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HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION <br /> Cultivating Community Through Social Justice <br /> MINUTES <br /> Tuesday, April 26, 2022 <br /> 6:00 pm—7:30 pm <br /> Virtual Meeting <br /> Via Zoom <br /> MEMBERS PRESENT STAFF <br /> Frances Castillo, Chair Sharron Hinton, Interim Director <br /> Ellis Driver Melvyn Blackwell, Civil Rights Specialist <br /> Michael Fath <br /> Shawnee Seese <br /> Ana Garcia-Turner <br /> MEMBERS ABSENT <br /> Allison Mahaley(excused) <br /> Dion Graham (excused) <br /> Samantha Beecham (unexcused) <br /> I. Call to Order <br /> A. Commissioner&Chair, Frances Castillo <br /> i. Called meeting to order at 6:04 p.m. <br /> II. Minutes Approval—March 22, 2022 <br /> A. Approval <br /> i. Motion made by Commissioner Seese; Second by Commissioner Driver <br /> ii. March 22, 2022 minutes approved <br /> III. County Updates <br /> A. Human Rights & Relations Interim Director,Sharron Hinton <br /> i. Interviews for the Human Rights& Relations director position will be held during the week <br /> of May 2,2022.There will be two-panel interviews, one consisting of County departmental <br /> leads and one consisting of County community members. The County Manager, Bonnie <br /> