Background to this meeting

Greetings INC delegates:
There are some big changes in INC’s leadership you need to know about. These will be discussed at the September 10 delegate meeting:
Resignations of INC President, Secretary, and Delegate-at Large:
Last month, the INC Board received and accepted the resignations of Loretta Koehler, President; Emmett Hobley, Secretary; and David Halterman; Delegate-at-Large. These departures were due to disagreement about how INC should continue its work developing its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policy.
Vacancy of President assumed by Vice-President:
Per INC by-laws, the vacancy of the president is assumed immediately by the Vice-President, Drew Dutcher, as Interim-President. At the delegate meeting on September 10, we will first hold an election to confirm Drew Dutcher as President, with Treasurer Greg Sorensen presiding.
Nominations and Affirmations of Vice-President and Secretary by Delegates:
Per Bylaws Section 9.13 “Vacancies during Board Member or Officer Terms”, the Interim-President plans to nominate, and a vote of the delegation will be held to affirm the nominees listed below. Per INC bylaws, a 20 percent quorum is required for this affirmation.
Vice-President: Keith Meyer, currently co-chair of INC Climate and Sustainability Committee
Secretary: Christine O’Connor, currently co-chair of INC Zoning and Planning Committee
Unfilled Delegate-at-Large Seats:
There still remain two vacant Delegate-at-Large seats. The President will make those appointments in consultation with INC members and the Executive Committee. Our current Delegate-at-Large Board members are Judy Baxter (Historic Montclair), LaMone Noles (East Denver Residents Council), and Adam Meltzer (Washington Park East Neighborhood Association).
Discussion of Changes in INC Board:
The Board of Directors and members of the Executive Committee will discuss these changes and answer any questions you have at the September 10 delegate meeting.

September 10 2022 Delegate Meeting Table of Contents
00:00:00 Introduction and announcements President Drew Dutcher
00:08:20 Committee Reports
00:18:38 Announcements of Resignations
00:20:04 Comments and explanation
00:24:27 Nomination Vice President Keith Meyer and vote
00:32:53 Nomination Secretary Christine O’Connor and vote
00:37:06 Comments DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion)
00:45:57 Discussion of the future of INC and implementation of DEI
01:43:01 Nomination Delegate At Large Joanna Rosa-Saenz and vote
01:46:38 Side discussion, what is INC role in neighborhoods
01:53:52 Vote and comments

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