Meeting Minutes - Final

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY Advisory

Council on Equal Employment Opportunity

9:30 AM

Friday, June 27, 2025

2530 Arnold Drive, Martinez |

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Roll Call and Introductions

Amrita Kaur, Rameet Kohli, DeVonn Powers, and Lauren Traylor

Lynette Hart

Present

Absent

Late

Roosevelt Gipson Jr., and Leonard Ramirez

Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda

(speakers may be limited to two minutes).

Guest Speaker: Diane Troung (Public Facilities ADA Program Manager) & Susan Skamser

(Public Access ADA Coordinator)

There are 2 sections of ADA and Diane Troung (Public Facilities ADA Program Manager) and Susan

Skamser (Public Access ADA Coordinator) of the Risk Management department are the Title II half.

Title I is more HR focused, whereas Title II is public access focused. Information for ADA needs to be

readily available for all departments and public access buildings to provide service whether used your

not. Both Title I and Title II will partner together if an issue arises where not only the employees'

accommodations are hindered, but the public as well.

To find the ADA public access accommodation request form, please go to the following website:

http://www.contracosta.ca.gov/8570/ADA-Accessibility.

25-2603

ACEEO - Minutes - 05-30-2025

Attachments:

Aye:

Gipson,, Kaur, Kohli, Powers, Ramirez, and Traylor

Absent:

Result:

Hart

Passed

25-1511

Guest Speaker Outline

Attachments:

Have the additional question (question #5) added at the end of the list. Federal Executive

Order says that terms like "diversity", "equity", and "inclusion" should be removed,

therefore the mission statement and goal on the guest outline should be revised at the next

meeting.

Motion:

Kohli

Second:

Traylor

Aye:

Gipson,, Kaur, Kohli, Powers, Ramirez, and Traylor

Absent:

Result:

Hart

Passed

HR Follow up

Gladys Scott-Reid from HR will help as a substitute for Nicole Bilich until official replacement is made.

This agenda item was withdrawn as HR Sub-Committee is created to fulfill purpose.

Will work with HR department on recommendations by ACEEO.

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2025 ACEEO Annual Report

Attachments:

Draft of the annual report updated mid-year for tracking purposes. Reviewing goals and

tasks for the year to keep on track with yearly mission. Sub-committees are reviewed for

fulfillment of purpose and future continuity, if necessary. Suggestions for future guest

speakers made to help with yearly mission goals.

Roundtable Discussion/Public Comment

Good references to look at are the Board of Supervisors meeting presentations from June 24, 2025. Also,

a couple weeks ago, the HR department did a presentation to Board of Supervisors that could be helpful

for ACEEO inquiries.

Repeat mention of the Federal executive orders from January were brought up and now the Advisory

Council on Equal Employment Opportunity handbook should also be revised appropriately to exclude

the mentions of diversity, equity, inclusion or any mention of affirmative action.

Adjourn

The meeting is adjourned at 11:11 a.m.

The next meeting is currently scheduled for July 25, 2025.

The Committee will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities planning to attend

the Committee meetings. Contact the staff person listed below at least 72 hours before the meeting. Any

disclosable public records related to an open session item on a regular meeting agenda and distributed by

the County to a majority of members of the Committee less than 96 hours prior to that meeting are

available for public inspection at 2530 Arnold Drive lobby, during normal business hours. Staff reports

connection malfunctions for any reason, the meeting may be paused while a fix is attempted. If the

connection is not reestablished, the committee will continue the meeting in person without remote

access. Public comment may be submitted via electronic mail on agenda items at least one full work day

prior to the published meeting time.

For Additional Information Contact: Kiara Allen, (925) 335-1417

ADVISORY COUNCIL ON EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY MEMBERS

LABOR-TRADE MEMBER SEAT:

(VACANT)

BUSINESS MEMBER SEAT:

DeVonn Powers

COMMUNITY MEMBER SEAT #1:

Rameet Kohli

EDUCATION MEMBER SEAT:

Roosevelt Gipson Jr.

COMMUNITY MEMBER SEAT #2:

Lauren Traylor

DISABILITY SEAT:

(VACANT)

COMMUNITY MEMBER SEAT #3:

(VACANT)

UNION MEMBER SEAT #1:

Oravanh Thammasen

COMMUNITY MEMBER SEAT #4:

Lynette Hart

UNION MEMBER SEAT #2:

(VACANT)

MANAGEMENT MEMBER SEAT #1:

Nicole Bilich

VETERAN'S SEAT:

Leonard Ramirez

MANAGEMENT MEMBER SEAT #2:

Amrita Kaur

STAFF TO ACEEO:

- Antoine Wilson

- Kiara Allen