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Welcome to the City of Duncanville, an inclusive community! The Duncanville Community Multicultural Commission (DCMC) was created to address the ever-changing demographics and needs of the Duncanville community. As the 2010 Census reveals, Duncanville is a diverse community with people from various ethnicities, religious backgrounds and nationalities. In an effort to recognize our uniqueness and celebrate our commonalties, the DCMC is working to establish programs to address those issues and has already created a survey to gather citizen input on multicultural issues in Duncanville. It is our hope that you will join the DCMC and the City of Duncanville as we build an inclusive city! Your thoughts, volunteerism, and participation are always welcome! Mission Statement and Commission Purpose: There is hereby established a Duncanville Community Multicultural Commission (DCMC) with the following mission statement and commission purpose: The Duncanville Community Multicultural Commission (DCMC) shall serve as an advisory board to the governing body of the City of Duncanville . Its mission shall be to promote citizen participation and engagement in the government process and activities; and, to foster cooperative relationships among culturally diverse citizens in order to fulfill the needs and desires of Duncanville 's culturally diverse community.
Goals A. To act as an advisory board to the City Council to promote citizen participation and engagement in the government process and activities B. To foster cooperative relationships among culturally diverse citizens in order to fulfill the needs and desires of Duncanville ’s culturally diverse community. C. Create new and expand established opportunities for citizens to participate in a variety of multicultural activities that recognize and honor diverse cultures and faiths. D. Provide educational opportunities to welcome and familiarize new residents with the community. Design programs to give all citizens the occasion to learn more about our local government, gain awareness about local issues, and learn about the many opportunities for citizen involvement in community activities. E. Provide recommendations to the governing body on matters relating to the cultural diversity and heritage of the citizens of Duncanville and ways to improve recognition of federally designated months such as Black History Month, Irish-American Heritage Month, Asian-Pacific Heritage Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, etc. and significant Texas dates. F. Work in collaboration with neighborhood groups, interested parties and leaders of Duncanville ’s faith community. The Duncanville Community Multicultural Commission meets the 3 rd Thursday of each month at Duncanville City Hall at 6:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. (Alphabetic order)
Leslie Brinkerhoff (Vice-Chair) Martha Bowden Carole C. Fennig Beverly J. Gipson Robert Gultery Mary Fae Kamm Cheryl L. Mayo (Chair) David A. Ross Ray Uehara Caption (left to right): City Manager Kent Cagle, Les Brinkerhoff, Tonya B. Lewis, Beverly J. Gipson, Robert Gultery, Ray Uehara, David A. Ross, Mary Fae Kamm, Carole C. Fennig, Cheryl Mayo, and Martha Bowden.
View Agenda for January 19, 2012 meeting, here. Since it’s inception in 2010, DCMC has been very active completed a community bus tour, created an event flyer and survey, and met with the Duncanville City Council. Click here to view a detail listing of the 2010 Duncanville Community Multicultural Commission Accomplishments. The DCMC has created a community event flyer with multicultural events, celebrations and activities held throughout the Dallas/ Fort Worth area. This flyer also will be sent to more than 14,000 households in March as a utility bill insert, another noted accomplishment by the Commission. To view the event flyer, click here. The Duncanville Community Multicultural Commission wants to hear from you! The DCMC wants to know what multicultural issues are important to Duncanville citizens. In an effort to get citizen input, the Commission has created a survey that asks four simple questions about your thoughts on being accepted/included in the community, what cultural celebrations you would like the City to acknowledge as well as ways to increase citizen involvement. The survey should take 5 to 10 minutes depending on the length of your responses. You can drop your responses in the drop box at City Hall, 203 E. Wheatland, mail them to P.O. Box 380280, Duncanville, TX 75138-0280, or email or fax them to Public Information Officer Tonya Lewis at tlewis@ci.duncanville.tx.us or at (972) 780-6487. Click here to view and print the survey. For more information on the Duncanville Community Multicultural Commission, please contact Public Information Officer Tonya B. Lewis at (972) 780-5043 or at tlewis@ci.duncanville.tx.us. |
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