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AFTERNOON.[Human Relations Commission on June 18, 2026.]
AND I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE DECATUR HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION MEETING FOR THURSDAY, JUNE 18TH, 2026.CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? COMMISSIONER EHLER.
SO OUR AGENDA CALLS FOR APPEARANCE OF CITIZENS AND I DON'T SEE ANY.
SO WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH APPROVAL OF MARCH 19, UH, 2026, MEETING MINUTES.
HOPEFULLY EVERYONE, I KNOW WE RECEIVED THEM BY EMAIL.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS GOT, HAD A CHANCE TO READ THEM.
DOES ANYONE NEED TIME TO ACTUALLY LOOK AT THE MINUTES? WELL GO AHEAD UNLESS THERE'S OBJECTION.
I'D JUST LIKE TO MOVE TO, UH, APPROVE THE MINUTES.
LET, LET ME JUMP IN JUST FOR A SECOND.
UM, BEFORE WE MOVE TO APPROVAL, UM, I WANNA RELAY INFORMATION WE RECEIVED FROM THE CORPORATE COUNCIL'S OFFICE AFTER THE COMMISSION'S LAST MEETING REGARDING APPROVAL OF MINUTES BY MEMBERS.
MEMBERS MAY WATCH THE VIDEO OF THE MEETING AND VOTE ON APPROVING MINUTES OF THOSE MEETINGS IF THEY WATCHED.
IT'S AN ODD MECHANISM, BUT ALLOWABLE.
IF YOU WERE ABSENT LAST TIME AND DID NOT WISH, DID NOT WATCH THE VIDEO, PLEASE ABSTAIN.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER SLEETER.
WE DON'T HAVE A, WE DON'T HAVE A FORM.
I THOUGHT THE FORM WAS FOR THE MEMBER PRESIDENT.
THE MAJORITY COME TO THE PODIUM.
THE ABSTENTION WOULD CAUSE WOULD BE SIMILAR TO AN, UH, A YES VOTE IF THERE WERE A QUORUM OF THE MEMBERS VOTING FOR IT.
HOW, HOW MANY MEMBERS DO YOU GUYS HAVE? SEVEN.
SINCE THERE ISN'T A FOUR VOTE.
AND FOR YES, IT CANNOT GO FOR THE YES.
IT WOULD NEED TO BE ANOTHER, ANOTHER MEMBER VOTING YES.
FOR THE AB ABSTENTION TO BE COUNTED AS A YES.
SO, SO THE VOTING HAS TO BE FOUR OF SEVEN, NOT THREE OF FOUR OR TWO OF FOUR IS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MEMBERS, NOT THE ONES THAT ARE ACTUALLY PRESENT.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE ASKING.
AND, AND VIVIAN, LOTS OF INTERRUPTIONS TODAY.
WE HAD, UM, UM, BUT UM, BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE REST OF THE AGENDA, FRENCH DOES HAVE A CITY MANAGEMENT UPDATE SHE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE AS, UH, OTHER BUSINESS, WHICH WOULD NORMALLY BE AT THE END OF THE AGENDA.
UM, BUT WE BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR THE COMMISSIONERS TO HEAR THAT INFORMATION, UM, AT THE BEGINNING WHILE CONSIDERING THE REMAINDER OF THE AGENDA.
UM, SO WE WOULD NEED A MOTION TO, UM, MOVE THAT FORWARD IN THE AGENDA.
SO, AND WE HAVE A MOTION TO REVISE
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THE AGENDA OR MOVE AN ITEM FORWARD.JUST NEED TO GO OVER A COUPLE OF THINGS WITH YOU AND GIVE YOU AN UPDATE.
WHILE WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK ON CHAPTER 28, WHICH IS ENABLING THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE COMMISSION.
WE DID SOME, WE DID GET SOME SHORT TERM CLARITY ON ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FROM THE CITY MANAGER.
AND BY SHORT TERM, WE'RE THINKING, UM, IDEAS AND DIRECTION TO CARRY US FORWARD FOR THIS YEAR AND GOING INTO NEXT YEAR AS DECISIONS ARE MADE ON CHAPTER 28.
