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City of Brookings Brookings City & County
Government Center
520 3rd St., Suite 230
Meeting Agenda Brookings, SD 57006
Phone: (605) 692-6281
Fax: (605) 692-6907
Human Rights Commission
Thursday, October 21, 2021 5:30 PM Brookings City & County Government Center
520 3rd St., Room 300
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. Approval of Agenda
3. Approval of Minutes
4. Public Comment
4. Old Business
a. Heart of the City Award for Juneteenth
b. Common Read update
c. Vice Chair Conversation
d. Subcommittees/Working groups to be presented
e. List of Ideas
f. Novotny update on person replacing Kas
g. Attendance at functions
h. Mayor’s Awards / Volunteer postponed until December 2, 2021
i. Photos for the media
5. New Business
a. Approval of more signs and items such as mugs
b. More Bystander Training working with the library
c. Statewide HRC Meeting
d. All of us conversation
e. Bullying in the schools
f. Bystander Training for children
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6. Liaison/Executive Reports
a. BPD
b. SDSU
c. Brookings School District
d. Sustainability Council
e. Other
7. Adjournment
Human Rights Commission Members: Meagan Irvine-Miller, Lawrence Novotny, Erinn Thomas, Dan Berg,
Dianne Nagy, Nieema Thasing, Erica Moore, and Joel Gindo. VACANT, College Student Representative, SDSU
Liaison: VACANT, Brookings School District Liaison: Michelle VandeWeerd; County Appointment: Charlie Ward;
LGBTQ Liaisons: VACANT, Brookings Police Dept and Lawrence Novotny; Police Liaisons: VACANT, SDSU
Police Dept.; Mayor's Office & Human Rights Commission; Officer Keith Theroux, Brookings Police Dept.; and
Sheriff Marty Stanwick, 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.