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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/06/1983 Minutes of Meeting Maplewood Human Rights Commission September 6, 1983 Present: Eiden, Fischer,, Hoyt, Rostron, Williamson Absent: Bryant, Haynes, Sister Claire, Larsen Minutes of August 2, 1983 were approved as distributed. HRC Brochure Content was briefly reviewed; mailing and costs discussed. Printing A through school district seems best approach. Peter will check will 1 ' Council office on procedures to be followed to approve printing through District 622. One thousand will be printed at cost of $50.00. Plans are to distribute at selected events--meetings, workshops, possibly at schools and local library. Insert in Maplewood in Motion and Maplewood Review could indicate availability of brochure, with headline such as "Need Help Obtaining Your Rights? . . . . call for free brochure. . . . " Workshop Update Date will be set when details are finalized. Probably not until the beginning of the year. No Fault Grievance Process is suggested topic, or, another focus on human rights. Suburban chamber of commerce groups are interested in being involved. Peter Lewon of the State Dept. of Human Ri g�hit's' 'j((' is also involved in the planning. The Grant Terminal Association (GTA) offered to partiticpate and give presentation of the legal aspects. Membership Lucille Bryant may be resigning from the Commission, which will also mean a replacement as liaison on HRA. President Fischer asked members present if they were interested in replacing Lucille on the HRA. He explained that the HRA is presently involved in obtaining financing and building housing for senior citizens , and in obtaining interest-free loans for repair and maintenance. Mary Eiden indicated an interest and she will talk with Lorraine Fischer, HRA chairperson, to obtain additional information on activities. This will be pursued at the next meeting. Peter will check with Barry Evans ' office about securing a replacement for Lucille. Annual Report 1933 Members were asked to review activities and prepare preliminary reports in anticipation of end of year action. Goals and accomplishments will need to be reviewed. Peter recapped 1983 goals and discussed assignments for the Report. Eiden expressed satisfaction with previous krw;- : Report and indicated it was useful and informative. The new members will write a "new members' perception" to include in the next Report. One item agreed upon: to list Human Rights Commission in full on next Report cover -- to provide more clarity and publicity. (over) MHRC page 2 September 6, 1983 Old Business Williamson suggested that, Commission not attempt to meet during July and August. Meetings last two years have been either canceled or poorly attended. New Business Scott expressed concern that the HRC '•s do not receive current information on reports of grievances , case loads, etc. : Have complaints increased, what is breakdown by counties for comparison purposes, additional statistics. No additional grievance have been forwarded to Maplewood recently. We will attempt to obtain this information. Peter reported that the Department of Human Rights is currently reviewing backlog of cases and attempting to determine which need priority and may well refer additional cases to local HRCs which are better able to check out details. Peter will check with Maria about next League meeting to see if some info. might be available. He reminded members that League meetings are open to all and encouraged their attendance. Meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m. Submitted by Pat Williamson Secretary pro tem.