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Human Rights Commission Minutes February 18, 2015 – Draft Minutes Page 5 of 9 182 Chair Groff stated this Commission has been using Special Committees and Advisory Groups to 183 conduct business. 184 185 Commissioner Singleton stated the Commission had expressed they would like to do more 186 Commissioner initiated items and he would be agreeable to repealing Article 6, Item A.c. 187 Program Planning Committee but he would recommend keeping Article 6, Item A.a. Operations 188 Committee, Item A.b. Outreach and Diversity Committee, and Item A.d. Youth Engagement 189 Committee. If the Commissioner initiated programs required a committee or assistance then this 190 would fall under Article 6, Item B. Special Committees and Advisory Groups. 191 192 Chair Groff stated the Operations Committee is called by the Chair to meet when needed. 193 194 Commissioner Singleton explained the Outreach and Diversity Committee had to do with 195 networking and meeting with other Commissions and Roseville Groups. 196 197 Chair Groff stated all Commissioners should be reaching out to people. The Commission was 198 not large enough to break into a smaller Committee to do all the networking, all Commissioners 199 should be on the Outreach Committee. 200 201 Commissioner Becker stated as far as he could remember the Outreach Committee had only met 202 once. 203 204 Commissioner Slade asked if this would fall under the Article 4. Membership and 205 Responsibilities. 206 207 Commissioner Singleton stated Article 6, Item A.b. Outreach and Diversity could be included 208 under Article 4. Membership and Responsibilities. 209 210 Chair Groff stated Youth Commissioner Cederberg would like to be more involved with this 211 Committee. 212 213 Youth Commissioner Dao stated Mr. Cederberg is at the High School and it is easier for him to 214 work with that group of people. She would be able to get people from the University if this was 215 something the Commission would be interested in. She stated she is still active with KOM as 216 well. 217 218 Chair Groff stated the Commission would begin looking for a third Youth Commissioner. 219 220 Commissioner Becker stated removing the Program Planning Committee and moving the duties 221 of the Outreach and Diversity Committee to Membership and Responsibilities and removing the 222 Outreach and Diversity Committee would impact how the Operations Committee is structured as 223 per the bylaws the chairs of the standing committees were added to the Operations Committee. 224 In contrast, The the Chair of the Community Engagement Commission’s Operations Committee 225 is composed of the Chair, Vice Chair, and other commissioners asappoints appointed people to 226