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July 12, 2011 <br /> Item 2 <br /> 1 Human Rights Commission Approve Minutes <br /> 2 Meeting Minutes <br /> 3 DRAFT—June 14, 2011- DRAFT <br /> 4 <br /> 5 Commissioners Present: Jill Brisbois, Gary Grefenberg, Thelma McKenzie, Kaying Thao, <br /> 6 Chair David Singleton <br /> 7 Youth Commissioners Anthony Barrett Seth Josephson, Marie Siliciano <br /> 8 <br /> 9 <br /> 10 1. Call to Order <br /> 11 <br /> 12 Chair David Singleton called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 The Clerk called the roll. <br /> 15 <br /> 16 3. Approve Minutes of May 10,2011 <br /> 17 <br /> 18 Commissioner Gary Grefenberg moved and Commissioner Jill Brisbois seconded motion to <br /> 19 approve minutes with minor grammatical corrections and adding the sentence "Commissioner <br /> 20 Grefenberg said that the recommendation i dd <br /> ncluded seeking co-sponsorship for the HRC of adjacent <br /> 21 communities,"to line 114. Motion prevailed unanimously. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 4. Sophia Miliotis Recognition <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Chair Singleton introduced Sophia Miliotis and congratulated her for an outstanding essay. Miliotis <br /> 26 was the winner of the 2010/2011 Roseville and Statewide League of Human Rights Commissions <br /> 27 essay contest. Miliotis-read her essay and commissioners praised her for her thoughtful essay. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 5. Staff/Committee Reports <br /> 30 <br /> 31 5a. Internal Affairs Committee <br /> 32 <br /> 33 Commissioner Brisbois explained that the Internal Affairs Committee met three times to assess <br /> 34 operations and procedures of the HRC. They reviewed the by-laws that were last updated in 1986. <br /> 35 Commissioner Brisbois began reviewing the motions that the Internal Affairs Committee <br /> 36 recommended. <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Commission Brisbois described three motions addressing public notification. Motions included <br /> 39 meeting packets to include, but not limited to agenda, minutes, reports, to be posted on the city <br /> 40 website immediately upon distribution to Commission members; to electronically transmit draft <br /> 41 minutes of each meeting to Commissioners within seven days after the regular meeting; and final <br /> 42 meeting packet must be available no sooner than five days prior to regular commission meeting <br /> 43 electronically. <br /> 44 <br /> 45 Commissioner Thelma McKenzie asked about the genesis of the motions, wondering what the <br /> 46 problem was that the Committee felt the need for the prescriptive motions. Chair Singleton said he <br /> 47 wanted to ensure that everyone had adequate time to review the packet and information. <br />