CC RES 68-040 RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A HUMAN RELATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

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A • -2- rules, 2-rules, the provisions of Robert 's Rules of Order shall apply. Attendance_ of six members is required for a Committee quorum. Meetings: The initial meeting of the Committee shall be convened at the call of the Chairman within thirty (30) days after the appointment by the Council . Thereafter, regular meetings shall be held on a specific day of the month and time to be determined by the Committee. Special meetings may be called by the Chairman. Secretary: The Committee shall elect one member to serve as secretary to the Committee. Clerical work of the Committee will be performed by the Village administrative staff, with approval of Village Manager for all such work. SECTION 4: In fulfillment of its purpose the Committee's duties and responsibilities shall be to: 1. !Advise the Village Council on human relations and civil rights issues and recommend adoption of such policies in areas as defined in Section 2 as are needed and within the legal authority of the Council to provide for equal opportunity of all citizens in the community. 2. Formulate both a long range and short range human relations educational program directed toward both minors and adults for the Village of St. Anthony to give increased effectiveness and direction to the work of all individuals and groups addressing themselves to planning and educational programming of civil and human rights. • 3. Develop activities to involve the greatest possible number of community citizens to carry out educational programs and to allow for utilizing Village residents with experience and knowledge who may not be members of the Committee. 4. Enlist the cooperation of agencies, organizations and individuals in an active educational prog-am directed to create equal opportunity and eliminate discrimination and inequalities, when approved in advance by the Village Council . 5. Draft a memo of agreement with the State Department of Human Rights, subject to the approval of Council, for the purpose of determining regulatory and enforcement procedures to be used by St. Anthony Village. b. Develop in cooperation with the State Department of Human Rights such programs of formal and informal education as will assist in the im- plementation of the Minnesota State Act Against Discrimination. 7. Tlie Committee shall submit for review and approval to the Council by September 1st each year a program plan and budget proposal for the following calendar year. S. Tlie program and plans of Committee activities and a report on these activities is to be submitted and physically presented by the Human Relations Advisory Committee Chairman or his appointee to the Village Council for review, direction and approval at least once a month.