HomeMy WebLinkAboutHRCAgenda_2022_02_17Human 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., Room 241
5:30 PMThursday, February 17, 2022
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
5. Liaison reports
a. Brookings Police Department
b. Brookings Sheriff Office
c. SDSU Police Department
d. Brookings School District
e. Sustainability Council
f. Disability
Page 1 City of Brookings
February 17, 2022Human Rights Commission Meeting Agenda
6. Old Business
a. Common Read Update
b. Complaint Training update Casey
c. MGVC reserved for April 3, 2022, update yes or no?
d. Signs order
e. Welcoming new arrivals
f. Statewide HRC update
g. Volunteers for each working group
h. Will the International Outreach WG take the lead on working with the immigrant
population to help them understand their rights and the complaint process?
i. Annual report update
j. History of BRHC to an indefinite time
k. Election of chair & vice-chair
l. MLK debrief
m. Reminder about complying with open meeting laws email protocol
7. New Business
a. Liaison from Rural Action
b. Having heads for all of the Working groups easier on email
c. Identify persons who are listed as liaisons to other groups.
d. Brookings Inclusive Collaborative representatives
e. Reports from Working Groups
8. Next meeting date and format
9. Adjournment
Human Rights Commission Members: Tracy Chapman, Lawrence Novotny, Erinn Thomas, Dan Berg, Dianne
Nagy, Nieema Thasing, Erica Moore, and Joel Gindo. College Student Representative Chisimdi Iheme, SDSU
Liaison: Alex Wood, Brookings School District Liaison: Michelle VandeWeerd; County Appointment: Charlie Ward;
LGBTQ Liaisons: VACANT and Lawrence Novotny; Police Liaisons: Brookings County Sheriff's Department
VACANT, SDSU Police Department Chief Timothy Heaton, Brookings Police Department Keith Theroux; 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 Risk Manager.
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.
Page 2 City of Brookings