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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: January 26, 2015 Item No.: 8.f Department Approval City Manager Approval Item Description: Approve Human Rights Commission Request for Civility Training Funds B ACKGROUND 1 On December 1, Human Rights Commissioners Lisa Carey and Chair Wayne Groff requested a 2 budget amendment to increase the HRC’s 2015 budget by $2,000 for purposes of hosting civility 3 training in the Spring. The City Council did not include any funds for civility training in the 4 2015 budget. The Human Rights Commission is requesting the City Council once again consider 5 the request for funds. 6 A brief summary outlining the civility training is provided in an email from Commissioner Carey 7 and is attached as Attachment A. The Institute for Civility has agreed to host the training and 8 information about the organization can be found at: www.instituteforcivility.org/what-we- 9 do/civility-training/. 10 BI UDGETMPLICATIONS 11 The total cost for the training is $2,000 - $3,000 depending on the number of participants 12 ($50/person). The Commission has sought grant dollars for the training but has run into obstacles 13 due to their unique status as a governmental advisory commission versus a 501(c)3. The Ramsey 14 County Library has committed to $1,000, and will offer meeting space at no cost. Staff has 15 suggested that the $2,000 requested for civility training come out of the communications fund. 16 SR TAFF ECOMMENDATION 17 Approve the Human Rights Commission request to increase the HRC budget by $2,000 for 18 purposes of civility training in 2015. 19 RCA EQUESTEDOUNCILCTION 20 Motion to increase the Human Rights Commission budget by $2,000 to host civility training in 21 2015. 22 Prepared by: Kari Collins, Staff Liaison to the Human Rights Commission Attachments: A: Email from Commissioner Lisa Carey Page 1 of 1