Oklahoma City Human Right Commission

By The City of Oklahoma City Office of the City Clerk at 12:59 pm, Mar 16, 2023 The City of OKLAHOMA CITY SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA Oklahoma City Human Rights Commission 12:00 p.m. March 21, 2023 Commissioners: Dean Valerie Couch ..................................... Chair Ralph Crawford ........................................... Ward 1 Cindy Nguyen................................................ Ward 2 Barbara Peck .............................................. Ward 3 Dr. Leslie Shaw VanBuskirk ....................... Ward 4 Brian Wall .................................................... Ward 5 Ana ‘Deisy’ Escalera ................................... Ward 6 Dr. Marsha Herron ...................................... Ward 7 Rhonda Hooper............................................. Ward 8 Brady Watson, HRC Compliance Officer Rita Douglas-Talley, Municipal Counselor Shalynne Jackson, Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer 1 N. Walker, Oklahoma City, OK 73102 1st Floor • Large Conference Room (124-125)  INFORMATION ABOUT OKLAHOMA CITY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION MEETINGS COMMUNICATION ACCOMMODATIONS It is the policy of the City to ensure that communications with participants and members of the public with disabilities are as effective as communications with others. Anyone with a disability who requires an accommodation, a modification of policies or procedures, or an auxiliary aid or service in order to participate in a meeting of the Oklahoma City Human Rights Commission (HRC) should contact the ADA department coordinator at (405) 297-2345 or TDD 297‐2020 as soon as possible but not later than 48 hours (not including weekends or holidays) before the scheduled meeting. The department will give primary consideration to the choice of auxiliary aid or service requested by the individual with disability. If you need an alternative format of the agenda or any information provided at the meeting, please contact the ADA department coordinator listed above 48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting. OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION Members of the public are welcome to attend and observe the meetings of the HRC. All regular and special meetings of the HRC are conducted in accordance with the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act. If any members of the public wish to address the Commission on HRC-related matters, they must fill out a “Request to be Heard” form located outside the meeting room and return the form to designated City Staff before the meeting begins. During the section of the Agenda designated for Remarks from the Public, the Chair will recognize any member of the public who has filled out a Request to be Heard. EACH MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC RECOGNIZED BY THE CHAIR MUST LIMIT REMARKS TO 3 MINUTES. Remarks from the public must be relevant to HRC functions and authority and must be delivered in a manner that avoids disorderly, disruptive or disrespectful behavior. Disorderly, disruptive or disrespectful behavior includes: conduct that is violent, threatening, abusive, obscene, or jeopardizes the safety of persons in the meeting, speaking without being recognized by the Chair, continuing to speak after notice that the speaker’s allotted 3-minute time has expired, engaging in any conduct or speech that delays the proceedings, and the presentation of remarks or material not relevant to the functions and purposes of the HRC. Any violation of these rules may result in arrest and removal from the meeting for violating of municipal and state laws relating to the conduct of public meetings. OFFICIAL ACTIONS OF THE COMMISSION The Commission can take official action only on Items which are designated on the Agenda for Discussion and Action. The HRC may adopt, approve, deny, defer, recommend, amend, strike, or continue any Agenda item. When more information is needed to act on an item, the HRC may refer the matter to the HRC Compliance Officer or the designated Municipal Counselor. The HRC may also refer items to Standing Committees of the HRC for additional study. Under certain circumstances, items may be deferred to a specific later date or stricken from the Agenda entirely. In particular, the Commission will not entertain remarks from a member of the public when the remarks pertain to an individual’s complaint of discrimination in housing, public accommodations or employment that has been or will be submitted to the Compliance Officer of the HRC. Those matters will be handled by the Compliance Officer in accordance with the HRC Ordinance. For more information about the Oklahoma City Human Rights Commission, email HRC@okc.gov or call (405) 297-2345 2  AGENDA OKLAHOMA CITY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION (HRC) March 21, 2023 12:00 p.m. 1 N. Walker, Oklahoma City, OK 73102 1st Floor, Large Conference Room (124-125) 1. Call to Order 2. Welcome 3. Items for Discussion/Action a. Rules Committee Report and Recommendations with Proposed Bylaws and Proposed Meeting Rules b. Communications Committee Report and Recommendations with Proposed Communications Framework c. Education and Outreach Committee Report and Recommendations with Proposed Plan for Educational Events for the Commission and Outreach to the Community d. Complaints and Conciliation Committee Report 4. Compliance Officer’s Report 5. Chair’s Report on Locations and Times of Commission Meetings in 2023 6. Remarks and Announcements a. Members of the Commission b. Members of the Public c. City Staff 7. Adjournment 3