Human Relations Commission
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Phone:
(860) 644-2511
Address
1540 Sullivan Avenue
South Windsor, CT
06074
United States
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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:
- 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.
- Engage in study and research and publish reports designated to increase awareness and understanding within the community.
- 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.
- Carry out such projects as shall be assigned to it by the Town Council.
- Offer its services and cooperate with every other agency and department of the Town in promoting a healthy community.
- 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.
- Promote activities and programs to carry out the purposes of the Commission.
BY-LAWS (YES/NO):
BY-LAWS (YES/NO): Yes
Members
Name | Title | Term Expires |
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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 |