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25 <br /> How many times per month does this board/commission meet, including <br /> any special meetings and sub-committee meetings? <br /> The HRC meets monthly except for July. The HRC convenes sub-commit- <br /> tee meetings to plan events and work on projects such as Community <br /> Reads and to analyze data regarding Advisory Board diversity. Subcommit- <br /> tee members also meet to review the nominations for the Pauli Murray <br /> Awards, discuss promotions and communications from the HRC, and to <br /> conduct other subcommittee business that will be presented to the full HRC <br /> membership for consideration. The Executive committee also meets with <br /> staff as needed. <br /> Brief Statement of Board/Commission's Assigned Charge and Responsibil- <br /> ities. <br /> The Orange County Human Relations Commission was officially formed by <br /> a resolution on June 16, 1987 in response to a Ku Klux Klan rally in Chapel <br /> Hill. The Orange County Board of Commissioners expressed its desire to <br /> "encourage mutual understanding and fair treatment of all citizens," and <br /> "encourage actions which reduces tensions among groups of citizens in Or- <br /> ange County." Currently, the HRC's charge includes, but is not limited to: <br /> a. Studying and making recommendations concerning problems in the <br /> field of human relationships; <br /> b. Anticipating and discovering practices and customs most likely to <br /> create animosity and unrest, and seeking solutions to problems as <br /> they arise; <br /> c. Making recommendations designed to promote goodwill and har- <br /> mony among groups in the County irrespective of their race, color, <br /> creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, affectional preference, <br /> disability, age, marital status or status with regard to public assis- <br /> tance; <br /> d. Monitoring and investigating complaints of discrimination; <br /> e. Addressing and attempting to remedy the violence, tensions, polari- <br /> zation, and other harm created through the practices of discrimina- <br /> tion, bias, hatred, and civil inequality; and <br /> f. Promoting harmonious relations within the County through hearings <br /> and due process of law. <br /> The Human Relations Commission drafted the Orange County Civil Rights <br /> Ordinance which was enacted on June 6, 1994 (amended August 3, 1995). <br /> Staff was thereafter hired to enforce the Ordinance and carryout the other <br /> functions on behalf of the HRC as mandated by the U.S. Department of <br /> Housing and Urban Development (HUD)through its cooperative agreement <br /> with the County. <br />