Typical CIC Timeline

General Anticipated Timeline for the Community Involvement Committee

General Anticipated Timeline for the Community Involvement Committee 

This timeline is subject to change. 

Key: 

  • CIC Meeting: this is a meeting of the full CIC 
  • Subcommittees: Meetings of subcommittees on topics chosen by the CIC at their retreat 
  • Membership Subcommittee: work of the ad hoc Membership subcommittee to recruit and select new members. 

CIC Meeting dates, calendar, and minutes

Meeting Date

Meeting Type 

Goals

September - October

CIC Retreat                                        
  • Teambuilding
  • Determine Subcommittee General Topics 
  • Sign up for Subcommittees: 4-7 people

October 

Subcommittees
  • Teambuilding
  • Understand CIC’s Scope of Work and develop Subcommittee’s Focus
  • Generate research plan

November

Subcommittees
  • Teambuilding
  • Elect subcommittee chair
  • Meet with Guest Speaker & discuss 

November 

Membership Subcommittee
  • Review membership materials 
  • Update Outreach plan (or in December if prefer 2 meetings) 

November 

CIC Meeting
  • Elect CIC Co-Chairs
  • Speaker/Topic
  • Review CIC Timeline/Schedule
  • Subcommittee Updates + Activity

December

Subcommittees
  • Meet with Guest Speaker & discuss 
  • Discuss emerging themes/reflections

January 

Subcommittees
  • Meet with Guest Speaker & discuss
  • Discuss emerging themes/reflections

January 

CIC Meeting
  • Subcommittee Updates + Activity
  • Speaker/Topic
  • Discuss Membership Subcommittee - share plan and vote to approve any changes that need approval 

February

Subcommittees
  • Meet with Guest Speaker & discuss
  • Generate content for the Background & Process section of the recommendation letter
  • Discuss logistics of remaining subcommittee meetings 
    • Adding additional meeting dates
  • HW: review minutes and potential recommendations

February

Membership Subcommittee
  • Staff posts application early Feb, CIC and staff promotes 
  • Membership subcommittee members determine interest in phase 1 and phase 2 
  • Conduct internal review of gaps in membership

March

Subcommittees
  • Meet with potential additional Guest Speaker
  • Review Recommendation Brainstorm document
  • Review & discuss potential recommendations
  • Review drafted language, create draft for CIC

March

Membership
  • Extend application process if needed, up to July
  • Staff score applications for minimum qualifications
  • Application scoring and review phase 1
  • Invite applicants to attend March CIC meeting
  • End of month: meeting to select interviewees

March 

CIC Meeting
  • Subcommittee Updates + Activity- Share drafts of recommendations 
  • Speaker/Topic

April

Subcommittees
  • Review & discuss potential recommendations
  • Review drafted language, as applicable
  • Add additional meetings, if needed

April

Membership
  • Interviews held & membership subcommittee selects recommended applicants (unless extended)

May 

Subcommittees
  • Finalize subcommittee’s recommendation letter

May

CIC Meeting
  • Subcommittee Recommendations presented for committee approval
  • CIC approves membership subcommittee’s recommendations*

*If membership timeline is extended the CIC will approve the recommendations over a google form. 

June- September

Subcommittees
  • Subcommittees report recommendations to Board of Commissioners at Board Briefing (Subcommittee Chair, staff, anyone else who is interested)

June- September 

CIC Co-Chairs 

CIC social 

  • Co-Chairs report to the Board (with subcommittees) on the CIC year 
  • CIC summer social/party! (optional) 

June- September           

Membership
  • New members appointed by Board of Commissioners
  • New Member Onboarding & Orientation
Last reviewed August 6, 2026