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ATTACHMENT 1 <br />EXCERPTS FROM DECEMBER 2010mMARCH 1011 <br />HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES <br />Re: Commission Strategic Plan and 2011 Initiatives <br />r <br />r <br />iR <br />won <br />r <br />Chair Singleton distributed his end of the year report and strategic plan for 2011. He <br />highlighted accomplishments, including dialogue with the Karen community, regional <br />Human Fights conference, board training, Bremer Foundation grunt, participation in <br />Rose Parade, Community Dialogue, youth commissioners and essay contest, <br />Chair Singleton explained his strategic plan. He proposed the HRC begin <br />investigating complaints that take place within the City. He explained that at one <br />time the City investigated complaints but because of changes in state statute <br />Roseville discontinued that. Then state statute was changed again and cities can <br />conduct investigations and mediations. Currently Bloomington and Winona do their <br />own mediations. The city would have to change the code to allow the HRC to conduct <br />investigations. <br />He noted that the city has not received any information from the State Department <br />of Hunan Rights (DHR) about what complaints have taken place here, and if the <br />commission does not know ghat types of complaints there are we are ineffective to <br />respond. <br />Chair Singleton has asked DHR to provide data for the past three years on the type <br />of complaints. He noted that there are a lot of unanswered questions including <br />logistics, funding, training, and pros and cons of handling cases within the HRC. <br />Chair singleton will contact Winona and Bloomington to see how it works in their <br />cities. He plans to meet with the DHR to discuss this but expects this will be delayed <br />until the new governor appoints a new commissioner. <br />Commissioners raised several questions. Commissioners asked about the cost <br />impact, data practices concerns and ghat the city would gain by doing this ourselves <br />(and incurring costs) rather than having DHR conducting investigations. <br />Commissioners asked about training, noting that the DHR has attorneys or <br />professional staff to do investigations. <br />Commissioners agreed that it is important for the HRC to know what types of <br />complaints occur here and whether there are any trends. <br />Internal Affairs committee Recommendations to Amend Strategic Ptan 4 <br />