- limited personnel matters, specifically including Executive Director Evaluation and Compensation pursuant to Open Meetings Act, NMSA 1978, Section 10-15-1(H)(2).
13. Action to Convene in Open Meeting – nothing was discussed in closed session except those matters related to item 12 (limited personnel matters, specifically including Executive Director Evaluation and Compensation).
14. Any action required as a result of the Closed Meeting:
(a) limited personnel matters (possible action, including Executive Director Evaluation and Compensation).
15. Authorization for Executive Director to interview and hire office staff and DWS staff (possible action)
16. Authorization for CFO Contract Expenditure Approval (possible action)
17. Authorization for Records Management Contract Expenditure (possible action)
18. Annual Training on Governmental Conduct Act
Presentation and Questions/Answers
19. Next Meeting(s):
- August/September 2025 (including to address Legislative Budget Request, 2025 Annual Report Approval, Strategic Plan)
- Meeting Dates through Remainder of FY26
20. Adjournment
