HomeMy WebLinkAbout09.24.24 HRC Mintues (Final) t 0. HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
Cultivating Community Through Social Justice
MINUTES
Tuesday, September 24, 2023
6:00 pm—7:30 pm
Orange County Solid Waste Administration
1207 Eubanks Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27517
Member Role Attendance
Commissioners
Lynn McGee (LM) Commissioner, Chair Absent
Jenn Sykes(JS) Commissioner, Vice Chair Present
Josh Ravitch (JR) Commissioner Absent
Brooke Capps-Yaroni (BCY) Commissioner Present
Jemm Merritt—Feder(JM) Commissioner Present
Rhian Ford (RF) Commissioner Present
Tonya Jones (TJ) Commissioner Present
Michael Fath (MF) Commissioner Present
Anjail Taylor(AT) Commissioner Absent
Orange County Staff
Paul Slack Director, Chief Equity and Human Rights Officer Present
Courtney McLaughlin (CM) Department of Equity and Human Rights Staff Present
I. Call to Order
A. Commissioner Sykes, Vice Chair called meeting to order at 6:02 p.m.
II. Agenda Approval
A. Approval: Motion made by Commissioner Taylor: Seconded by Commissioner Capps-Yaroni;
Unanimous approval.
III. Minutes Approval—August 27, 2024
A. Approval: Motion made by Commissioner Capps-Yaroni: Seconded by Commissioner Carraker-
Ford; Unanimous approval.
IV. County Updates
A. Share Point Site Update:Sharepoint sent to HRC members from Courtney, though some members
had trouble accessing it. Courtney will reach out to IT on it.
B. Budget Update: Budget for HRC finalized at $10,000 for FY 2025. This is less than the past two
years, but more than before.
C. Fair Housing Complaint Status: No fair housing issues to report for the month.
D. Climate Action Grant Application Access Issues: Climate grant reviews due by end of September,
though some HRC members were still having trouble getting to the applications and would not
make the deadline.
E. Retreat Doodle Poll Status: New administrative person has started half-time to support the HRC in
coordination. Request to hold retreat until after elections, such as in January.
F. Social Media:Jemm now has access to the social media accounts and is posting.
G. One Orange Racialized Histories: One Orange, the group of municipalities and county diversity
staffs, is doing a racial history review for the county.The focus is on the political impacts of race in
the county. HRC members were asked to submit any information between October 1-15 that they
knew about for resources or names or history for the project.
H. Community Listening Session: Community listening session information included in the packet for
the HRC. One is on the 11th for agencies.
V. Executive Committee Report
A. Upcoming Events: Historic Preservation Committee Meeting: Jemm will be attending October
meeting.
B. Vacancies: Request to have evaluations in on Sept. 271h. Will have first three submitted to the
county for approval to attend October meeting. 41h vacancy has arisen so will discuss in October
for November confirmation by BOCC.
VI. HRC Officer Elections
A. Chair: Motion by Commissioner Carraker-Ford to elect Commissioner Merritt; Seconded by
Commissioner Capps-Yaroni; Unanimous approval.
B. Vice Chair: Motion by Commissioner Capps-Yaroni to elect Commissioner Carraker-Ford:Seconded
by Commissioner Fath; Unanimous approval.
C. Secretary: Put on hold until more members are present.
VI I. Sub-Committee Reports
A. Policies and Procedures: No updates at this time.
B. Outreach& Engagement: No updates at this time.
C. Community Events:Commissioner Fath will be ending his term with the HRC on 9/30.Commissioner
Jones will continue with sub-committee.
VIII. Other Business/Announcements
A. No announcements at this time.
IX. Adjourn
A. Commissioner Fath motioned to adjourn at 6:58 p.m.; Seconded by Commissioner Capps-Yaroni;
Unanimous approval.
NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, October 22, 2024, on Microsoft Teams Meeting ID: 269 074 498 688 Passcode: 3R5Uxu