AND THE COMMISSION USES THAT NEW FRAMEWORK TO DEFINE ITS MISSION, THE COMMISSION SHOULD WORK TO DEVELOP MORE CLARITY ON LONGER TERM GOALS AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS.
AT PRESENT, DUE TO THE REDIRECTION OF CITY STAFF.
SINCE THE ELIMINATION OF THE FULL-TIME INVESTIGATOR AND MLK DAY AND OTHER EVENTS, CITY HUMAN RESOURCES HAS LIMITED CAPACITY TO SUPPORT DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMISSION AT A HIGH LEVEL SHORT TERM CITY.
HUMAN RESOURCES AND THE STAFF LIAISON ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FOLLOWING THINGS.
JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU AN IDEA, UM, SOME PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF THIS FROM THE PAST THAT HAVE SAT ON THE COMMISSION FOR A WHILE AND SOME PEOPLE ARE NEW TO THE COMMISSION.
SO HUMAN RESOURCES AND STAFF LIAISON IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATION OF AGENDAS AND MEETING PACKETS, POSTING PUBLIC NOTICE OF OFFICIAL COMMISSION MEETINGS, PREPARATION, DRAFTING AND TIMELY DISTRIBUTION OF MINUTES AND COORDINATION OF NEW COMMISSIONER APPOINTMENTS AS NEEDED.
SO THAT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY, UM, OF HUMAN RESOURCES STAFF, UM, BASED ON PRIORITIES EXPRESSED.
UM, AND THE INVESTIGATOR, WELL, WHICH WE DON'T HAVE, UM, OR WE DO THROUGH MS. SORRY, MS. SANDRA FINCH.
RESPONSIBILITY IS INTAKE AND INVESTIGATION HEARING RELATED TO HEARINGS RELATED TO VIOLATION OF CHAPTER 28.
UM, OTHER CONSULTING FUNCTIONS AS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION AND DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES, THE COMMISSION MAY REQUEST CONSULTING SERVICES OF CON, THE CONTRACT INVESTIGATOR IN SUPPORT OF COMMISSION INITIATIVES.
THESE RESPONSIBILITIES ARE SUBJECT TO BUDGET RESOURCES BASED ON PRIORITIES PRE EXPRESSED.
PREVIOUSLY, THE COMMISSION WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FOLLOWING WHILE ADHERING TO THE ILLINOIS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, PARTICIPATION IN COMMISSION MEETINGS, DIRECTING AND OR PARTICIPATING AND COMMISSION HEARINGS AS NEEDED.
CONTINUING WORK ON THE UPDATE OF CHAPTER 28, DEVELOPING COMMUNITY AWARENESS OF CHAPTER 28 AND THE COMMISSION'S PURPOSE THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY EVENTS, RESEARCHING, PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF EVENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ARRANGING VENUES AND SPEAKERS.
UM, ASSIST, UH, CREATING THE INVITATION FLYERS, EMAILS, PRINTINGS AND SET UP OF THE EVENT HOSTING CLEANUP.
UM, AND THAT'S WHEN YOU DECIDE THAT YOU WANT TO SELECT, UM, AN EVENT TO HOLD WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
UM, AND SO YOU HAVE A BUDGET, UM, AN ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET OF $1,500 THAT CAN BE USED TO SUPPORT THE EXECUTION OF THESE TYPES OF TASKS, SUCH AS DESIGN SERVICES, PRINTING, POSTAGE.
IN ADDITION, THIS BUDGET COULD BE USED FOR TICKETS OR TABLES AT COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND THE COMMISSION MAY DECIDE HOW TO UTILIZE THOSE FUNDS.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE ALSO RECEIVED DIRECTION FROM THE CITY MANAGER ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
QUESTIONS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP AT THE LAST MEETING, I THINK SOMEONE BROUGHT UP HAVING A PAGE.
THE CITY MANAGER WOULD LIKE THE COMMISSION CONTENT TO BE POSTED ON THE CITY'S OFFICIAL SOCIAL MEDIA RATHER THAN ON A, ANY SEPARATE ACCOUNTS.
