Item B: Annual Meeting with Human Rights Commission

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EUGENE HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAM FY 2006 REPORT INTRODUCTION There are 3 FTE staff in the City Manager's Office dedicated to assisting the commission and its standing committees, and to do additional human rights work as assigned. The staff con- sists of Program Manager Greg Rikhoff and Program Special- ists Francisca Leyva-Johnson and Karen Hyatt. The Eugene Human Rights Commission (HRC) and four stand- ing committees of the commission were established by Ordi- nance 19732 in 1990. The Ordinance was updated in 2002. The HRC coordinates program efforts and has oversight re- sponsibility for the standing committees of the commission In addition, the Human Rights Program could not do its work without the invaluable contribution of volunteers and interns. Of particular note, James Dean serves as a full-time office VOl- unteer and coordinator. The HRC has 15 members, 14 appointed by the City Counci and one member of the City Council. The four standing com- mittees are the Agenda Committee, Education and Outreach Committee, Accessibility Committee, and Advocate Response Team. The Human Rights Commission last reported to the City Coun- cil in September 2005. This report highlights the work of the commission from July 2005 through June 2006 and the goals and work plan of the commission for fiscal years 2007 and 2008. Page 6 FY 2007/2008 Work Plan The Agenda Committee is composed of the commission's elected officers. The other committees are comprised of a mixture of commissioners and community members. Each commissioner is a member of at least one standing committee, is an advocate with the Human Rights Support System, and/or serves as the commission's representative to another commu- nity group FY 2006 Annual Report and Eugene Human Rights Commission