HomeMy WebLinkAboutHRCAgenda_2021_11_18Human Rights Commission
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., Community Room 300
5:30 PMThursday, November 18, 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. Introduction of new members
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approval of Minutes
4. Public Comment
5. Old Business:
a. Budget: approval of proposed expenditures:
1. Library grant for Black History Month
2. Welcome signs
3. Bystander training ??? is it going to be a part of Black history month?
4. Supplies what to restock?
b. Statewide HRC update
c. List of ideas finalization
d. All of US
e. Complaint training update next steps
f. Working groups reflection and final group composition
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November 18, 2021Human Rights Commission Meeting Agenda
6. New Business
a. MLK/Black History Month Contest
b. Mayor’s Awards party…did you get your plus one?
c. School issue update
d. Recording our meetings?
7. Liaison/Executive Reports
a. BPD
b. SDSU
c. Brookings School District
d. Sustainability Council
e. Other
8. Adjournment
Human Rights Commission Members: Meagan Irvine-Miller, Lawrence Novotny, Erinn Thomas, Dan Berg, Dianne
Nagy, Nieema Thasing, Erica Moore, and Joel Gindo. Chisimdi Iheme, 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.
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