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Why Inclusive and Coordinated Decision Making? <br />• Prevent burn -out: many hands make light work! <br />• Ensure that progress continues even if a particular staff person or volunteer leaves. <br />• Improve effectiveness by coordinating across departments. <br />• Identify key community needs and concerns, and solutions that address them. <br />• Increase legitimacy of decisions: people support solutions they have helped craft. <br />• Affirm the value and advantage of diversity itself. <br />Guiding Questions for Inclusive Decision Making <br />©Who's at the table? Who's missing?Think beyond the usual suspects. <br />• Local government departments? Regional organizations? <br />• Elders? Youth? People with a disability? <br />• Black, Indigenous, People of Color? <br />• New residents or residents who speak different languages? <br />• Renters? Landlords? Homeowners? Manufactured home park residents? <br />• Large employers? Small businesses? Workers' organizations? Non -profits? <br />Agricultural producers? Educational institutions? Service providers? <br />© Is the table accessible? What barriers might people face when they try to participate <br />In decision making? Is the process designed to remove those barriers?Think about <br />meeting location and timing, childcare, stipends for people's time, invitations to <br />underrepresented groups, clear communication, welcoming settings, refreshments. <br />Consider providing orientation or training for potential committee members. <br />A Is the table meaningful? Are decisions being made before engagement occurs or does <br />the engagement shape the decisions? For decisions to have legitimacy among <br />community members, make sure they are truly part of the process from the outset. <br />Star -Level Exam <br />A staff green team, or small working <br />group (e.g., city manager, council <br />member, citizen commission chair) <br />exists; city participation in a multi- <br />city/regional green team; annual <br />news article/media to community <br />members referencing 6reenStep (& <br />other programs as relevant); city <br />website has a link to city's 6reen- <br />Step web page & summary of <br />sustainability initiatives. Report city <br />Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion or <br />Human Rights Commissions under <br />BRA 24.7. <br />ples 1*k <br />A community group, city task <br />force/commission or committee of <br />city staff/officials exists to lead & <br />coordinate sustainability/6reenStep <br />implementation; city has a dedi- <br />cated sustainability position on city <br />staff that works with the staff &/or <br />community green team/commis- <br />sion. Report annual environmental/ <br />sustainability reports to city council <br />under BPA 24.3. <br />W <br />A joint committee of city staff/ <br />officials & community members <br />(business, education, religious, etc.) <br />exists & meets regularly; commu- <br />nity members on the committee <br />represent the communitys racial, <br />economic, abilities, & other diverse <br />representation. <br />10 <br />