Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission Meeting
Friday, February 21, 2025 1:00 p.m.
IN PERSON and VIRTUAL
310 San Pedro Drive NE, Albuquerque, NM
Passcode: J2QV6cw9
Meeting ID: 272 279 015 065
(1) Call to Order
(2) Swearing-In Ceremony
– Opening Remarks:
Aja N. Brooks, Esq., New Mexico State Bar President
Swearing-In of Commissioners:
Hon. Shammara Henderson, N.M. Court of Appeals Judge, Presiding
– Presentations & Acknowledgements
(3) Roll Call, Introductions, Verifications
(4) Establishment of Quorum
(5) Approval of Agenda
(6) Approval of Minutes
• January 24, 2024 (possible action)
(7) “Dr. King Minute”
• Commissioner Anthony Umi
(8) Public Comment & Community Input (2 minutes per person)
President Brooks is the 139th New Mexico State Bar President and the first Black person to hold the office.
Judge Henderson is the first Black Appellate Judge in New Mexico and the first Black woman to hold statewide office in New Mexico.
(9) Acting Executive Director Report – Ms. Beverly A. Gaines
– Monthly Budget/Financial Status and Updates
– Youth Leadership Conference Planning/Update
– Auditor Selection Process/Status
– Executive Director Job Posting/Newspaper Publications
– Commissioner Emails/Business Cards
(10) Old Business
a. Committee Reports:
• “New Day @ MLK”: Strategic Planning Committee
• Legislative Advocacy Committee
b. Committee Appointments:
• Policies & Procedures & Bylaws Review (possible action)
c. Final Review/Approval of 2024 Annual Report (possible action)
(11) New Business
• 2025 Open Meetings Act Resolution (possible action)
(12) Action to convene in closed session to discuss:
1. Attorney client privilege discussion pertaining to pending litigation, pursuant to Open Meeting Act, NMSA 1978, Section 10-15-1 (H)(7); and
2. limited personnel matters, 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 items 13 (1) and 13(2) (pending litigation and limited personnel matters)
(14) Any action required as a result of the Closed Meeting
(a) pending litigation (possible action);
(b) limited personnel matters (possible action).
(15) Continued Orientation – Deputy Attorney General
(16) Next Meeting(s):
• March 14, 2025, 1:00 p.m.
• Retreat (and Continued Orientation)
17 Adjournment
