2012-09-19_HRC_Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

Human Rights Commission Minutes September 19, 2012 182 183 Commission Vacancies: Staff inember Carolyn Curti noted there was a youth commission 184 vacancy and the City has received two applications for the opening, with one applicant not being 185 eligible. The open regular commissioner's seat due to Thelma McKenzie's resignation was also 186 posted and applications would be accepted through October l Otn 1s7 188 Chair Grefenberg questioned if the youth commission position should be delayed to allow for l 89 further applicants. He asked if staff had advertised the open position. Ms. Curti said the position 190 had been advertised in a number of ways throughout the City, along with emails sent to teachers 191 and advisors. 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 20l 202 203 204 205 Zo6 Commissioner Thao was in favor of postponing the deadline to allow for an additional two weeks of recruitment. Chair Grefenberg suggested contacting the Roseville High School-sponsored minority groups to seek additional applicants interested in serving as youth commissioners on the HRC. Commissioner Singleton asked how long the deadline had been running. Ms. Curti stated the ad has been posted for one month. Commissioner Thao moved and Chair Grefenberg seconded a motion to postpone the youth application deadline for two weeks, to Friday, October 5, 2012. Motion passed unanimously. New Business 207 Discussion with certain Roseville residents and City ofticials regarding police procedures in 208 responding to calls involving mentally or emotionally challenged individuals: Chair 209 Grefenberg stated the purpose of this agenda item was to create awareness and understand the 210 Commission's role under its human rights � and civic engagement charges. He said situation 21 l had occurred last February involving a suicida] individual. 212 213 � Grefenberg commented that the SWAT board had subsequently reviewed the case and issued 214 a report. He added that at the Commission's recent joint meeting with the City Council several 215 Council members had spoken favorably of the Human Rights Commission playing a role in 216 facilitating the fair and equal provision of emergency services to those mentally or emotionally 217 challenged. He encouraged Commission members to review the information and listen to the 218 discussion on this case to be provided by the Roseville residents involved in this February 2l9 incident, in order to assist emergency service providers in future similar cases. 220 221 Chair Grefenberg requested that Roseville resident Mary Lou Moen begin the discussion, 222 encouraged that all members participating be open and honest. 223 224 Mary Lou Moen thanked the Commission for providing a forum for discussing this issue. She 225 indicated that she appreciated the fact that the Police Department was seeking training in this 226 area. Her reason for bringing this issue to the HRC was because in January she received anti-