HomeMy WebLinkAboutHRCAgenda_2024_12_11Human 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., Suite 230, Conference Room 241
5:30 PMWednesday, December 11, 2024
1. Call To Order
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approval of Minutes
4. Public Comment
5. New Business
a. HRC Membership (Bell)
b. Discrimination Ordinance
6. Old Business
a. Human Rights training with Dr. Moore (Mallack)
b. Mayor awards (Nagy)
c. Follow up on parental concerns (Thasing)
d. Budget (Bell)
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December 11, 2024Human Rights Commission Meeting Agenda
7. Reports
a.Liaisons
i.Brookings Police Department
ii.Brookings School District
iii.SDSU
iv.LGBTQ+
v.CLEAR
vi.SDSU SA (Oscar Garcia)
b.Task Forces
i.PEAK campaign
ii.DEI Initiative
c.Working Groups
i.Social Media/Communication
ii.LGBTQ Awareness
iii.Inclusivity/Community Outreach
1. Listening sessions (Novotny)
iv.Training
1. Human trafficking (Nedlund)
v.Complaint Process
1. Ordinance update (Gatzke)
vi.Africans in the Diaspora Culture Awareness
1. MLK contest
vii.Indigenous Peoples
8. Action Items
9. Adjournment
Human Rights Commission Members: Rhiannon Nedlund, Lee Mallak, Carla Gatzke, Keely Eaglesheild, Dianne
Nagy, Nieema Thasing, Denia Warne, and VACANT; College Student Representative: Ari Limoges, SDSU Liaison:
Marjoanne Collins, Harley Fischer, Brookings School District Liaison: Michelle VandeWeerd; County Appointment:
Behnoosh Amandi; LGBTQ Liaisons: VACANT; Police Liaisons: Brookings County Sheriff's Department Marty
Stanwick, SDSU Police Department Chief Timothy Heaton, Brookings Police Department Chief Michael Drake. City
Staff: Casey Bell Human Resources Director.
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 Casey Bell, City ADA Coordinator and Human Resources Director, at (605)
692-6281 at least three working days prior to the meeting.
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