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ORDINANCE NO. 807
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISIDNG THE
STILLWATER HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
The City Council of the City of Stillwater, Washington County, does ordain:
1. Establishment. There is hereby established a Commission to be advisory to the City
Council to be known as the Human Rights Commission, that will be organized and have the duties set
forth in this Ordinance.
2. Purpose. The purpose of the Human Rights Commission is to aid and advise the City
Council in ensuring for all citizens of the City equal opportunity in those areas protected by law and in
other related concerns.
3. Duties and Responsibilities. The Human Rights Commission must:
(a) Study and review programs and policies and aid the City Council in enlisting the
cooperation of agencies, organizations and individuals in the City in an active program directed to create
equal opportunity and eliminate discrimination and inequalities.
(b) Advise and aid the City Council in implementing recommendations that may be
appropriate to the City, including, but not limited to, (1) specific programs of public information
regarding the statutory requirements of the Minnesota State Human Rights Act; (2) comprehensive studies
and surveys of practices in the community; (3) programs of affirmative action to be developed with
employers, the housing industry, the educational institutions, and governmental agencies; (4) programs
of review to give and gain information regarding compliance with state requirements concerning equal
opportunity; (5) programs designed to alleviate community tension; (6) programs designed to create a
genuine climate of community readiness to accept orderly and demonstrable change in eliminating barriers
of equal opportunity.
(c) Attempt to conciliate, within its authority, all grievances involving discrimination
occurring within the City and make all appropriate reports to the City Council and State Department of
Human Rights. .
(d) Advise Independent School District No. 834 on matters relating to human rights.
(e) Establish committees, as the Commission finds it to be necessary, in the following areas:
(1) employment and housing; (2) public information; (3) legislation; and (4) liaison with other
organizations including other city commissions and agencies.
(t) Perform such other functions concerning human rights as the City Council may from time
to time direct:
4. Membership.
(a) The Commission will be composed of 11 members, all of whom must be residents of the
City. Two of the 11 members must be students who attend Independent School District No. 834.
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(b) the members of the Commission will be appointed by the City Council after due
consideration has been given their interest and commitment to civil and human rights principles; to their
knowledge in the fields of employment, housing, public accommodations, public services, education and
other areas affected by the State Human Rights Act; to their ability to serve in a genuine leadership role
in the community by virtue of their positions of responsibility in business and civic affairs; to adequate
representation of the classes of persons protected under the State Human Rights Act; and to
recommendations obtained from various sources including any local human rights committee.
(c) Each youth member will be appointed for a one-year term. Except for the first terms,
all other members will be appointed for two-year terms that are staggered in order to provide continuity
of policy and program. In anyone year no more than one-half of the terms may expire. No member
may serve more than six years, not including the time served filling the unexpired term of another.
(d) The City Council must also attempt to appoint members from the various wards on a
more or less equal basis in order to further the policy of the Council that representation on City
Committees be balanced between wards.
5. Bylaws. The Commission must formulate bylaws to govern all other matters relating to
the conduct and operation of the Commission, officers and duties, dates and conduct of meetings,
quorum, and other relevant matters including, but not limited to, amendment of the bylaws. The bylaws
of the Commission and any amendments thereto must be submitted to the City Council for approval.
6. Saving. This Ordinance must be added to the City Code, but in all other ways the City
Code will remain in full force and effect.
7. Effective Date. This only will be in full force and effect from and after its passing and
publication according to law.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Stillwater this 18th day of Apri 1 , 1995.
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Mor I Weldon, CIty Clerk
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ORDINANCE NO. 807
AN ORDINANCE ESTAIIUSHING THE
$TILl.WATEA lft.It.tAN RIOHT$
COMMtSSION
The CityCQuncil of the. City. of . Stillwater,
WashlngtOl1 c:ounty, cjoesorctain:
1. Esta.l:lliS/1ttleot Thereis.herebye$lablisllecj
a Commi$skmtobe a(!visory to theCityCouncll
to be koownas the Human Rights Commission,
\hat will be organized and have the duties set
fOrth in .this .Ordlnanc~,
2,~. The purpOse of the Human Rights
eommissiqn istQ.a1d atid a<lvisethe City COuncil
in ansuringfQr all cltizens of the CityequaJ
opportunity il) ttlose ~reas protected by law and
in other related concems.
