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7 <br />commission, especially as it relates to city government/budget process, to city staff, to <br />other commissions, to City Council.” “Need new commissioner training….”. <br />• Maplewood and Roseville have a handbook which is provided/reviewed with new <br />commissioners <br /> <br />Barriers to participating <br />• Small numbers of respondents said hearing or vision issues (2), day or time of meeting <br />conflict (3), childcare needs (3) or technology issues (2). “Conflict with work engagement.” <br />• One each cited barriers such as mobility/access, personal work/travel schedule, meetings <br />get rescheduled and conflict with calendar, no in person meetings because of COVID-19. <br />“Frequent out-of-area travel.” <br />This information may not reflect potential commissioner barriers, as there is no method for <br />obtaining it from persons who, by definition, have not applied or been appointed. <br /> <br />Diversity of respondents <br />We do not have demographics for all members of the commissions. However, to the extent that <br />we obtained a representative sample, the responses suggest limited diversity among those serving <br />on these commissions. <br />• Respondents were largely male (62 percent) <br />• Income levels were high, with 42.6 percent reporting incomes of higher than $120,000. <br />Only 17 percent reported incomes of under $80,000, with 3.8 percent below $20,000. <br />Eight people did not respond to the income question. <br />• 83 percent of respondents were White, Asian/Pacific Islander constituted 8 percent <br />of respondents. One respondent reported that they were Black and 1 indicated multi- <br />racial. <br /> <br />Why commissioners serve and recruitment sources <br />When asked the reasons they chose to serve, 82 percent wanted to serve their City and make a <br />difference, 36 percent “had needed expertise”, 25 percent “make needed change” (25 percent), <br />“fix a problem” (12 percent), and “other” (4 percent). <br />How did you find out about this commission? <br /> Responses Percent <br />City newsletter 24 40 <br />City website 14 24 <br />Current commissioner, City official 9 15 <br />Other (inquired with City, etc.) 8 14 <br />Social media 4 7 <br />Total 59 100 <br />