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July 17, 2013 Item 6.a Chair's Report Parameters allow the Commission to collaborate with other groups in one of the following three ways: Support, Sponsor, or Promote. Since the Forum is not our program and we cannot support the program since we do control the content of the speakers' presentations, the only applicable form of our involvement would be as described under the Promote option. That section reads as follows; Promote: The Program Planning Comrnittee may promote events being offered in the community that come to their attention, so long as the program is relevant to Roseville and so long as the Committee finds the program to aim at advancing civil or human rights. When a group off'ers programming that is clearly intended to address a civil or human rights concern (in their own view), the Program Planning Committee may promote the event by notifying City residents of the event. Promoting an event does not imply that the Human Rights Commission or the Program Planning Committee supports the group's interpretation of the issue, nor that the Commission or Committee is sponsoring the presentation. The purpose ofpromoting events is not to take a position, but to notify the public of educational opportunities pertaining to human rights or civic engagement issues in the community. The pro�otion of a program is dependent upon the Committee being notified of the program. Because such programs are neither supported nor sponsored by the Commission, it is not incumbent upon the Committee to locate alternative p�ograms on the same issues. Promotional advertisements will include the following disclaimer: `1Votification of this event is brought to you by the Roseville Human Rights Commission for the purpose of civic engagement, though the Commission neither endorses nor disputes this preseniation. " I have also advised a contact within the local Roseville Republican organization of our willingness to work with them on siinilar events or programs. (See attached recent e-mail to Mike Boguszewski). Chair's Recommendation: The Commission should consider the implications of our assistance in infonning residents of this forum. Our By-Laws seem to allow this rype of support, as outlined above. At a minimum the Commission may want to refer this to the Program Planning Committee for a determination before August 20, 2013, the date of the Forum.