3.. Duti~q and Re$pO~ibilities. The Human
Rights Comt'nission must:
(a) Study and review programS and policies
and aid the City Council in enlisting the
cooperatloll'~faQElflcle&i. organizatlOO$ and
individuals In the City I.n ~n active program
dlrectedt6Ulffeate eqo81.opportunltyand
eliminate discriminatiOn and inequalities,
(b) Advise and aid the City COUncil in
.implemanting recommendations that may be
appropriate tothe City, including, but not lilllited
to, (1) SPecific programs of publicinfotmation
regarding. the statutory . requirements of. the
Minnesota. State Human Rights Act; (2)
comprehensive studies ~nd surveys of Practices
In the community; (3~ programs ofafflrmatlve.
action to be~eloped~ employers. the
housing . industry. the educational InstitutiOns,
and govemmental'agencies; (4) programs'Of
review to give andgaln infonnation regarding
compliance \VithState requirementsconCfmling
'equal opP.ortunlty; (5) programs .d~ned t.o
alleviate.' community tension; (6)' programs
designed to. create a genuine cllmattl of
community readirlass .to .. accept orderly and
I;Iemonst!'8blechangeln eliminating barriers of
equalopportunlty. .
(C) AttemPt to concQlate. withlnits auttlority,
aJlgrievances involving diSCrlrnirl<ition o.ccurring
within the City andrnake all appropriate rep6m;
to the City COUncil and State Department. of
Human Rights- .' .'. .' . . .
(d) Advise Indepel'ldant School Di$lrlot No.
834 on mallEus relating to .hl.lman (IQhts.
(e) Establish committees, as the Commls$lon
(ind$it to be necessary,ln the fo/iowjng aTeaS:
(1) employment and hOUSing: (2) publiC
. InfOrmation; (3) legislation; and (4) liaison with
otherorganlzallott$~ding othel city
commissions and agencillf>,
(f) PerfOIT11 SUCh oth~f.~netions conceming
human rights as the City COUncil may from time
to time direct:
4. Mem~rship.
(a) The Commlssion.will be cOmpoSed of 11
members, all of whom must be residents of.the
City. Two of the 11 members must be stud8nts
who attend I~ndent School DIstrict No,
834.
(b) the members of the Convnilllon will be .
appolnte<jbylhe City Council after due
ClOOSideratlon,ha& been g!ventheir!ntereat and
commilll'lentto ciVil and human righlSprinclplEl$;
to their, knowledge In the!lekls of empioyment,
housing, public.. accommodations. public
setvices. edUcation and ()ther arelilS affected by
the State HutnanRights Act; to their ability to
seMl .In. ageOl,linelea(itJrshiproleinthe
comrnllnity>by virtue oftheirpP$itionsof
responslbDity in . bj:Iei~. aOdCivlc afflll~; to
a(ltlquate. represen~tion .of .the . classes of
petSO/l$protectedundertheStateHurnanRights
Act; aoolOrecommandaliqns'obtalned from
~l'iousllOUrcesinC/Udingany IOcaJhumantights
committee. .. i' ....... ">'n . ..... < .'
. (c) EachyoUlhmemt>er wlDb$spPc)jnta9 for
a one-yesrtelT11' ~t for the first terms. an
Qther.members wiII'!l8.appointedfortwO-year,
tenns \hatares~gered"'order to ~
continuity of. policy aooprQgl'anl' Inany/or.
year no,/llQre than pne-half of the.tellOS .1Tl8y.
expire. No.metnber may serve.mont than six
years., ,not inclUdin. g the lime..served.... ...' fiI.ting..... ..the..
unexpired term 01 aOOther. ...... . '.. .'. .
(d) TheCityc:ouncil. 1TllJ$t.. al$() atlaltiPt to
appoint II'letnbers from the vaoouswards on a
.moreor Jes$ equal basislnot(jerto further the
poficy Ofttle Col/nQII thatrepresentalion.on City
~bebalarlClld between wards.
5. -.. TheCornrnlSsion rnustfotthutate
byiawstogovemanOthermatlel'$ relatingtolhe
Conduct and operatiOn of the CommiSSion,
officers .and duties, dates and conduct of
meetings, ql/Of1Jm, and other relevant matle~
~OUlnotlimite<1to~arnendment of the
bylaW$. The bYtaws of the Oornrnlssion and any
a~thereto lljustbe ilJbmilted to the
City Coul1cll for approval. ... ... ........ .'
, 6. SDlng.ThisOrdi~ncelllU$lbe8ddedto
\he City COde, butjnall other ways the City
(::ode will remain In full force and effect.
7. Eff~lyeDat~.ThlsonlYwiil be in fuR forCe
a.nd effect from arfd after its passing and
~tiOn .according to law.
Adopted by the City Council. Of the City of
StIIIWatar this 18th dayOfApliI ,1995
lJI.IIi!yl. Kinm.1e .
Jay L. Kimble. Mayor
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Morti Weldon, City CIeI1c
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