HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/05/2004Maplewood Human Relations Committee
Meeting Minutes
Tuesday,October 5, 2004
Members Present: Marilyn Gebauer,Jeff Kringle,Elmo Mattox, and Carol Watnemo
Members Absent: Roberta Hawkins
Ex-officio: Karen Guilfoile
Guest: Cammie Wadman-Day
I.Elmo Mattox called the meeting to order.
II. Jeff made a motion to approve the May Minutes. Marilyn seconded the motion.
III. Agenda approved.
IV. No old business.
V. New Business
A. Elmo introduced Cammie Wadman-Day. She is a student at Metropolitan State
University.
B. There is a need to rethink the focus of the committee. We need to determine if
the only function we have is to sponsor the Speech Contest.
C. Barbara Damchik-Dykes's letter of resignation was received. The application for
new commission members will be posted on the web page.
D. The Annual Report needs to be completed by January 05. We will plan to re-
articulate our goals as a commission.
E. As a commission we need to know the changing climate of our community,
CSOs (community service officers) could assist us by helping us understand what
the community concerns are.
F.The plan is to reorganize and to re-think what our commission does. We need to
know the demographics of our community.
VI. No reports
VII. Several CSOs (community service officers) will give the committee feedback from what
they see in the community. The CSOs will either give input to Karen or attend the
November meeting.
VIII. Jeff made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Marilyn seconded the motion. Elmo
adjourned the meeting. Next meeting—Thursday,November 4th
IX. Assignments:
A. Karen will contact the League of Minnesota HR Commissions to determine if all
committee members can receive the newsletter.
B. Karen will contact the two applicants and inquire if they are still interested in
serving on the commission.
C. Karen to bring the annual report for the November meeting.