THE COMMISSION SHOULD PROVIDE THE CONTENT TO BE POSTED TO THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AT LEAST SEVEN DAYS PRIOR TO THE PREFERRED POSTING DATE.
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IF ALL POSSIBLE HUMAN RESOURCES WILL REVIEW AND FORWARD THIS, UM, FORWARD TO THE CITY COMMUNICATION COORDINATOR, RYAN HUFFER, WHO WILL POST THE CITY'S OFFICIAL SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT.ALSO, OTHER BUSINESS OPEN MEETINGS ACT AND PROCEDURAL TRAINING.
IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN THE COMMISSION'S GOVERN FOUNDATION.
I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE, UM, A TRAINING SESSION COVERING TWO AREAS ESSENTIAL TO THE COMMISSION'S EFFECTIVE OPERATION.
THE ILLINOIS OPENS MEETING ACT AND THE COMMISSION'S PROCEDURAL STANDARDS.
I THINK THIS WOULD STRENGTHEN US AND WILL GIVE US MORE CONFIDENT ON HOW TO MOVE FORWARD DURING THE MEETING MEETINGS.
SO WHEN THINGS OCCUR, THEY'RE OUT OF THE NORM.
WE CATCH THEM IMMEDIATELY AND KIND OF REDIRECT PEOPLE THAT ARE TAKING US OFF PATH TO BRING THEM BACK TO SAY, OKAY, WE NEED TO HOLD THAT OVER, OR WHATEVER IT IS THAT WE NEED TO BE DOING WITHIN THE MEETING.
UM, SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY HAD THAT TRAINING, SO IT WILL MAKE FOR A GOOD DISCUSSION FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY HAD IT.
UM, AND SOME MAY NOT HAVE HAD IT.
SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL.
UM, THE OMA TRAINING WOULD COVER PUBLIC NOTICE REQUIREMENTS, QUORUMS AND MEETING CONDUCT RULES, MINUTES STANDARDS, AND THE LIMITATION ON MEMBERS COMMUNICATIONS.
OUTSIDE OF NOTICE MEETINGS, THE PROCEDURAL COMPONENT WOULD ADDRESS HOW COMMISSION CONDUCTS ITS BUSINESS, WHAT ITEMS REQUIRE A FORMAL VOTE, THE PARLIAMENTARY PROCESS AND THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN DELIBERATION, DISCUSSION, AND DECISION MAKING.
THIS TYPE OF TRAINING IS A BEST PRACTICE FOR PUBLIC BODIES AND PROVIDES IMPORTANT LEGAL PRODUCTION FOR INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONERS.
AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO COORDINATE, UM, THE TRAINING WITH, UM, ANY, THE CORPORATION COUNCIL AND, UM, WOULD, SO, AND IF YOU, UM, WANT TO DEDICATE YOUR TIME IN ASSISTING IN DOING THAT, THAT WILL BE HELPFUL AS WELL.
SO DID YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THAT? THAT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION.
IT WAS, WILL WE GET A COPY OF YES.
THEY'LL BE INCLUDED IN THE MINUTE.
IT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION AND YOU WILL GET A COPY.
AND THANK YOU BECAUSE YOU ANSWERED A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THAT I WAS GONNA HAVE LATER,
I'M JUST MAKING SURE THAT I GAVE YOU ALL I HAVE AND I THINK I DID.
SO NO QUESTIONS FOR MRS. WILSON.
SO WE WILL MOVE TO OUR MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT AND SUMMARY OF CASES.
LOOKING AT MY MONTHLY REPORT, THE FIRST CASE, UH, WAS CHARGED ON FEBRUARY 20TH.
I INTERVIEWED THE COMPLAINANT AND ALSO RELEVANT, UM, UH, WITNESSES TO DETERMINE THAT THERE WAS NO BASIS TO FILE A CHARGE OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST HIS EMPLOYER.
