Human Relations Commission

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Goals:

  • To promote and assist in developing an environment of fairness and respect among citizens by ensuring that responses to acts of exclusion, bias, and discrimination are meaningful and consistent.
  • To develop ways to measure and monitor community relations, race relations, and civil rights issues, in particular those that may cause inter-group conflict.
  • To develop and maintain programs which build positive relations and enhance problem-solving skills not only among those who reside here, but also to include those who work or visit here as well.

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COMPOSITION:  Nine (9) members

ELECTED/APPOINTED:  Appointed

ESTABLISHED BY:  Ordinance                           

YEAR:  1978

TERMS:  Three (3) years

CURRENT MEETING SCHEDULE:  1st Thursday of the month

GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES:

  1. Work with federal, state, and town agencies, as well as with private, civic, religious, business, industrial, labor and other organizations, groups and persons, and to recommend to the Town Council any programs arising therefrom that will help all members of the community enjoy equality of opportunity in all phases of community life.
  2. Engage in study and research and publish reports designated to increase awareness and understanding within the community.
  3. Receive complaints and requests for assistance in regard to situations coming within the scope of the Commission’s purposes and refer the same to the proper agency having jurisdiction in the particular matter.
  4. Carry out such projects as shall be assigned to it by the Town Council.
  5. Offer its services and cooperate with every other agency and department of the Town in promoting a healthy community.
  6. Submit to the Town Council annually, or more frequently if the Council shall so request or the Commission so desires, reports covering the activities of the commission.
  7. Promote activities and programs to carry out the purposes of the Commission.

BY-LAWS (YES/NO):  

BY-LAWS (YES/NO):          Yes

Members

NameTitleTerm Expires
Vacancy 1

Member

Vacancy 2

Member

Megan Macomber

Member

11-30-24 D

Dan Edwards

Member

11-30-26 R

Linda Jeski

Member

11-30-26 D

Mitchell Marks

Member

11-30-24 D

Vacancy 3

Member

Member

11-30-24 R

Vacancy 4

Member

Council Liaison

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