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Sister City Committee approves subcommittee restructuring, funds $600 contract, advances student exchange planning

Corpus ChristiJul 10, 20252 min read

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Committee Chair Valerie Harbolovic called the July 10, 2025 Sister City Committee meeting to order with eight members present. The committee unanimously approved the June 12 minutes; restructured subcommittees into Student Exchange, International Relations, and Budget Finances & Fundraising; approved a $600 contract with Mae Ferguson; reviewed budget impacts for a farewell event and ongoing student exchange activities; and discussed U.S.-Japan Summit registration and travel reimbursement for future agenda consideration. The meeting adjourned at 12:59 p.m.

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Minutes of the June 12, 2025 meeting were unanimously approved.
Subcommittee restructuring was unanimously approved, establishing Student Exchange, International Relations, and Budget Finances & Fundraising subcommittees.
Approved funding for a contract with Mae Ferguson in the amount of $600 (motion by Member Rivera-Soto, seconded by Member Harris, unanimously approved).
Farewell event will be held at the Galvan House, increasing that event expense to $2,000 (reported by Budget & Fundraising Subcommittee).
Staff Liaison to inventory lapel pins for the U.S.-Japan summit; 100 pins identified as needed.
U.S.-Japan Summit registration and travel reimbursement policies were discussed and placed on a future agenda for further discussion.

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