Overview
Created as an ad-hoc committee on February 3, 2015, the Duncanville Multicultural Social Engagement Partnership consists of nine (9) members, with five (5) two-year terms and four (4) one-year terms with staggered terms thereafter. It was created for the purpose of:
- Establishing a partnership with the community to have the most engaged citizenry in America with a goal of engaging 6% of the population in 2015
- Develop an image as a family-oriented community locally and regionally
- Develop a brand for the community focusing on the goal of “Duncanville is the Basketball Capital of Texas” and leveraging this brand to enhance sports tourism
- Develop ways to engage citizens between 18-30 years of age to become more engaged in Duncanville
- Promote citizen participation and engagement in government; and to foster cooperative relationships among diverse citizens in order to fulfill the needs and desires and Duncanville’s diverse community
Meetings
- MEETS AT 7 PM :
- Third Thursday of the month
- MEETING PLACE :
- City Hall Briefing Room
Member Duties
- Advise the City Council and city administration on present and future communications needs of Duncanville
- Motivate citizens to be engaged without being enraged by digital communication
- Educate the community on Duncanville’s “winning story” via social media
- Ensure ALL of our citizens are hearing us via various digital communication outlets
- Measure the effectiveness of our communication
- Develop ways to engage citizens between 18-30 years in Duncanville
- Assist with website redesign with current provider
- Design the ideal website for Duncanville
- Create a plan for rolling out the new social media websites on Facebook and Twitter
- Prompt attendance at all meetings is urged. If three (3) meetings are missed without a valid excuse, the member may be replaced.
STAFF LIAISON
CURRENT MEMBERS
| Thomas Reyna |
| Zebulon Williams |
| Tammi Abney |
| Patricia Becker |
| Amy Durant |
| Mary Kae Famm |
| Dr. Lavern Holyfield |
| Romell K. Jackson |
| Luis Salazar |