Garland Community Multicultural Commission
Garland
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What this body is
Established in 2002 to promote inclusion and improve quality of life for Garland residents by advising the City Council on the community's diverse needs. It serves in an advisory role across five focus areas: communication and understanding, economic opportunity, health and community services, public safety, and transportation and mobility.
Source: https://www.garlandtx.gov/1994/Community-Multicultural-Commission · as of 2026-09-01
How to attend and speak
Regular meetings are at 6:00 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month at City Hall, 200 N. Fifth St., Garland, TX 75040, open to the public with a public-comment portion. Contact: citysecretary@garlandtx.gov.
Source: https://www.garlandtx.gov/1994/Community-Multicultural-Commission · as of 2026-09-01
Who sits on it
| Seat | Member | Role | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| District 4 | CorSharra Prenell | Chair | |
| Mayor | Christopher Johnson | Vice Chair | |
| Mayor | Jennifer Nguyen | ||
| Mayor | Arthur Gregg | ||
| Mayor | Charles Leonard | ||
| Mayor | Glenna Saygidia | ||
| District 1 | Merrill Balanciere | ||
| District 2 | Vacant | ||
| District 3 | Alex Alexander | ||
| District 5 | Rene Granado | ||
| District 6 | Moses Uvere | ||
| District 7 | Tony Bui | ||
| District 8 | Kymberlaine Banks |
Five members are labelled only "Mayor" on the city's page, shown here as the page shows them. Staff liaison: Oswaldo Rodriguez, Sanitation Director.
Source: https://www.garlandtx.gov/1994/Community-Multicultural-Commission · as of 2026-09-01 (64 days ago)
How it is constituted
- Authority
- advisory — it recommends; another body decides
- Seats
- 13
- Do you vote for these people?
- appointed
- Quorum
- 7
- Chair
- The Commission elects its Chair and Vice Chair each year at its first regular meeting in September, for at most two consecutive terms.
- Basis
- Community Multicultural Commission Bylaws (2025), Art. II-IV
Thirteen seats as listed. The Council's Rules of Order set a citywide default of electing board officers at the first meeting on or after October 1; the bylaws say September.
Source: https://www.garlandtx.gov/1994/Community-Multicultural-Commission · https://www.garlandtx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/23320/Community-Multicultural-Commission-Bylaws-2025 · https://www.garlandtx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/23163 · as of 2026-09-01