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2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />b <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />Roseville Human Rights Commission <br />Meeting Minutes — December 11, 2007 <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />Additional discussion included content and originality of this year's essays. <br />Chair Delmore expressed concern that she had not been aware of the HRC's annual budget <br />allohnent until recently. <br />Discussion ensued regarding monetary awards for essay contest winners to provide incentive. <br />Discussion on which schools were to be contacted for the Fafnilies All Matter curriculum were <br />determined to be Parkview, Capitol Hills, Brim.hall, and Emmet D. Williams, with consensus that <br />only those schools located in Roseville be included in this pilot program. <br />12 Commissioner McKenzie a�rived. <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />Commissioner Bosch reviewed discussion on this pilot program held in Commissioner <br />McKenzie's absence. <br />Commissioner McKenzie opined that any remaining taxpayer monies should be returned the City <br />and not spent for the purpose of spending. <br />Chair Delmore expressed her concem that the HRC was not told about their budget. <br />22 Commissioner McKenzie requested that Chair Delmore not create an innuendo of doubt where <br />23 there wasn't one. She said there had always been an HRC budget and provided examples of <br />24 expenses from ihat budgei over the years, �urther apining that there had always been opcnness <br />25 and forthrightness by City staff' with the HRC. <br />2b <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />Comrnissioner McGehee said Ms. Curti had informed her of the $2,000 annual budget when she <br />was appointed to the HRC. <br />Chair Delmore opined that there was now on the table a good and worthy cause and encouraged <br />the HRC to spend ihe $1,30Q. <br />Commissioner McKenzie said if funds remained, the taa�payer monies should go back to the City <br />if �o imraediate needs were apparent. <br />Discussion continued on the amount to be spent at this time (i.e., books}, and those funds #o be <br />expended in 2008 (i.e., essay prizes); and keeping funds available for speakers in 2008. <br />39 Commissioner McGehee moved, Cotz�missioner Crump seconded approval of funding the four <br />40 previously-identified schools for those books as previously discussed, in the amount of <br />41 $125/school, totaling $500 with Commissioners to further discuss and determine in January 2008 <br />42 how they were going to participate as a group in the classroom. Motion carried 7/0/0. <br />43 <br />44 Commissioner McGehee moved, Comrnissioner Bosch seconded approval of monetary essay <br />45 awards in a total amount of $870, allocated as follows: First Prize =$1Q0; Second Prize =$75; <br />46 Third Prize =$S0; with a fi�endly amendment offered to include monetary awards for the three <br />