SO I CLOSED THE CASE ON MARCH 25TH AND BY SENDING THE COMPLAINANT A LETTER DISMISSING THE CASE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT CASE? OKAY.
I WAS, UM, ASKED BY FRED, THE FORMER INVESTIGATOR TO DO MEDIATION REGARDING THIS CASE.
BOTH PARTIES FAILED TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT OR A SETTLEMENT, SO I EXPLAINED THAT TO FRED.
AND SO HE FILED JUST RECENTLY A COMPLAINT FOR HEARING ON JUNE 12TH, UH, WITH THE COMMISSION.
AND AFTER FILING THAT COMPLAINT FOR HEARING, WE SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING MATTER FOR AUGUST 10TH AT 10:00 AM WITH CHAIR VIVIAN GOODMAN AND COMMISSIONER JERRY PELTZ.
WE'LL, WE'LL PRESIDE OVER THE PUBLIC HEARING.
THE NOTICE OF THE HEARING WAS SENT TO BOTH PARTIES ON JUNE 15TH.
ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PUBLIC HEARING? OKAY, MOVING ON TO THE LAST ITEM.
UM, COMPLAINT WAS FILED ON APRIL 24TH.
I INTERVIEWED THE COMPLAINANT ON MAY 5TH.
AND BASED ON THE INFORMATION GIVEN BY THE
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COMPLAINANT, A BASIS FOR TWO ISSUES OF DISCRIMINATION WAS ESTABLISHED.THE FIRST ISSUE, QUAL TREATMENT BASED ON RACE.
AND THE SECOND ISSUE IS DISCHARGE BASED ON RACE.
THE COMPLAINANT CAME IN AND SIGNED A CHARGE OF DISCRIMINATION ON MAY 20.
ON MAY 11TH, THE CHARGE OF DISCRIMINATION WAS CERTIFIED AND MAILED TO THE RESPONDENT ON MAY 12TH.
BASED ON THE DATE OF SERVICE, THE RESPONDENT HAS 30 DAYS TO RESPOND TO THE CHARGE OF DISCRIMINATION.
ON JUNE 11TH, I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM A LAW FIRM REPRESENTING THE RESPONDENT.
THE ATTORNEY ASKED FOR AN EXTENSION TO RESPOND TO THE CHARGE OF DISCRIMINATION, AND I GRANTED THAT EXTENSION.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT LAST ITEM? AND HOW LONG IS THAT EXTENSION? I'M SORRY? HOW LONG IS THE EXTENSION FOR? UM, THE, THE, UM, THE RESPONSE IS SUPPOSED THEY RECEIVED THE, UH, CERTIFICATION.
THEY, THEY RECEIVED THE MAIL, THE CHARGE OF DISCRIMINATION.
THEY RECEIVED IT ON JUNE 17TH, ACCORDING TO THE ATTORNEY.
SO THEY HAVE 30 DAYS FROM THAT DATE, BUT SHE ONLY ASKED FOR AN EXTENSION TO, UH, JULY 11TH.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM OTHER COMMISSIONERS? OKAY.
UNDER THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS CHAIR, ILLINOIS COMMISSIONER DISCRIMINATION, HATE CRIMES TRAINING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES, IT WAS A DOCUMENT PASSED OUT BY VICE CHAIR.
DO YOU ALL NEED A COPY OF IT? IT'S BEEN A WHILE PROBABLY SINCE YOU'VE LOOKED AT IT.
SO UNDER THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH IS DESCRIBED AS ELEANOR COMMISSION ON DISCRIMINATION AND HATE CRIMES, UM, I JUST PASSED IT OUT TO YOU AND TWO PROGRAMS ARE LISTED ON THIS DOCUMENT.
THE FIRST ONE IS, UM, THAT, UM, CHAIR VIVIAN WANTED US TO ADD TO THE AGENDA IS JOINED TO STOP HATE TOUR.
