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Human Rights Commission Minutes January 21, 2015 Page 5 of 8 Commissioner Becker stated he is a proponent of the committee structure because it is efficient. The way the current committees are set up the workload is disproportionate and this is something that should be reviewed. He agreed with adding committees when the need arises so the Commission can continue to work efficiently and not have to debate and discuss every detail. Commissioner Becker stated he was also in favar of retaining the standing Operations and Youth committees. Commissioner Carey stated she has not seen any of the committees that are formed meeting over the last 12-months and the Commission has several projects they are working on that have committees. She liked the way the current committees were formed because those people that were interested in a particular project and had the time were volunteering and things were getting done. She did not think if someone had an idea that it should be passed off to a committee without being involved in the development of the idea. Chair Groff stated Commissioners would have the ability to attend committee meetings and provide input but if there are more than three (3) Commissioners present then the meeting must be noticed appropriately. He requested the Commissioners review the By-Laws including the committees and their duties. A discussion on the By-laws can be added to a future agenda. Youth Commissioner Cederberg asked how to get involved with a committee. Commissioner Becker stated Youth Commissioners could be on any committee. Chair Groff clarified that Youth Commissioners would not be able to vote while serving on a committee. Commissioner Singleton outlined the options the Commission had when reviewing the By-Laws: 1) The Commission could vote to amend the By-Laws to repeal the entire committee structure and this would require a majority vote; 2) The Commission could vote to amend the By-Laws to repeal some of the committees; 3) The Commission could vote to amend the By-Laws to change the duties of the committees; and 4) The Commission could have a debate and take no action. If this occurs then the Commission must be notified in writing within 30 days prior of voting for an amendment for the By-Laws. He would be open to looking at repealing portions of the committees and duties. e. Request on Funding Possibilities Commissioner Singleton stated at the last meeting the Commission had discussed different funding options and a big issue the Commission has is not being a SOlc. Several of the grants require the recipient to be a SOIc(3) in order to apply. He stated the League of MN Human Rights responsibility is to support the Human Rights Commissions in Minnesota and provide resources. He would like to propose to the League that they be willing to apply for funds when they get requests from Commissions and allocate the funds if approved. It was the consensus of the Commission to have Commissioner Singleton propose to the League of MN Human Rights they apply for grants on behalf of the Commission and allocate funds if granted.