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BROOKLYN CENTER HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
Adopted February 11, 1969
Pursuant to Resolution No, 68-44 adopted by the City Council of the
City of Brooklyn Center on Feb ruary 19, 1968, relating to and providing for the
establishment, appointment, organization and responsibilities of the Brooklyn
Center Human Rights Commission, the said Commission does hereby adopt the
following by-laws and roles for the conduct of its affairs.
Article I. Officers
Section 1. Personnel
The ofAcers shall consist of a Chairman and
a Vice-Chairman
Section 2. Duties
The Chairman sahll preside at all meetings and
shall appoint committees and committee chairmen.
The Vice-Chairman shall perform such duties as
may be assigned by the Chairman, and shall assume
the chair in the absence of the Chairman,
Article IL Meetings
The Commission shall hold one regular public meeting each month,
Other meetings may be called at arty time by the Commission
Chairman upon sufficient notification to all Commission members,
Article III. Ouorum
A quorum shall consist of eight members of the Commission.
Article IV. Attendance
Absence on the part of a Commission member from three consecutive
regular meetings shall constitute grounds for the Commission
Chairman to recommend to the City Council the removal of
said member.
Is Article V. Minutes
Minutes of each regular meeting shall be provided to each
Commission member in writing prior to the commencement of the
succeeding regular meeting.
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Article VI. Permanent Committees
Section 1. Structure
• The Commission shall maintain four permanent
committees to function in the areas of:
Education
Employment
Housing
Public Information
The Chairman and Co-Chairman shall serve as Ex-officio members of these
committees. °
Section 2. Membershiv
Each committee shall consist of five members.
The Commission Chairman shall appoint three
Commission members to each Committee for
one-year terms, and shall also appoint a Committee
Chairman selected from these Commission members.
Upon recommendation by the Committee Chairman,
the Commission Chairman shall appoint to each
Committee two members selected from the community
at large for one-year terms.
Section 3, Duties of Committee Chairmen
a. Each Chairman shall appoint a Vice-Chairman from
the Committee membership. The Vice-Chairman shall
hold said position at the pleasure of the Committee
Chairman. The Vice-Chairman shall perform such
duties as may be assigned by the Chairman,, and
shall assume the chair in the absence of the Chairmano
b. Each Chairman shall appoint a Secretary from the
Committee membership. The Secretary shall record
and maintain minutes of Committee meetings*
c, Each Chairman shall schedule one regular Committee
meeting per month, Other meetings may be called by
the Committee Chairman,,
Section 4, Duties of Permanent Committees
The duties of the Permanent Committees shall be
to formulate programs in their areas of concern, and
to implement them with Commission approval.
Article VII, General Provisions
No member of the Human Rights Commission shall be authorized
to speak on behalf of the Commission publicly unless the Commission
has first considered and approved such statements. All press
releases must be approved by the Commission Chairman or by the
Commission Chairman's designated representative.
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Article VIII. Parliamentarv Authoritv
Roberts Rules of Order shall be the governing authority for
all meetings of the Commission and for its Committees.
Article 1X. Amendments
These by-laws may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the
Commission provided that ten days advance notice in writing
has been given all Commission members.
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