AND THE SECOND ONE IS COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. WHAT IS HATE AND HOW CAN WE BUILD A SAFER, MORE CONNECTED COMMUNITY? AND SO IN DISCUSSING WHICH PROGRAM OR PRESENTATION YOU WANT TO PRESENT, I KNOW AT THE LAST MEETING I SUGGESTED THAT BASED ON THE SURVEY RESULTS IS MY OPINION THAT THE TRAINING REGARDING COMMUNITY PROGRAMS IS WHERE WE SHOULD START.
I BELIEVE YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR ANSWERS AS TO WHY THERE'S A LACK OF COMMUNITY AWARENESS ABOUT THE COMMISSION.
AND ALSO AT THIS PROGRAM, IF YOU USED THIS PRESENTATION, YOU WILL GET FEEDBACK ON WHY THERE IS UNFAVORABLE OPINION ABOUT THE SYSTEM OR THE COMMISSION.
UH, CHAIR, DO YOU WANNA OPEN THIS UP FOR DISCUSSION? ANYONE HAVE, UH, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? I AM TRYING TO GET A SENSE OF WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE.
IT KIND, IT KIND OF LINES IT OUT HERE.
UM, SO WE INVITE THE COMMUNITY TO MEET WITH US YES.
UNDER THE PROGRAM COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. MM-HMM
AND IF YOU, IN LOOKING AT THE CONTEXT OF IT, THIS IS A STRUCTURED COMMUNITY CONVERSATION WITH SMALL TABLE DISCUSSIONS.
CONTENT WILL FOCUS ON WHAT COMMUNITIES ARE EXPERIENCING, WHAT RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE, GAPS IN RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES.
THIS PROGRAM CAN BE SHAPED WITH COMMUNITY HOSTS.
AND IN SPEAKING WITH THE HR TEAM, WE TALKED ABOUT, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY AGAIN TO BRING AWARENESS TO THE, TO THE COMMISSION.
AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT PLANNING THESE, UH, PROGRAMS, ESPECIALLY THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM, AND I LOOKED AT THREE FACTORS THAT, THAT YOU SHOULD CONSIDER.
AND THE FIRST FACTOR WOULD BE, WHICH ONE PROVIDES THE KIND OF INFORMATION YOU WANT TO PRESENT TO THE COMMUNITY? DO YOU WANT THE COMMUNITY? DO YOU WANT THE PROGRAM TO PROMOTE THE COMMISSION'S MISSION? THAT IS TO IMPROVE RELATIONS AMONG ALL RACIAL, ETHNIC, AND CULTURAL
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GROUPS.AND THE SEC SECOND FACTOR WAS WHICH ONE WOULD BE EASIER TO PLAN? AND THEN THE THIRD FACTOR, WHICH ONE IS MORE ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE TO PRESENT? SO AGAIN, IF YOU LOOK AT BOTH PROGRAMS, BOTH THAT'S LISTED ON HERE, ONE AND TWO, WHICH ONE IS GONNA PROMOTE YOUR MISSION BETTER? WHICH ONE IS GONNA BRING MORE AWARENESS TO THE COMMISSION? WELL, I'M ALL FOR THE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. THE, THE SECOND OPTION, UM, MOSTLY BECAUSE I FEEL THAT IT IS SO GREATLY NEEDED WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE SO MANY DON'T KNOW WE EXIST.
AND SO IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE WORD OUT FOR THEM TO SEE FACES AND PUT FACES WITH NAMES AND THE GROUP.
AND HONESTLY, WE MAY HAVE TO DO IT MORE THAN ONCE.
WITHIN A CERTAIN TIMEFRAME JUST TO, TO GET THE WORD OUT.
'CAUSE EVERYONE'S NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE FIRST ONE THAT'S ON, ON THE CALENDAR.
UM, SO THANK YOU FOR SUGGESTING THAT.
I DEFINITELY THINK THIS SHOULD BE THE FIRST ONE WE ROLL OUT.
AND IN SPEAKING WITH THE HR TEAM, WE, WE TALKED ABOUT WHETHER YOU WANTED, UM, THE ILLINOIS COMMISSION TO DO THIS PRESENTATION OR DO YOU WANNA COME UP WITH YOUR OWN VERSION, UH, REGARDING YOUR QUESTIONS, HOW YOU WANNA STRUCTURE IT, THAT TYPE OF THING IS SOMETHING TO CONSIDER.
