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l37 <br />138 <br />139 <br />140 <br />141 <br />142 <br />143 <br />144 <br />145 <br />146 <br />147 <br />148 <br />149 <br />Human Rights Commission Minutes <br />September 16, 2015 — Draft Minutes <br />Page 4 of 7 <br />it was too early to send the information out because the teachers and schools are very busy the <br />first few weeks of school. She stated she would follow-up with the other four (4) schools. <br />Chair Groff suggested resending the packets to the schools in early November. He stated the <br />principals were suggesting it was too early to have the information but the teachers they had met <br />with previously had stated they wanted the information in August so they could work with it in <br />the curriculum. <br />Commissioner Slade suggested sending the information on November 2 so the teachers have the <br />information on voting day. <br />Chair Groff suggested Commissioner Christiansen continue to follow-up with the schools. <br />150 Commissioner Slade appreciated the City taking a stand on the question presented by the League <br />151 and deciding to move forward with a more appropriate essay question. She asked if Chair <br />152 Groff's decision to step down would affect the Roseville Commission. <br />l53 <br />154 Chair Groff stated they are a Commission with the League until the end of the year and if they <br />155 decide not to pay their dues then they would no longer be a Commission with the League. He <br />156 also clariiied that the League of Minnesota Human Rights Commissions was not affiliated with <br />157 the State Human Rights Department. The League of Minnesota Human Rights Commissions is a <br />158 group trying to organize all of the Human Rights Commissions in counties throughout the State <br />159 so that Commissions have a means of communicating, sharing ideas, and coordinating projects. <br />160 <br />161 <br />162 <br />163 <br />164 <br />165 <br />166 <br />167 <br />168 <br />169 <br />170 <br />l71 <br />172 <br />173 <br />Commissioner Slade asked if the League was the sponsor of the Essay Contest. <br />Chair Groff stated the League sponsored the Essay Contest the City had previously participated <br />in. <br />Commissioner Christiansen asked that the November agenda include discussions on renewing <br />the City's membership to the League of Minnesota Human Rights Commissions. <br />Commissioner Carey asked if the City's Human Rights Commission would need to belong to the <br />League for students to participate in the League's Essay Contest. <br />Chair Groff stated they City's Commission would need to belong to the League. <br />174 Ms. Collins stated she felt the question proposed by the League was contradictory to what the <br />175 City of Roseville is doing with the Police Department outreach programs they have been doing. <br />176 She stated the question posed by the League was also missing an element of building <br />] 77 community. <br />178 <br />179 Chair Groff stated students could go to the League website and get the question but because the <br />18o City is not supporting it this year they would not have a means of submitting it for consideration. <br />181 <br />