HomeMy WebLinkAboutHRCAgenda_2024_02_08Human 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, February 8, 2024
1. Call To Order
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approval of Minutes (December & January)
4. Public Comment
5. New Business
a. Confidence Vote (Bell)
b. LGBTQ Liaison (Nagy)
c. City Council retreat presentation (Thasing, Gatzke)
6. Old Business
a. Working Group Attendance
b. Budget (Bell)
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February 8, 2024Human Rights Commission Meeting Agenda
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. Task Forces
i. PEAK campaign (Moore)
ii. DEI Initiative (Gatzke)
c. Working Groups
i. Legislative
ii. Social Media/Communication
iii. Common Read
iv. LGBTQ Awareness
v. International Outreach
vi. Inclusivity/Community Outreach
vii. Trainings/Complaint Process
viii. Africans in the Diaspora Culture Awareness
1. MLK contest results and assessment
ix. Indigenous Peoples
8. Adjournment
Human Rights Commission Members: VACANT, Lee Mallak, 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: VACANT; Police Liaisons: Brookings County Sheriff's
Department Marty Stanwick, SDSU Police Department Chief Timothy Heaton, Brookings Police Department
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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