IS THERE ANY WAY WE COULD COMBINE IT? COMBINE IT? YEAH, SURE.
AND THEN SPEAKING WITH THE HR TEAM, UM, I SUGGESTED THAT, UH, MAYBE TWO, I CAN WORK WITH TWO COMMISSIONERS WHO CAN VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO WORK ON THIS COMMUNITY PROGRAM SO WE CAN PUT IT TOGETHER ACCORDING TO, YOU KNOW, YOUR COMMUNITY'S CONCERNS.
WOULD ANYONE BE WILLING TO WORK WITH ME ON THAT? I WILL.
SO, BUT IF NO ONE ELSE, I MEAN, I'M WILLING, BUT OF COURSE IF YOU CAN WORK AROUND MY SCHEDULE SURE.
I'LL SEND OUT AN EMAIL TO BOTH OF YOU AND WE, WE WILL WORK ON A DATE.
SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS.
UM, DISCUSSION ON PARTICIPATION IN JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION, MRS. WILSON.
SO THIS WEEKEND, UM, IS A CELEBRATION FOR OUR JUNETEENTH EVENTS.
AND I THINK YOU SHOULD HAVE, UM, AN ANNOUNCEMENT IN YOUR PACKET.
THIS IS THE 32ND ANNUAL JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION AND IT WILL TAKE PLACE IN CENTRAL PARK DOWNTOWN.
UM, I HAVE SECURED A TABLE AND I CALLED AND ASKED SOME OF THE COMMISSIONERS IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND AND BE PART OF THAT.
UM, THIS GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE VISIBLE, I THINK.
I DON'T KNOW IF, DID YOU GUYS DO THIS LAST YEAR? I CANNOT REMEMBER IF YOU DID IT LAST YEAR.
SO, UM, I FIGURED THIS WOULD GIVE YOU, UM, BE THE BEGINNING OF REESTABLISHING YOUR VISIBILITY AND THE, UM, COMMUNITY, UM, SPOKE WITH THE CHAIR.
UM, SHE THOUGHT, WELL, YEAH, THIS WOULD BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY, UM, FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DO TO, YOU KNOW, TO DO SOMETHING, TO BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY.
UM, IT TAKES PLACE SATURDAY, JUNE 20TH IN CENTRAL PARK DOWNTOWN.
THE, UM, PARADE KICKS OFF AT 12:00 PM AND ALL OF THE FESTIVITIES BEGIN AT 1:00 PM TO 4:00 PM UM, WE WILL HAVE A TABLE AT THE EVENT AND AT THE EVENT, UM, I HAVE A FLYER THAT OUTLINES DID, DID YOU GUYS GET THIS? OKAY.
UM, SO THIS GIVES YOU, UM, AN IDEA OF, GIVES THEM AN IDEA OF WHO YOU ARE, YOUR PURPOSE.
AND IT ALSO HAS THE, UM, WEBSITE THAT
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THEY CAN GO DIRECTLY TO TO READ MORE ABOUT YOUR MISSION AND ALSO IF THEY WANTED TO, UM, FILE A CLAIM OR THEY HAD AN ISSUE.SO IT TAKES THEM DIRECTLY THERE.
SO AT THAT TIME YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO INTRODUCE YOURSELVES, UM, PASS THIS OUT AS WELL AS, UM, YOU HAVE, WE HAVE SOME BUTTONS AND SOME THINGS FOR THE KIDS, UM, AS THEY COME BY.
SO, UM, I'VE ALWAYS ENJOYED IT.
IT'S, TO ME IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A, A GOOD EVENT.
YOU MEET A LOT OF PEOPLE, YOU SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE, UM, YOU LEARN A LOT OF THINGS.
YOU LEARN ABOUT A LOT OF BUSINESSES THAT, UM, SOMETIMES YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW ABOUT AND THEY SNEAK UP ON YOU.
