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Human Relations Committee
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Members
- Dave Boyer
- Anya Covington, Chair
- Yolanda Crochrell, Vice Chair
- Violet Evans
- Shannon O’Brien
- James Harvey
- Karyle Penelton
- Brian Pezza
- Tabitha Crow
Staff Liaison
- Amanda Tucker, Director of Human Resources
Overview
The duties and functions of the Human Relations Committee shall be:
- To cooperate with mayor, council and city departments, agencies and officials in promoting inter group relations which develop respect for equal rights
- To promote respect for equal rights and dignity; to promote equal treatment to all persons to public accommodations and facilities
- To promote equal opportunity to all persons to purchase, lease, rent or occupy housing
- To maintain equality of opportunity and advancement in the city government
- To create a file system suitable for use in the prevention of discrimination and promotion of equal treatment
- To recommend to the mayor and council ordinances and resolutions which promote equal treatment and prevent discrimination
- To commend institutions, organizations, groups, societies, businesses, etc., for successes in the area of human relations
- To develop and maintain a list of human rights specialists who would be available to assist the community in the event of a human relations problem
- To conduct hearings in the event of an allegation of a human relations violation by a city employee and to disseminate public information on methods of preventing human relations problems (codified ordinances chapter 270)