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Human Rights Commission Minutes February 18, 2015 Page 3 of 9 Commissioner Slade recommended Commissioners register for the event so there is a count of attendees for the event. She asked if this event would be recorded or televised. Ms. Collins stated this would need to be arranged with CTV and the City has a set amount of contracted hours. She would talk to the Communications Manager to see if there is time in the budgeted hours. Commissioner Slade stated she would check with NAMI to verify the event could be recorded. Commissioner Bachhuber stated if the event is televised then it should be clarified in the advertising. Ms. Collins stated she would promote the event through the City's promotional process. Commissioner Becker stated the Community Engagement Commission would also announce the event during their meeting. c. Essay Contest Update Ms. Collins provided the Commission with the breakdown of the Commission's scores for the essays and a copy of the top essays based on the average scores. There was a tie for third place. She aslced the Commission how many essays the Commission would like to recognize. Commissioner Slade asked if all participants received a certificate of participation. She would like to see everyone get mentioned for taking the time to participate. Ms. Collins stated she was not sure if the students received anything from the participating teachers but the Ciry does not provide a certificate of participation to everyone. She clarified she had also tried to contact the teacher that there had been some miscommunication with regarding the criteria for the essay but she has not gotten a response from them. Commissioner Bachhuber stated she had talked with Mr. Bibeau and he had explained that the timing of the essay was difficult with the curriculum change and he felt there should be more collaboration regarding the essay. Vice Chair Thao suggested giving awards to the top four essays: first, second, and the two that tied for third. Commissioner Carey asked what the awards had been previously. Ms. Collins stated the awards last year had been $100, $75 and $50. There had not been a budget established for the awards for this year. She clarified the budget for the essay contest in 2014 had been $600.