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Roseville, MN - Official Website Page 1 of 5 You are here:Home > Archive Center View Other Items in this Archive I View All Archives I Printable Version Human Rights Commission Human Rights Commission Meeting Minutes June 19, 2013 Commissioners: Scot Becker, Vice Chair Jill Brisbois, Chair Gary Grefenberg, Wayne Groff, Kaying Thao, David Singleton Youth Commissioner: Julia Laden, Marie Siliciano, Sarah Thomas Commissioners Absent: Joan Dao Staff: Carolyn Curti and Interim City Manager Pat Trudgeon (part of meeting) Call to Order The Human Rights Commission (HRC) meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. Chair Grefenberg requested staff call the roll. Approve Agenda Chair Grefenberg requested the Chair ?s Report be moved up on the agenda and discussed prior to the approval of the minutes. He indicated that Interim City Manager Pat Trudgeon was able to be present for only the beginning of the meeting, and he felt he should be present for that agenda item. Commissioner Groff moved and Commissioner Thao seconded a motion to approve the agenda as amended. Motion passed unanimously. Swearing in of Sarah Thomas as Youth Commissioner Chair Grefenberg administered the Oath of Office to Youth Commissioner Sarah Thomas. Committee & Chair Reports Chair's Report Reassessing & Revising Standard Operational Procedures: Chair Grefenberg distributed a written Chair ?s Report to the Commission. He indicated several significant issues had arisen within the last few weeks subsequent to the recent resignation of Commission Doneen, and felt it was necessary that he report to the full Commission on certain actions he had taken over the past few weeks. Grefenberg said that these recent issues revolved around how the Commission handled its workload and how our operations have evolved over the last two years. Grefenberg continued that subsequent to her resignation former Commissioner Kris Doneen had met with him and had also written several Council members elaborating on her experience as a Human Rights Commissioner. Her main reason for resigning remained her sense of burnt -out; because of this experience, however, Grefenberg added that he believed certain operational changes needed to be made to better achieve the HRC's objectives without the stress which often seemed to accompany its workload. Grefenberg reported that he had therefore he had written City Manager Trudgeon and the Council to ask for their consideration of the following four measures: 1) Commission staff need to assume more of the administrative and organizing work of the Commission; 2) In order to be sustainable the Commission needs to better prioritize its work; 3) The Council http:// mn- roseville. civicplus .com /Archive.aspx ?ADID= 1556 &PREVIEW =YES 5/5/2014