Louisville Metro Government  
Action Summary - Final  
Committee on Equity and Inclusion  
Chair Jecorey Arthur (D-4)  
Vice Chair Anthony Piagentini (R-19)  
Committee Member Barbara Shanklin (D-2)  
Committee Member Cassie Chambers Armstrong (D-8)  
Committee Member Kevin Kramer (R-11)  
Committee Member Markus Winkler (D-17)  
Committee Member Nicole George (D-21)  
Thursday, September 15, 2022  
4:00 PM  
Council Chambers/Virtual  
THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD VIA VIDEO TELECONFERENCE  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Arthur called the meeting to order at 4:24 p.m.  
Chair Arthur introduced the committee and non-committee members present.  
A quorum was established.  
*NOTE: All committee and non-committee members present attended in  
chambers, except for Committee Member Shanklin, Committee Member  
Chambers Armstrong and Committee Member Winkler, who attended virtually.  
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Present:  
Committee Member Barbara Shanklin (D-2), Chair Jecorey Arthur (D-4),  
Committee Member Cassie Chambers Armstrong (D-8), Committee Member Kevin  
Kramer (R-11), Committee Member Markus Winkler (D-17), Vice Chair Anthony  
Piagentini (R-19), and Committee Member Nicole George (D-21)  
Non-Committee Members  
Council President David James  
Supporting Staff  
Clerk(s)  
Natalie Johnson, Jefferson County Attorney's Office  
Marissa Brown, Assistant Clerk  
Sonya Harward, Metro Council Clerk  
Pending Legislation  
[See the "Captioning Transcript of Committee on Equity and Inclusion -  
September 15, 2022.pdf" attached hereto for additional information regarding  
the discussion of each item.]  
Captioning Transcript of Committee on Equity and Inclusion - September 15, 2022  
Attachments:  
1.  
A RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE VOTING OF INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS AT  
LOUISVILLE METRO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND IN KENTUCKY.  
Sponsors:Primary Jecorey Arthur (D-4), Additional David James (D-6) and Additional Cassie  
Chambers Armstrong (D-8)  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Committee Member Piagentini, seconded by  
Committee Member Chambers Armstrong, that this Resolution be  
recommended for approval.  
The following spoke to this item:  
- Chair Arthur  
- Elizabeth Sawyer, Hood to the Holler  
- Shameka Parrish-Wright, VOCAL KY  
- Savvy Shabazz, Life Coach Each One Teach One Reentry Fellowship and All  
of Us or None Kentucky  
- Dr. Mariya Leyderman, Louisville Metro Department of Corrections  
- Natalie Johnson, Jefferson County Attorney's Office  
- Council President James  
- Committee Member Winkler  
- Committee Member Armstrong  
- Committee Member George  
Council President James and Committee Member Chambers Armstrong  
requested to be added as co-sponsors.  
A motion was made by Committee Member Piagentini, seconded by  
Committee Member Chambers Armstrong, that this Resolution be tabled.  
This motion to table carried by the following voice vote and the Resolution  
was tabled.  
Adjournment  
Without objection, Chair Arthur adjourned the meeting at 4:58 p.m.