HomeMy WebLinkAboutHRCAgenda_2023_01_12Human 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 PMThursday, January 12, 2023
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1. Call To Order
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approval of Minutes
4. Public Comment
5. Old Business
a. Educating ourselves
b. MEI score/survey
c. MLK Marade
d. Working group membership
e. Pamphlets distributed by law enforcement
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6. New Business
a. Progress towards goals in annual report
i. Update Complaint Process
1. Streamline; accessible, user friendly
2. Increase awareness (few complaints – no problems, or low awareness?)
3. Train members in process, outreach (business cards, website)
ii. Expand Partnering and Outreach
1. Increase impact and scope
2. Brookings mentoring other HRCs
3. Vermillion & SF; state-wide meeting?
4. Local: Library; Brookings Inclusive Collaborative; Dakota Rural Action wants
to liaise
iii. Follow up on Listening Sessions
1. Ideas to guide our direction; meet the needs that surfaced
iv. Enrich Community Education
1. Alert to needs not being addressed elsewhere; create safe spaces
v. Increase Media Presence
1. broaden reach, impact, engagement
vi. Assess HRC Effectiveness
1. Identify metrics, collect baseline data
b. DEI Training
c. Drag story
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7. Reports
a. Liaisons
i. Brookings Police Department
ii. SDSU Police Department
iii. Brookings Sheriff Office
iv. Brookings School District
v. SDSU
vi. Library
vii. Disability Committee
viii. CLEAR
ix. Community Economic Master Plan
x. Brookings Inclusive Collaborative
b. Working groups
i. Social Media/Communication
ii. Legislative
iii. Common Read
iv. LGBTQ Awareness
v. International Outreach
vi. Inclusivity/Community Outreach
vii. Trainings/Complaint Process
viii. Africans in the Diaspora Culture Awareness
ix. Indigenous Peoples
c. Budget
8. Adjournment
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: VACANT, 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 City ADA Coordinator at (605) 692-6281 at least three working days prior to the
meeting.
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