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/J�* <br />ORANGE COUNTY ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS <br />INPUT FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' ANNUAL PLANNING RETREAT <br />The Board of Commissioners welcomes input from various advisory boards and <br />commissions in preparation for its annual planning retreat. Please complete the <br />following information, limited to the front and back of this form. Other <br />background materials may be provided as a supplement to, but. not as a <br />substitute for, this form. <br />Board /Commission Name: <br />The Orange County HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION (HRC) <br />Person to address the BOCC at Retreat (if requested by BOCC) and contact <br />information: <br />Tara L. Fikes, Director <br />Housing, Human Rights, and Community Development Department <br />919.245.2492 <br />Primary County Staff Contact: <br />James Spivey, Civil Rights Specialist <br />919.245.2488 <br />How many times per month does this board /commission meet, including any <br />special meetings and sub - committee meetings? <br />The HRC meets monthly except for the month of July. If the HRC convenes "special <br />meetings" those meetings are usually to consider nomination information for the Pauli Murray <br />Awards or the Student Essay Contest. The HRC subcommittees convene their meetings on an as <br />needed basis, i.e., the Advocacy /Outreach Subcommittee meeting with the Town Manager and <br />Police Chief of Chapel Hill. <br />Brief Statement of Board /Commission's Assigned Charge and Responsibilities. <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners created the Orange County Human Relations <br />Commission to: <br />a. Study and make recommendations concerning problems in the field of human <br />relationships; <br />b. Anticipate and discover practices and customs most likely to create animosity and unrest <br />and to seek solutions to problems as they arise; <br />c. Make recommendations designed to promote goodwill and harmony among groups in the <br />County irrespective of their race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, <br />affectional preference, disability, age, marital status or status with regard to public <br />assistance; <br />d. Monitor complaints involving discrimination; <br />e. Address and attempt to remedy the violence, tensions, polarization, and other harm <br />created through the practices of discrimination, bias, hatred, and civil inequality; and <br />f. Promote harmonious relations within the County through hearings and due process of <br />law. <br />