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James informed the members that a complainant of a discrimination complaint has requested a reconsideration of the No Cause finding. James explained that a reconsideration is akin to an appeal where members of the HRC will serve as the panel of judges. The members were asked to consider who would be appointed to the panel. The following members volunteered to sit on the panel and receive training on the hearings process and procedures: Vanessa Soleil, Matt Hughes, Scott Goldsmith, Susie Enoch and Rollin Russell. James will contact the State Human Relations Commission to discover when the training would take place. James provided a brief update on the progress of the County's Accessibility Committee and reminded the members that the BOCC Work Session to discuss the HRC's annual report is on Tuesday, February 91' at Southern Human Services. V. Subcommittee Updates Executive Committee: It was reported that the HRC retreat will take place on Saturday, March 5, 2016. This will be an all -day event expected to end at around 3:00 p.m. Building Integrated Communities (BIC): No Report. The members discussed whether the BIC subcommittee should continue to exist. Christine Kelly- Kleese provided a detailed history of the subcommittee. After discussion, Rollin made a motion to suspend the Building Integrated Communities subcommittee and revisit the aims of the subcommittee at the retreat. Scott seconded the motion which passed unanimously. BIC will be removed from future Agendas until further notice. Diversity Matters: There was a discussion about the upcoming Human Relations Month Forum. It was suggested that James contact the co- moderators and schedule a walk - through of the facility and the order of the program. It was also suggested that James send invitations to churches to attend the Forum and the post -Forum discussion on Monday, February 1, 2016. Community Relations: Gerald presented a recommendation that in consideration of there being no business nominees, the Pauli Murray Awards should be doled upon two (2) adults and two (2) youth. Members of the subcommittee submitted their votes and determined that the two adult recipients will be Reyna Rivera and Dr. Deborah Stroman. The two youth honorees are Linnea Van Mannen and Ruth George. With regard to the Essay Contest, there was only one entry. The members discussed the content of the entry and determined that the entry was not on topic. The members thereafter opted not to award a winner of the Essay Contest and asked James to contact the sole entrant to inform her of the HRC's decision. With regard to the Poster Contest, there were six (6) entries. The members discussed whether the entries should be judged by age or grade, or whether the entries should be judged in a sole category. The members opted to judge the posters as a sole category and voted the following: Page 2 of 3