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Human Rights Commission Minutes <br />November 20, 2013 — Draft Minutes <br />Page 5 of 10 <br />1 g2 Commissioner Courneva also su ��ested that �ossiblv a follow-u� article on the event and <br />1 g3 follow-up ideas be included in City News. Chair Grefenber� asked Staff Liaison Curti if she <br />1 g4 would consider such an article and she a_ r� eed. <br />185 <br />186 HRC sponsorship of Naturalization Ceremony and Reception on April 16: Chair <br />187 Grefenberg r°^��°�*°�' ^^��°�* �-^� asked Commissioner Courneya to report on this program <br />1 gs for which she had �rovided such effective leadershi� <br />1g� <br />190 Commissioner Courneya explained that naturalization ceremonies were not approved for evening <br />191 hours, as this would require Federal Court emplovee overtime. For this reason, she was <br />192 recommending the HRC sponsor a naturalization ceremony on the afternoon of April 16 from <br />193 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. She explained the US District Court staff was extremely excited to be <br />194 warking with the Roseville HRC on this event. <br />195 <br />196 Commissioner Courneva also re�orted that the Court off'icial she was warkin� with had <br />197 s��ested that if the event went well it mav be somethin� the Human Ri�hts Commission could <br />198 do on an annual basis. <br />199 <br />200 <br />201 <br />Zo2 <br />203 <br />204 <br />Courneva concluded her re�ort bv indicatin� that the federal courts would welcome televisin� of <br />the ceremonv. <br />Commissioner Thao asked if any Roseville residents would be naturalized at this event. <br />Commissioner Courneya indicated there would be no easy way to determine if Roseville <br />205 residents would be sworn in at the ceremony. Courneva su��ested that the Commission itself <br />206 advertise this event to residents awaitin� naturalization and encoura�e them to �artici�ate in the <br />207 Roseville event. <br />208 <br />209 <br />210 <br />Zii <br />212 <br />213 <br />214 <br />Grefenber� added that possiblv the HRC could work with the Karen or�anization in publicizin� <br />this event to Karen residents who were readv for naturalization as citizens. <br />Commissioner Becker encoura�ed the Commission to find wavs to �ublicize this o�ortunitv for <br />prospective citizens to si�n up for this Roseville venue. <br />215 Chair Grefenberg commented the City could advertise the ceremony in the City's March <br />216 bimonthlv newsletter. Commissioner Courneva added that a�ress release would also be <br />217 welcome. <br />218 <br />219 <br />220 <br />221 <br />222 <br />223 <br />224 <br />225 <br />Audience member Mohammad Keynan said the naturalization ceremonv was a prettv bi� deal <br />for new citizens who often have waited many,year for this event. He discussed his naturalization <br />ceremony, which took place at St. Thomas University and was attended bv manv of his family <br />and friends. <br />Mr. Kevnan also volunteered to serve ��� r��"�����'� as a translator *� *�� on behalf of the <br />Somali community for the Community Conversation event, and also said he could assist in <br />