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City of Brookings
Meeting Agenda - Final
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 PMTuesday, July 15, 2025
If a member of the public would like to join this meeting virtually,
please call the HR Dept. at (605) 692-6281 for meeting access
1. Call To Order
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approval of Minutes
4. Public Comment
a. Complaint Received and redirected
5. New Business
a. Election of Vice Chair
6. Old Business
a. Ongoing Meeting Schedule (Eagleshield)
b. HRC Membership (Bell)
c. Budget (Bell)
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July 15, 2025Human Rights Commission Meeting Agenda - Final
7. Reports
a. Liaisons
i. Brookings Police Department
ii. Brookings School District
iii. SDSU
iv. CLEAR
v. SDSU SA
iv. LGBTQ+
b. Task Forces
i. PEAK campaign
ii. DEI Initiative
c. Working Groups
i. Africans in the Diaspora Culture Awareness
1. Juneteenth debrief
ii. LGBTQ Awareness
1. Pride debrief
iii. Indigenous Peoples
1. Arts Festival debrief
iv. Training
1. Bystander to Upstander schedule and publicity
v. Social Media/Communication
1. Booth at Downtown @ Sundown
vi. Inclusivity/Community Outreach
1. Listening session plans
vii. Complaint Process
1. Council consideration on 7/8 and 7/22 at 6pm
8. Action Items
9. Adjournment
Human Rights Commission Members: Rhiannon Nedlund, Elizabeth Jeffcoat Carla Gatzke, Keely Eaglesheild,
Dianne Nagy, Nieema Thasing, VACANT, and VACANT; College Student Representative: Elena Friedman, SDSU
Liaison: Marjoanne Collins, Brookings School District Liaison: Michelle VandeWeerd; County Appointment:
VACANT; LGBTQ Liaisons: Erin Lavender-Stott; 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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