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20 <br /> NAME OF BOARD/COMMISSION: The Orange County Human Relations Commission <br /> (HRC) <br /> Report Period: 2012 calendar year for annual report; 2013 calendar year for work plan <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 background <br /> materials may be provided as a supplement to, but not as a 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 /> Same as above <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" and/or sub-committee meetings the purpose is to consider nomination <br /> information for the Pauli Murray Awards or the Student Essay Contest. <br /> Brief Statement of Board/Commission's Assigned Charge and Responsibilities. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners created the Orange County Human <br /> Relations 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 <br /> and unrest and to seek solutions to problems as they arise; <br /> c. Make recommendations designed to promote goodwill and harmony among <br /> groups in the County irrespective of their race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, <br /> national origin, sex, affectional preference, disability, age, marital status or status <br /> with regard to public assistance; <br /> d. Monitor complaints involving discrimination; <br /> e. Address and attempt to remedy the violence, tensions, polarization, and other <br /> harm created through the practices of discrimination, bias, hatred, and civil <br /> inequality; and <br />