Five people were appointed Tuesday to serve on the City of Tacoma’s Human Services Commission.

The 15-member panel conducts public hearings, accepts and reviews proposals, selects projects, and makes recommendations to Tacoma City Council. The commission also serves as a resource for implementation of the City of Tacoma’s Human Services Strategic Plan. Membership aims to reflect community diversity as it relates to race, culture, gender, age, socioeconomics, and geography. The commission meets at 6 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month.

Tacoma City Council’s Public Safety, Human Services, and Education Committee interviewed seven candidates and made its recommendations for appointments during a public meeting on Thurs., Dec. 11. On Tuesday, Tacoma City Council approved a resolution appointing Andrew Nguyen to a term that will expire on April 30, 2015, and Rahn Clayton, William Hagens, Virginia Miller, and Antonio Sablan to terms that will expire on April 30, 2016 (see “5 people could join Tacoma’s Human Services Commission,” Tacoma Daily Index, Jan. 5, 2015).

To read the Tacoma Daily Index‘s complete and comprehensive coverage of the City of Tacoma’s Human Services Commission, click on the following links:

• 5 people could join Tacoma’s Human Services Commission (Tacoma Daily Index, Jan. 5, 2015)
• Tacoma City Council OKs Human Services Commission, TCRA board appointments (Tacoma Daily Index, April 23, 2014)
• 7 Tacomans could serve on Human Services Commission, TCRA board (Tacoma Daily Index, April 18, 2014)
• Tacoma seeks to fill 10 positions on 4 citizen committees (Tacoma Daily Index, November 18, 2013)
• Tacoma City Council to discuss financial report, MLK Subarea Plan (Tacoma Daily Index, June 17, 2013)
• Notice of Public Hearing City of Tacoma April 3, 2013 (Tacoma Daily Index, April 5, 2013)
• 9 groups awarded $3M for Tacoma human services programs (Tacoma Daily Index, February 6, 2013)
• 9 groups set to receive $3M for human services programs in Tacoma (Tacoma Daily Index, February 4, 2013)
• 2013-2014 Community Services Funding Recommendations On Tuesday, December 11th at (Tacoma Daily Index, December 6, 2012)
• $5.4M recommended for Tacoma social services organizations (Tacoma Daily Index, November 30, 2012)
• MEETING CANCELLATION AND NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE MEETING (Tacoma Daily Index, April 17, 2012)
• Tacoma City Council to vote on funding for human service programs (Tacoma Daily Index, December 10, 2010)
• Public hearing Tuesday at City Hall for human services program funding (Tacoma Daily Index, November 29, 2010)
• Human Services Commission recommendations, Shoreline Master Program Update focus of study session (Tacoma Daily Index, November 22, 2010)
• City Council seeks volunteers for Human Services Commission (Tacoma Daily Index, December 17, 2009)
• City Council seeks volunteers for Human Services Commission (Tacoma Daily Index, December 7, 2009)
• Busy week for Tacoma City budget (Tacoma Daily Index, December 1, 2008)
• City Council will review $4.3 million in human services funding recommendations (Tacoma Daily Index, November 24, 2008)
• Children’s Museum site, CDBG funds focus of City Council study session agenda (Tacoma Daily Index, May 12, 2008)
• City commission releases recommendations for block grants, emergency services funding (Tacoma Daily Index, March 25, 2008)
• Draft HUD 2008-09 consolidated plan, post disaster plan focus of study session (Tacoma Daily Index, March 24, 2008)
• City Council seeks volunteers for Human Services Commission (Tacoma Daily Index, October 19, 2007)
• Public forums on anti-discrimination ordinance proposal (Tacoma Daily Index, March 11, 2002)