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Bilingualsignageinpublicbuildings,aswellasacoordinatedsystemfortranslation <br />services <br />CulturalcompetencytrainingforCityStaff <br />Housingissuesandresources <br />Immigrantrights <br />LGBTQIrights <br />HRC Structural Issues <br />MeetingsaretoorushedandtheHRCisforcedtomakedecisionstooquickly. <br />Commissionersneedtobeontimeanddotheworkandbemoreinvolved. <br />TheCommissionat15memberswascitednumeroustimesasbeingtoolargeandthus <br />hinderingprogress. <br />TherehasbeenpreviouscollaborationbetweenthePoliceCommissionandtheHRC. <br />Respondentswouldliketomaintainandfurtherdevelopthisrelationshipand <br />partnership. <br />Thereisalackofdiversityinthecommittees.Explorationofadifferentmodelthat <br />bringsnewpeopletothetableshouldbepursued. <br />ThecurrentscreeningandapplicationprocessforHumanRightsCommissionersisin <br />needofreform.Thepresentprocessdoesnotproducecandidatesbestsuitedforthe <br />positionsnorclearlyoutlinewhatisexpectedofcommissioners. <br />Thestyleofthemeetingscanbeisolatingandexclusiveduetohowthemeetingisrun. <br />Thetableseparatesthecommissionfromthecommunityanditissuggestedthatthe <br />communityshouldfeelwelcometocollaborateandsittogetherwiththeHRC. <br />Suggestions for HRC <br />Developbothshortandlongtermgoals. <br />Providemoretraining/informationregardingtheroleoftheHRCwithinthecontextof <br />thecityorganization. <br />DevelopamodeltointegratemorecommunityvolunteersintoHRCworkandprovide <br />advocacytraining. <br />Coordinatewithcommunityorganizationsandgovernmentalagenciestoensurethat <br />peoplehaveaccesstotheservicestheyneed. <br />DevelopamethodthatallowstheHRCtofocusontheworktheyarecurrentlydoing <br />andrespondtoemergingcommunityissues. <br />Developamoreoutcomesbasedapproachtocommissionactivities,usingaspecific <br />workplanwithoneortwokeygoalsfortheyear. <br />Providefacilitationopportunitiesforallpartiestorepresenttheirinterestsandaugment <br />thevisibilityoftheHRCinthecommunity. <br />CreateagreaterHRCpresenceintheschooldistrictandworkwithƐĐŚŽŽů͛Ɛequity <br />committees(i.e.TheEquityCommitteeof4J)torespondtoissuesofbullying,gangs, <br />LGBTQrights,andrace/ethnicity. <br />HRC Priorities <br />July 2011 Page | 2 <br /> <br />