Item 2: Ordinance on Human Rights Commission

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(3) The commission may make and alter rules for its conduct and procedure, providing they are consistent with state law and applicable provisions of the city charter, ordinances and policies. (4) The commission may approve a leave of absence, not to exceed three months, for a commissioner who is temporarily unable to fulfill the duties of a commissioner. (4) 5, not including any Fifty percent plus one of the current membership commissioner who is on leave of absence, shall constitute a quorum. (5) 6 The city manager may, within his or her discretion, furnish staff assistance to the commission or to the commission's [committees] working groups . 2.280 Human Rights Commission [Committees]. Work Plan and Task Groups (1) [ The Agenda Committee of the Human Rights Commission is hereby created. (a) The members of the agenda committee shall be the elected chairperson and vice-chair of the commission, the chair of the committee on education and outreach, the chair of the committee on accessibility, and the designated representative of the advocate response team. (b) The agenda committee shall be responsible for the preparation of the agenda and for planning the meetings of the commission. The agenda committee shall also provide membership services by the orientation of new members of the commission and the commission's committees, by assisting all members and the council concerning member's attendance and responsibilities, and by providing a link among the commission and the committees when these are not meeting. The agenda committee may take other actions, at the request of the commission, including preparing recommendations on commission bylaws and other administrative matters. (2) The Advocate Response Team, the Committee on Education and Outreach, and the Committee on Accessibility, hereinafter referred to as the "standing committees," are hereby created. (a) The committee on accessibility and the committee on education and outreach shall have ten members each who shall serve three year terms. The commission shall appoint members of each committee according to the criteria specified in section 2.013 of this code. These committees shall elect a committee chairperson and vice-chairperson. The chairperson must also be a commissioner. Officers shall serve for terms of one year. (b) Vacant positions on a standing committee shall be filled by appointment by the commission. A position shall be considered vacant under the same conditions as set forth for a vacancy on the commission. Ordinance - Page 4 of 6