HomeMy WebLinkAboutHRCAgenda_2024_08_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., Suite 230, Room 241
5:30 PMThursday, August 8, 2024
1. Call To Order
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approval of Minutes
4. Public Comment
5. New Business
a. Officer elections (Nagy)
b. BMC Ice Cream Social & Community Fair: 8/21, 7-9pm, Good Roots Farm
(Nagy)
i. Staffing, set-up/tear down, materials
c. Event Coordination/Planning (Bell)
d. Awards (Bell)
e. MEI score & LGBTQ+ liaison (Mallak)
f. Meeting schedule (Nagy)
6. Old Business
a. Vacancies (Bell)
b. Budget (Bell)
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August 8, 2024Human Rights Commission Meeting Agenda
8. 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
7. Adjournment
Human Rights Commission Members: Rhiannon Nedlund, Lee Mallak, Carla Gatzke, VACANT, Dianne Nagy,
Nieema Thasing, Denia Warne, and Pastor Mark Johnsen; College Student Representative: Ari Limoges, SDSU
Liaison: Marjoanne Collins, 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 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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