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Date: 2013 -11 -07 Time: 7:30 PM
Building: Reading Police Station Location: Community Room
Address: 15 Union Street
Purpose: Monthly meeting
Attendees: Members - Present:
Camille Anthony, Chief Cornier, Lori Hodin, Karen Janowski, Prabha
Sankaran, Carie Torrence, Jacie Wallace
Members - Not Present:
Chief Jim Cormier
Others Present:
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Carie Torrence
Topics of Discussion:
• Review and approve minutes from October 3. 2013 meeting
Karen Janowski moves to accept minutes. Cane Torrence seconds. All in favor (4 -0) (Chief
Cornier and Prabha Sankaran abstain).
• Welcome and Presentation by Jason Cross METCO Director
• Appointment of high school members
Tabled to next meeting.
♦ Update /Planning for MILK Celebration
• Speaker:
• Karen Janowski moves to nominate Jason Cross as speaker for MLK
presentation. Chief Cornier seconds. All in favor (6 -0).
• Karen will reach out to Jason Cross.
• Program:
o Lori and Jacie to work on program and bring draft program to next meeting.
• Food:
o Camille and Prabha to work together on food.
• Publicity:
o Chief Cornier will release information to media after program finalized.
♦ Initial planning for Arts Contest
• Karen Janowski has reached out to schools and will follow up.
Meeting adjourned at 9:20 pm.
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