Human Rights Commission Meeting Date: January 24, 2024
To: Human Rights Commission
From: Adam Wale, Chair
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Commissioner Report
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Action Requested:
None.
Summary Report:
HRC subcommittees necessary to execute the duties and responsibilities established in Northfield City Code Sec. 2-340. - Duties and responsibilities <https://library.municode.com/mn/northfield/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIINOCO_CH2AD_ARTVIBOCO_DIV3HURICO>, which are:
In fulfillment of its purpose, the human rights commission's duties and responsibilities shall be to:
- Adopt bylaws and rules for the conduct of its affairs (2018), including among others the election, assumption of duties and definition of responsibilities of officers and committees.
- Draft a memorandum of agreement with the state department of human rights for the purpose of determining regulatory and enforcement procedures.
- Enlist the cooperation of agencies, organizations and individuals in the community in an active program directed to create equal opportunity and eliminate discrimination and inequalities.
- Formulate a human relations program for the city to give increased effectiveness and direction to the work of all individuals and agencies addressing themselves among others to planning, policy making and educational programming in the area of civil and human rights.
- Present to the mayor and city council, in December of each year, an annual report, advising them of the matters studied by the human rights commission in that year, and recommendations for the coming year.
- Act in an advisory capacity with respect to planning or operation of any city department on issues of civil and human rights and recommend the adoption of such specific policies or actions as are needed to provide for full equal opportunity in the community.
- Develop in cooperation with the state department of human rights such programs of formal and informal education as will assist in the implementation of the state human rights act and provide for the human rights commission's assumption of leadership in recognizing and resolving potential problem areas in the community.
- Receive complaints of alleged discrimination under the state human rights act and investigate such complaints in order to seek resolution of the problem. If necessary, the human rights commission may hold hearings to determine the facts and seek solutions, may refer the case to the state department of human rights or may take such other action as may be authorized by the state human rights act.
- Develop an active working relationship with the Northfield School System in the area of human relations.
Alternative Options:
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Tentative Timelines:
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