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City of Brookings
Meeting Agenda
Brookings City & County
Government Center
520 3rd St., Suite 230
Brookings, SD 57006
Phone: (605) 692-6281
Fax: (605) 692-6907
Brookings City & County Government Center
520 3rd St., Room 300
12:00 PMFriday, January 29, 2021
If a member of the public would like to join this meeting virtually,
please call the HR Dept. at 605-692 6281 for meeting access.
1. Call to Order
2. Adoption of the Agenda
3. Approval of December's Minutes
4. Old Business:
a. Liaison Guidelines Update
b. MLK Jr. Essay Contest Update
c. Training Update
5. New Business:
a. Legislative Session Update
b. LGBTQ+ Listening Session Update
c. HRC Review
d. Thoughts for 2021?
i. Potluck?
6. Reports
a. Liaison Reports
i. SDSU
ii. BPD
iii. School Board
b. Additional Executive Committee/Staff Reports
7. Adjournment
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January 29, 2021Human Rights Commission Meeting Agenda
Human Rights Commission Members: Meagan Irvine-Miller, Lawrence Novotny, Erinn Thomas, Dan Berg, Jason
Meusburger, Nieema Thasing, Marilyn Hildreth, Zahra Naji, and Matthew Rhodes. Shedrick Flournoy, College
Student Representative. SDSU Liaison: Kas Williams. Brookings School District Liaison: Roger DeGroot, LGBTQ
Liaisons: Investigative Lieutenant Marci Gebers, Brookings Police Dept.; Chief Tim Heaton, SDSU Police Dept.;
Lawrence Novotny, Mayor's Office & Human Rights Commission; Assistant Chief of Police Derrick Powers,
Brookings Police Dept.; and Deputy Vacant, Brookings County Sheriff's Office. City Staff: Susan Rotert, Human
Resources Director, Casey Bell Human Resources Generalist.
Assisted Listening Systems (ALS) are available upon request by contacting (605) 692-6281. If you require
additional assistance, alternative formats, and/or accessible locations consistent with the Americans with
Disabilities Act, please contact Susan Rotert, City Human Resources Director and ADA Coordinator at (605)
692-6281 at least three working days prior to the meeting.
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