Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission

 NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING

March 18, 2026

11:00 a.m.

IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL

African American Performing Arts Center

Second Floor Conference Room

310 San Pedro Dr. NE Ste. 230

Albuquerque, NM 87108

 

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Meeting ID: 210 181 692 080 4

Passcode: iS73Dn69

AGENDA

 (1)    Call to Order

 (2)    Roll Call, Introductions, Verifications

(3)    Establishment of Quorum

(4)    Approval of Agenda (possible action)

 (5)    Approval of Minutes

  • January 28, 2026 (possible action)

 (6)    Public Comment (2 minutes per person, maximum)

 (7)    Dr. King Minute 

 (8)    Executive Director Report & Presentation

               Dannelle M. Kirven, M.B.A., Executive Director

  • CFO Engagement Status
  • Financial Update
    • February-March monthly reports
    • BAR
  • Budget Adjustment Request
  • Auditor Selection/Approval for FY 26
  • Programmatic/Community Engagement Update
    • Civil Rights Teach-In Update
    • Youth Leadership Conference Planning Status/Update
    • Building the Beloved Community (Clovis)
    • NAACP Freedom Fund Gala
    • Black & Gold Scholarship Banquet
    • Summer Reading Program
  • FY 27 Operating Budget

 Questions and Answers from Commissioners on Executive Director’s Report

 New Business

 (11)  Review and Approval of Proposed Operating Budget for FY 27

 (12)  Budget Adjustment Request (possible action)

 (13)  Funding Requests Review and Approval (possible action)

  1. a) Livin’ the Dream Programmatic/Event Request by New Mexico Black Chamber of Commerce/APS (Inner Beauty . . . Total Me Summit and Boyz Without Limitz Summit)
  2. b) Livin’ the Dream Programmatic/Event Request by Zeta Phi Beta, Inc. (Meet the Candidates Forum II)

 (14)  Fundraising Committee: Report and Recommendation (possible action)

 (15)  City of Albuquerque African American Advisory Board Ordinance (possible action)

 (16)  Resolution Regarding Cooperation Between the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission and the Office on African American Affairs pursuant to NMSA 1978, Section 28-21-3(C), including specific mechanisms through which that cooperation should be implemented and accomplished (possible action)

 (17)  Informational Items Only 

                        (a) From the Chair

  1. Legislative Session Report: Commission Budget and Education Act funding
  2. Updated Commissioner Handbook
  3. Next Meeting(s) for FY 25:
  • May Retreat, to include Commissioner Orientation and Annual Trainings and Auditor Selection by 6/1 deadline
  • June 26, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.
  1. ISTE Deadline for today’s Meeting: February 17, 2026

                        (b) From Commissioners

 (18)  Adjournment

 

Please contact the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission administrator at (505) 222-6466, if you are an individual with a disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in a meeting, at least one week prior to the meeting or as soon as possible; or for public documents, including the agenda and minutes in summary or other type of accessible format.