HomeMy WebLinkAboutHRCAgenda_2024_06_13Human 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, June 13, 2024
1. Call To Order
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approval of Minutes
4. Public Comment
5. New Business
a. Reminder of officer elections to be conducted at July meeting.
6. Old Business
a. Vacancies (Bell)
b. Human rights training alignment with ordinance (Bell)
c. Tabling at events: staffing, materials, equipment
i. Juneteenth – June 19
ii. Pride – June 22
d. Budget (Bell)
i. The Brookings Public Library and Brookings Inclusive Collaborative are
hosting the 7-week intergroup dialogue series this fall. Mikaela asked if the HRC
would co-sponsor the series and/or contribute $250 toward a speaker from the
South Dakota Humanities to give a talk entitled “What is Civil Discourse?” for the
kickoff event. [Christy Heacock, Rapid City]
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June 13, 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. Social Media/Communication
ii. LGBTQ Awareness
iii. Inclusivity/Community Outreach
iv. Trainings/Complaint Process
v. Africans in the Diaspora Culture Awareness
vi. 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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