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Maplewood Human Relations Commission
Minutes of Meeting
Present : Scott Rostron , Sister Claire Lynch , Mary Eiden ,
Pat Williamson .
Minutes of the February 12, 1985 meeting were reviewed and
the following changes made :
under "Old Business" -- Option 3 - Recommended
Voluntary Measures to Improve Accessibility - replace " the
minimum has been done" with " the minimum was adopted by the
City Council but no action has been forthcoming. "
under "New Business" -- replace "President" with
°Dean . "
Approval was postponed to the next meeting.
Annual Report
Draft copies were reviewed and changes made . Brief
discussion was held on content . Poster will be reduced and
Commissions:- will _ 1 1 togtoger -` . nz.1
changes; some omissions must be corrected and details
checked before it goes to the city manager' s office for
printing.
League Meetings
The February meeting was held in Rochester with quite a low
turnout , due to the weather and conflicting meetings.
CoMissioner Williamson attended. No committee meetings were
held, but information was shared on activities underway ,
including proposed legislation , annual meeting planning, and
revision of bylaws. A letter addressing the No Fault
Grievance training will go to DHR Commissioner Linda
Johnson , requesting the department take a serious look at
the training now in effect and recommending ways to improve
and expand upon it .
Information on the Annual, .Human Rights Award wi l l be
contained in the next League Newsletter . Nominations may be
for individuals or organizations. The League Board makes
the final selection and the award will be presented during
:ne Annu?.i Meeting by DHR i7owalissioner jgnnson . OC;VEr 7icr
Perp i ch has been i nv i ted but has not yet responded; se'.'er'.a i
legislators have also been invited to participate in the
Annual Meeting, which will .be held at the Sunwood Inn in St .
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NFG Case Updates
Commissioner Lynch reported that she and Commissioner Larsen
i:,een wP. i ! : n^ for on a Case
concerning hiring discrimination , but that the respondent
had decided not to pursue the case with us .
Two other cases were updated : Commissioner Williamson
reported that one involved pay equity , and the other
employment discrimination related to physical disability .
No correspondence had been received.
Unfinished Business
Commissioner Rostron prepared a letter to City Manager Evans
as a follow—up to their February meeting . However , as
everyone had not received a copy in the mail , Scott offered
to send it out again and request input . He will consider
suggestions for change and then mail the final letter .
Copies will go to the mayor and city council members. One
reason for the letter is to go on record that the MHRC is
very concerned about the city' s compliance efforts and to
let them know we wish to publicize any efforts in the right
direction .
Commissioner- Williamson reported that a new member was
appointed to the commission at the March 11 City Council
meeting . According to City Manager Evans , a letter wi 1 1 be
forthcoming . In addition , the Council has decided to return
to the old method of selecting members for commissions and
boards ; that is, allowing commissions and boards with
vacancies to seek interested candidates and recommend them
to the council for approval .
It was agreed that the Secretary be requested to take an
inventory of what is in the commission files and report to
the members.
Next meeting will be held on Tuesday , April 2, at the
Priory , and will start at 7: 00 p .m . +�/
Meeting adjourned at 9: 20 p .m. •
Submitted by J
Pat Wi l 1 i amson
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