Human Relations Commission

Human Relations Commission Minutes Meeting #1 Tuesday, May 31, 2022 / 6-7PM Lyndon House Community Center Meeting begins at 6:12 pm  Attendance: o Selah Gardiner (she/her) – Interim Inclusion Office, non-voting membe o Gino Cyrus (he/him)- Inclusion Office Marketing & Outreach Analyst, non-voting member  HRC Members in attendance, all introduced themselves: 1. Danielle Gillmer (she/her) 2. Ke’Marcis Howard (he/him) 3. Alejandra Villegas Lopez (she/her) 4. Tameka Curry (she/her) 5. Julita Sanders (she/her) 6. Myung Cogan (she/her) 7. Ed Moore (he/him) 8. Jayivey Brown (she/they) 9. Cameron Harrelson (he/him) 10. Tucker Duval (he/him) o Members who were not in attendance (a total of five members): Sharon McDaniel- Miller, Kathleen Westbrook, Tami Frye, Callie (Anna) Moore, and Brandon Baker o Requested by Cameron Harrelson, all HRC and Inclusion Office members stated their pronouns. (Listed above)  Order of business began at 6:30 pm o Selah Gardiner states that the Inclusion Office opened Oct 19, 2019 o The HRC was created through a six (6) meeting process within the Legislative Review Commission (LRC) o Intention as an HRC is an advisory board built to bridge the gap between community and government and foster two-way communication. Inclusion Office THE UNIFIED GOVERNMENT OF ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY, GEORGIA 301 College Ave. Athens, Georgia 30603 (706) 613-3015 ∙ Email: inclusionoffice@accgov.com www.accgov.com  o Selah Gardiner states that the HRC will make recommendations to the Mayor & Commission and develop a Work Plan identifying top priorities o Selah Gardiner mentions the connection of this body’s work to the Unlawful Discrimination Ordinance (NDO), those protected classes, and creating educational pathways to accessing and understanding the NDO  Parliamentary Procedures forthcoming: o Blue Level IDE Training o Board , Authority, Commission Training conducted by the Attorney’s Office o Nominating and Voting in a Chair/Co-Chair o Establishing a quorum o Writing by-laws  Popular vote for future meetings: 4th Wednesday of every month, from 6 pm - 7 pm  Tentative location for future meetings is at ACC Planning Auditorium o Tentative Dates: June 22nd July 27th Aug 24th Sep 28th Oct 26th Holiday Week: Nov 23rd Holiday Week: Dec 28th  Myung Cogan stated that she may not be able to make the Nov and Dec meeting (due to them being close to holidays).  Cameron Harrelson asked if there is an option for our meetings to be online.  Selah Gardiner stated that the executive emergency order (COVID-19) allows meetings to take place online, otherwise once it is lifted the rule is strictly in-person is required.  We may reschedule or cancel the November and December meetings due to it being near the holidays.  June 22nd is the confirmed date for our next meeting. Location is ACC Planning Auditorium  Community events that were mentioned: o Hot Corner Festival- June 10 – June 12, 2022 o Pride Parade and Event – June 12, 2022 o ‘19 Days of Juneteenth’ Events - Juneteenth | Athens-Clarke County, GA - Official Website (accgov.com) Inclusion Office THE UNIFIED GOVERNMENT OF ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY, GEORGIA 301 College Ave. Athens, Georgia 30603 (706) 613-3015 ∙ Email: inclusionoffice@accgov.com www.accgov.com   Selah Gardiner dispersed copies of “Robert’s Rules of Order in Brief” and said that HRC will operate on a book borrow basis, which means all books given to the HRC must be returned.  Selah Gardiner briefly mentions the Inclusion Office Instagram HRC member introductory initiative to introduce each HRC member via social media to the community.  Selah Gardiner asks everyone if they have any questions: o Alejandra Villegas Lopez asked about what platform we’ll be allowed to communicate on. o Niki Jones stated that all forms of communication between HRC members, on all platforms, are subject to open records act. o Tameka Curry asked if HRC members would receive ACCGov emails. o Selah stated not at this time because it is quite costly costly, however according to our IT Department, we will be rolling out Microsoft 365 soon and this will allow for BACs to have email addresses. o Attorney’s Office will be conducting upcoming BACs trainings. o Tameka Curry asked if we have a set 10 meeting schedule. o Selah Gardiner ended the meeting stating that all HRC members are entitled a $25 stipend for each meeting they attend. It was mentioned that they must fill out the ACCGov vendor form, which they received via email and no stipends can be paid until they submit these forms. Meeting adjourns at 7:10pm. Inclusion Office THE UNIFIED GOVERNMENT OF ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY, GEORGIA 301 College Ave. Athens, Georgia 30603 (706) 613-3015 ∙ Email: inclusionoffice@accgov.com www.accgov.com