HomeMy WebLinkAboutHRCAgenda_2023_09_14Human 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 300
5:30 PMThursday, September 14, 2023
1. Call To Order
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approval of Minutes
4. Public Comment
5. New Business
a. Public statement (Nagy)
b. SF HRC complaint process (Gatzke)
c. Library liaison (Nagy)
d. BMC liaison (Amandi)
e. HRC mission (Amandi)
6. Old Business
a. MEI presentation (Novotny)
b. Taskforce to meet with Police Chief (Fickes)
c. PEAK campaign (Moore)
d. Budget (Bell)
i. Signs & stickers
ii. Canopy & table
iii. DEI training
e. Educating ourselves (Nagy)
f. HRC Calendar (Amandi)
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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. Disability Committee
vii. CLEAR
viii. SDSU SA
b. Working groups
i. Social Media/Communication
ii. Common Read
iii. LGBTQ Awareness
iv. International Outreach
v. Inclusivity/Community Outreach
vi. Trainings/Complaint Process
vii. Africans in the Diaspora Culture Awareness
viii. Indigenous Peoples
7. Adjournment
Human Rights Commission Members: Amanda Fickes, Lawrence Novotny, Carla Gatzke, Emma Nusrat Qurashi,
Dianne Nagy, Nieema Thasing, Erica Moore, and Pastor Mark Johnsen; College Student Representative Joseph
Ulloa, SDSU Liaison: Marjoanne Thompson, Harley Fischer, Brookings School District Liaison: Michelle
VandeWeerd; County Appointment: Behnoosh Amandi; LGBTQ Liaisons: Lawrence Novotny; Police Liaisons:
Brookings County Sheriff's Department Marty Stanwick, SDSU Police Department Chief Timothy Heaton,
Brookings Police Department Caleb Johnson. 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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