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Human Rights Commission Minutes <br />January 21, 2015 – Draft Minutes <br />Page 5 of 8 <br />Commissioner Becker stated he is a propionenate of the committee structure because it is <br />181 <br />efficient. The way the current committees are set up the workload is disproportionate and this is <br />182 <br />something that should be reviewed. He agreed with adding committees when the need arises so <br />183 <br />the Commission can continue to work efficiently and not have to debate and discuss every detail. <br />184 <br />Commissioner Becker stated he was also in favor of retaining the standing Operations and Youth <br />185 <br />committees. <br />186 <br />187 <br />Commissioner Carey stated she has not seen any of the committees that are formed meeting over <br />188 <br />the last 12-months and the Commission has several projects they are working on that have <br />189 <br />committees. She liked the way the current committees were formed because those people that <br />190 <br />were interested in a particular project and had the time were volunteering and things were getting <br />191 <br />done. She did not think if someone had an idea that it should be passed off to a committee <br />192 <br />without being involved in the development of the idea. <br />193 <br />194 <br />Chair Groff stated Commissioners would have the ability to attend committee meetings and <br />195 <br />provide input but if there are more than three (3) Commissioners present then the meeting must <br />196 <br />be noticed appropriately. He requested the Commissioners review the By-Laws including the <br />197 <br />committees and their duties. A discussion on the By-laws can be added to a future agenda. <br />198 <br />199 <br />Youth Commissioner Cederberg asked how to get involved with a committee. <br />200 <br />201 <br />Commissioner Becker stated Youth Commissioners could be on any committee. Chair Groff <br />202 <br />clarified that Youth Commissioners but they would not be able to vote while serving on a <br />203 <br />committee. <br />204 <br />205 <br />Commissioner Singleton outlined the options the Commission had when reviewing the By-Laws: <br />206 <br />1) The Commission could vote to amend the By-Laws to repeal the entire committee structure <br />207 <br />and this would require a majority vote; 2) The Commission could vote to amend the By-Laws to <br />208 <br />repeal some of the committees; 3) The Commission could vote to amend the By-Laws to change <br />209 <br />the duties of the committees; and 4) The Commission could have a debate and take no action. If <br />210 <br />this occurs then the Commission must be notified in writing within 30 days prior of voting for an <br />211 <br />amendment for the By-Laws. He would be open to looking at repealing portions of the <br />212 <br />committees and duties. <br />213 <br />214 <br />e.Request on Funding Possibilities <br />215 <br />216 <br />Commissioner Singleton stated at the last meeting the Commission had discussed different <br />217 <br />funding options and a big issue the Commission has is not being a 501c. Several of the grants <br />218 <br />require the recipient to be a 501c(3) in order to apply. He stated the League of MN Human <br />219 <br />Rights responsibility is to support the Human Rights Commissions in Minnesota and provide <br />220 <br />resources. He would like to propose to the League that they be willing to apply for funds when <br />221 <br />they get requests from Commissions and allocate the funds if approved. <br />222 <br />223 <br /> <br />