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Ms. Waterman inquired about clarification regarding voting members, and it was stated that the voting <br /> members present today included the Chair, Ms. Waterman, Ms. Wilson and Ms. Johnson-Graham. Ms. <br /> Waterman recommended a roll call vote. <br /> MOTION: Ms. Johnson-Graham made a motion to accept the changes as recommended by the <br /> Town Manager and to be submitted to the Board of Selectmen. Ms. Nilson seconded the motion. <br /> Roll Call Vote: Ms.Waterman-yes; Ms. Wilson-yes; Ms. Johnson-Graham-yes; Chairwoman <br /> Stevenson-yes <br /> Ms. Landry confirmed that she would share the vote with the Town Manager's office, adding that it <br /> had already been added to the agenda for the Board of Selectmen's next meeting. The Chair inquired <br /> whether a member of the Committee should be in attendance at the meeting, and also suggested <br /> drafting text for submittal to the paper, regarding the newly named Committee. Since the Committee <br /> was already established, Selectman Cotton recommended that any new voting members would need to <br /> be formally accepted by the Board of Selectmen. Selectman Cotton added that the MIDC policy spoke <br /> for itself so members would not need to attend and as Liaison, he would address any questions. Ms. <br /> Waterman inquired whether Committee members attending the BOS meeting might receive questions <br /> that they would not yet be able to answer as it was still the early stages of developing the reestablished <br /> Committee. The Chair inquired who would be responsible for updating the paper with information <br /> about the Committee and Selectman Cotton responded that the policy could be provided to the press <br /> and anything additional released should relate directly to the policy. There was further question <br /> regarding voting membership and it was clarified that Mr. Horner and Ms. Doyle were approved <br /> alternate members, voting only in the event of a lack of quorum. <br /> NEW BUSINESS <br /> Guest Speaker,Reverend Nell Fields,Falmouth No Place for Hate Steering Committee- <br /> The Chair shared with the Committee her email sent to Reverend Fields summarizing the Committee. <br /> Upon her arrival, meeting attendees introduced themselves and Reverend Field introduced herself as <br /> the minister at Waquoit Congregational Church, Reverend Field summarized the history of Falmouth's <br /> No Place for Hate Committee, which dealt with bullying and discrimination issues, and sponsored <br /> events such as the Martin Luther King Breakfast, potlucks and participation in the Powwow and <br /> Falmouth's holiday parade. Reverend Fields explained that, over time, there were changes to the <br /> Committee and the Steering Committee was reestablished, which had become project and event driven <br /> and responsive to events occurring worldwide. <br /> Reverend Fields indicated that they attempted to develop one program every two months, reaching out <br /> to their 500 person mailing list. Although students were involved in many of their activities, the <br /> Steering Committee was seeking to develop a student run NPFH group to establish events at the <br /> school. Reverend Fields discussed their NPFH Civic Award they established to recognize and raise up <br /> people who have helped with human rights and making the community a better place. The next <br /> presentation and MLK Breakfast would take place on January 21 with speaker Reverend June Cooper. <br /> Reverend Fields distributed brochures of Falmouth's NPFH and noted that they had discussed the title <br /> many times, deciding that it was recognizable so they decided to keep it, stating that there was hate in <br /> the world and it was necessary to educate people. <br /> Ms. Waterman inquired how Falmouth defined culture and shared the way in which Mashpee <br /> identified culture. Reverend Fields responded that they also widened the definition, and discussed the <br /> 2 <br />