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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 241
5:30 PMWednesday, December 21, 2022
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1. Call To Order
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approval of Minutes
4. Public Comment
5. Liaison Reports
a. Brookings Police Department
b. SDSU Police Department
c. Brookings Sheriff Office
d. Brookings School District
e. SDSU
f. Library
g. Sustainability Council
h. Disability Committee
i. Clear
j. Community Economic Master Plan
l. Brookings Inclusive Collaboration
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6. Working Groups
a. Social Media / Communication
b. Legislative Liaison (only while in session)
c. Common Read
d. LGBTQ Awareness
e. International Outreach
f. Inclusivity/Community Outreach
g. Training / Complaint Process
h. Africans in the Diaspora Culture Awareness
i. Indigenous Peoples
7. Budget
8. Old Business
a. Common Read conversation
b. Set regular meeting time and date
c. Educating ourselves
d. MEI Score/Survey
e. MLK Posters Marade
f. Working Group Choices/Discussion
g. Pamphlets handed out by law enforcement
h. Community Survey
8. New Business
a. Overview of this year's activity for annual report.
i. Please come prepared to share information.
ii. Do we schedule a Meet and Great for further discussion?
b. Update Complaint Process
c. Expand Partnering and Outreach
d. Follow up on Listening Sessions
e. Enrich Community Education
f. Increase Media Presence
g. Assess HRC Effectiveness
h. DEI Training
i. Drag Story
j. Monthly Meeting Availability
9. Next Meeting Date/Format
10. Adjournment
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Human Rights Commission Members: Amanda Fickes, Lawrence Novotny, Carla Gatzke, Dan Berg, Dianne Nagy,
Nieema Thasing, Erica Moore, and Pastor Mark Johnsen; College Student Representative Emma Nusrat Qurashi,
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 Caleb Johnson. 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.
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