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Human Rights Commission Minutes <br />March 18, 2015 – Draft Minutes <br />Page 3 of 7 <br />Commissioner Bachhuber stated Article 6 Item A could be removed as well. <br />91 <br />92 <br />Commissioner Slade asked if there was an age range for youth commissions. <br />93 <br />94 <br />After discussion is was the consensus of the Commission to leave the age for youth commissions <br />95 <br />as under the age of 18 still attending school. <br />96 <br />97 <br />Commissioner Carey asked if there was a conflict with Article 11. <br />98 <br />99 <br />Commissioner Singleton explained if there was a request to remove the Chair or Vice Chair it <br />100 <br />would be put on the agenda for the full Commission to review not the Operations Committee. <br />101 <br />102 <br />Chair Groff stated this could be rewritten to make it clear that to remove an officer from their <br />103 <br />position it would be brought to the full Commission for review but the removal of a <br />104 <br />Commissioner from the Commission would be acted on by the Council and the complaint <br />105 <br />reviewed by the Operations Committee. <br />106 <br />107 <br />Ms. Collins suggested striking the first four (4) sentences. The City has language that outlines <br />108 <br />the removal of a Commissioner from the Commission they are serving on. <br />109 <br />110 <br />Commissioner Singleton moved and Commissioner Slade seconded a motion to approve the <br />111 <br />By-Laws of the Human Rights Commission as amended above. <br />112 <br />113 <br />Commissioner Bachhuber stated she would prefer to see the amendments prior to approving the <br />114 <br />By-Laws. <br />115 <br />116 <br />Ms. Collins stated under Article 6: Item A. Standing Committees would be stricken; Article 6: <br />117 <br />Item A.a. Operations Committee, change to Item A. and change the second to the last sentence to <br />118 <br />read: “The Committee is composed of the Chair, Vice-Chair, and a Commissioner appointed by <br />119 <br />the Chair.”; strike Article 7, Item C.; and under Article 11 strike the first four (4) sentences and <br />120 <br />insert “If there is a request to remove the Chair or Vice-Chair from their position, it is to be put <br />121 <br />on the agenda for the full Commission meeting, the person of concern will be notified….” <br />122 <br />123 <br />Commissioner Carey suggested voting on this item next meeting. <br />124 <br />125 <br />Commissioner Singleton withdrew his motion. <br />126 <br />127 <br />d.HRC Award Update <br />128 <br />129 <br />Chair Groff stated the final date for this April 6. <br />130 <br />131 <br />Ms. Collins stated there is one nomination at this time. <br />132 <br />133 <br />Commissioner Carey asked if the City Council would announce this at their next meeting. <br />134 <br />135 <br /> <br />