BUT THAT WILL BE, UM, THIS SATURDAY.
I WILL BE THERE AND MR. SLE WILL BE THERE.
DO WE NEED TO BRING A TABLE? SO THEY ASKED THAT THIS YEAR THAT WE BRING OUR OWN TABLE.
UM, SO YOU'RE GONNA, YOU'RE GONNA SET UP THE TABLE.
I'M GONNA SECURE A TABLE AND BRING IT DOWN SO I'M NOT GETTING THERE TILL ONE O'CLOCK.
SO I'M GONNA GET, WE'RE GONNA GET THERE AT 11, OKAY? OKAY.
SO, UM, I'LL SECURE THAT AND GET THAT SET UP AND GET US SOME CHAIRS TO GO OUT THERE.
SO WE SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO AT ONE AT ONE TIME.
I DUNNO WHAT IT WAS WHEN WE WERE DOING
I'LL LOOK IN THE BOXES, OKAY? MM-HMM
IF NOT, I'LL JUST GET, UM, A RED OR A YELLOW ONE.
I HAVE A BLACK ONE FOR MY ORGANIZATION.
I CAN JUST, IT ON THE OPPOSITE.
IT HAS OUR, HAS A LOGO ON THE FRONT, BUT I CAN JUST FLIP IT TO THE SIDE.
UM, THAT'S WHY THE BROCHURE WAS GOOD.
WE HAVEN'T, AND THAT'S ON HERE AS WELL.
IT TALK THAT, THIS DISCUSSION ON UPDATING THAT WE ARE GONNA CONTINUE TO UPDATE THAT WE JUST, BECAUSE THE TIME CONSTRAINT DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO DO THE WHOLE THING.
BUT YES, WE WILL GET THAT WHOLE THING UPDATED.
BUT I JUST WANTED YOU GUYS TO HAVE SOMETHING, UM, SO THAT YOU JUST DIDN'T GO OUT THERE EMPTY HANDED AND 'CAUSE YOU DIDN'T, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE ANY CARDS OR ANYTHING OR PAMPHLETS.
SO I WANTED YOU TO HAVE SOMETHING TO HAND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING TO YOUR TABLE SO THEY DON'T THINK THEY'RE JUST GETTING AWAY WITH GETTING NICE FREE SWAG.
YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE TO STOP AND LISTEN TO YOU
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, UH, DISCUSSION ON UPDATING THE PEN.
OH, YOU JUST SAID WE WERE GONNA WORK ON
UM, IN PREVIOUS YEARS, UH, I HAVE DONATED A TABLE FOR THIS COMMISSION TO BE PRESENT AT PRIDE FEST.
UH, IF YOU'RE, UH, WILLING TO DO THAT, I'LL BE GLAD TO DONATE, DONATE THAT TABLE AGAIN.
IT'S SIMILAR TO JUNETEENTH, YOU HAVE, UH, FLYERS TO HAND OUT AND, YOU KNOW, INTERACT WITH ANOTHER, UH, POPULATION THAT, THAT WE, WE TRY TO UH, UM, INFORM.
WHEN, WHEN IS THAT? UM, I'M PRETTY SURE IT'S SEPTEMBER 12TH.
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LET ME CHECK THE CALENDAR HERE.JUNE, JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER.
SECOND SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH.
IT RUNS FROM 11 TO EIGHT, BUT USUALLY, UH, IT'S MORE LIKE 11 TO FOUR.
MOST OF THE VENDORS KIND OF PACK UP AT FOUR.
IT'S, UH, CONTINUES TO BE AT FAIRVIEW.
SO I'VE, UM, EVERY YEAR IT'S ALWAYS, I REMEMBER NOW IT'S IN SEPTEMBER AND I CAN'T MAKE IT.
IS THERE A REASON WHY THEY DO IT IN SEPTEMBER? BECAUSE PRIDE MONTH IS IN JUNE, RIGHT? UM, THERE, THERE'S KIND OF AN UNWRITTEN AGREEMENT OR UNDERSTANDING, UM, IN THIS STATE AND PROBABLY OTHER PLACES THAT, UM, THE LARGER, UH, CITIES LIKE CHICAGO AND ST.
