EQUAL RIGHTS COMMISSION

200 E. Wells Street City of Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 Meeting Minutes - Final EQUAL RIGHTS COMMISSION CHAIR: CHEZ ORDONEZ VICE CHAIR: TONY SNELL Mayhoua Moua, Nathan Guequierre, Martha Collins, Jennifer Bennett, William Crowley, and Jessica Boling Staffing: Jessica Langill, 414.286.5532, jlangi@milwaukee.gov Tuesday, August 18, 2020 5:00 PM Virtual Meeting Compliance & Enforcement Committee This meeting will be held via Zoom and can be accessed by computer, tablet, or smart phone at https://zoom.us/j/97800444204 or by phone at (312) 626 6799. ID: 978 0044 4204# 1 Call to Order Meeting called to order at 5:07PM Present 4 - Ordonez, Collins, Bennett and Crowley 2 Approval of Minutes Commissioner Collins motioned for approval of the minutes, Commissioner Ordonez seconded the motion. Minutes approved. City of Milwaukee Page 1 EQUAL RIGHTS COMMISSION Meeting Minutes - Final August 18, 2020 3 Racism as a Public Health Crisis The committee discussed the resolution and walked through the directive to create department questions. The committee agreed the following departments would receive the questionnaire: DOA (Contracting/Purchasing), DPW (Infrastructure/Operations) and the Health (Water Works) departments. Commissioner Ordonez suggested the use of Question Pro to collect departmental responses. Data would provide a snapshot of health determinants for each department; what “indicators” would provide a specific response or score. Completed department questions for the following focus groups: organizational infrastructure, organizational workforce capacity and internal practices and processes. Action items: -Commissioner Ordonez will draft department questions for the Policy and Legislative Change section -Commissioner Ordonez will provide Martha with an electronic copy of the questionnaire table -Commissioner Ordonez will contact ITMD regarding creating an electron survey of the questions -Commissioner Collins will draft department questions for the Alliance Building section -Commissioner Collins will compile all department questions on the directives table and circulate for review 4 Adjourn Meeting adjourned at 6:47PM Upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of persons with disabilities through sign language interpreters or auxiliary aids. For additional information or to request this service, contact the City Clerk's Office ADA Coordinator at 286-2998, (FAX)286-3456, (TDD)286-2025 or by writing to the Coordinator at Room 205, City Hall, 200 E. Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202. Persons engaged in lobbying as defined in s. 305-43-4 of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances are required to register with the City Clerk's Office License Division. Registered lobbyists appearing before a Common Council committee are required to identify themselves as such. More information is available at http://city.milwaukee.gov/Lobbying. City of Milwaukee Page 2