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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 300
5:30 PMThursday, May 9, 2024
1. Call To Order
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approval of Minutes
4. Public Comment
5. New Business
a. Human rights
i. Identify priorities for training
ii. Review alignment with ordinance
b. Prioritize and staff working groups
6. Old Business
a. Vacancies (Bell)
b. Tabling at events: staffing, materials, equipment
i. Juneteenth – June 19
ii. Pride – June 22
c. Listening session action items (Johnsen)
d. Budget (Bell)
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May 9, 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. LGBTQ+
vii. Disability Committee
viii. CLEAR
ix. SDSU SA
b. Task Forces
i. PEAK campaign
ii. DEI Initiative
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
ix. Indigenous Peoples
8. Action Items
9. Adjournment
Human Rights Commission Members: VACANT, Lee Mallak, Carla Gatzke, Emma Nusrat Qurashi, Dianne
Nagy, Nieema Thasing, VACANT, 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: Cole Sartell; Police Liaisons: Brookings County
Sheriff's Department Marty Stanwick, SDSU Police Department Chief Timothy Heaton, Brookings Police
Department Chief 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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