LOUIS HOLD THEIR PRIDE FEST IN JUNE AND THE REST OF US DO IT ON OTHER MONTHS.
NOW THERE'S ONE OR TWO THAT DIDN'T GET THE MEMO
SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK AT, UH, AND SEE WHO WILL BE AVAILABLE, SO.
AND I DID WANT TO ASK, DO, DO WE HAVE APPLICANTS YET FOR THE OTHER TWO? UM, OPEN SEATS.
IN THE PAST WE HAVE PERSONALLY GONE AND RECRUITED PEOPLE.
UM, WE MIGHT DISCUSS WHAT KIND OF REPRESENTATION WE WANT ON THE COMMISSION.
UH, I KNOW I, UH, TOOK ON THE TASK OF CONTACTING ISLAMIC COMMUNITY AND THAT'S HOW WE GOT, UH, SALTON ON THE COMMISSION.
ARE THERE KIND OF, ARE THERE SOME CATEGORIES OF REPRESENTATION THAT WE NEED? AND SO IN OUR MEETING MINUTES FROM, UH, LAST MONTH WE TALKED ABOUT, UH, SOMEONE FROM THE, UH, HISPANIC COMMUNITY.
AND THEN WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT, UH, SOMEONE FROM THE YOUNGER GENERATION,
WHAT'S THE DEFINITION OF JOB? ABOUT 18 OR 21 UP? YES, I WOULD SAY SO.
UM, AND I DID HAVE A PERSON, HE SAID HE SUBMITTED HIS APPLICATION.
I KNOW WE'VE HAD A BREAK AND WHATNOT, SO I WILL SPEAK TO HIM ACTUALLY AS SOON AS OUR MEETING IS OVER.
HE'S 25, UM, DECATUR NATIVE AND I THINK HE'D BE A REALLY GOOD FIT.
DOES ANYONE HAVE, UH, ANY CONNECTION WITH A HISPANIC COMMUNITY? YES, IMEN.
IN FACT, I MENTIONED IT BEFORE AND I, IT SEEMS LIKE PERSONAL RECRUITMENT WORKS THE BEST FOR US.
UH, SO IF WE CAN WORK IN THOSE TWO AREAS, THAT'D BE GREAT.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? UM, MAYBE, MAYBE THIS IS, MAYBE IT'S GETTING TOO LATE, BUT WE HAD, UH, THERE'D BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT SOME KIND OF, UM, I DON'T WHAT YOU CALL IT, PARTY WHATEVER TO RECOGNIZE, UH, FRED'S WORK.
I HAD BROUGHT THAT UP LAST TIME AND UM, I THINK WE SHOULD DO SOME SORT OF MM-HMM
UM, WOULD YOU WANT I'D BE GLAD TO CONTACT HIM AND SEE.
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT HIS SCHEDULE IS SINCE HE'S RETIRED.
WE DID HAVE THAT ON THE SCHEDULE FOR, I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHICH MEETING WE HAD TO CANCEL, BUT FOR THAT MEETING YES.
HE, WE HAD PLANNED TO HAVE THAT BEFORE WE HAD PLANNED TO HAVE THAT EVENT.
UM, WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RECONNECT WITH FRED ON ANOTHER TIME WHERE HE COULD BE AT, AROUND THIS MEETING SET, HAVING
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TO CREATE ANOTHER SCHEDULE.SO YOU'RE, YOU'RE GONNA CARRY THE BALL ON THAT THEN WE WILL WORK WITH FRED YET OKAY.
TO FIND OUT WHEN, WHEN IT'S A GOOD TIME FOR HIM.
I MEAN, WE CAN RETIRE LIKE, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
IS THAT, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING, UH, JOYCE OR WAS THAT WHAT YOU WERE GONNA THAT WAS OKAY.
YEAH, WHAT I WAS WANTING TO BRING UP.
SO IF THERE IS NO OTHER BUS BUSINESS, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
I'LL SECOND COMMISSIONER KELLER.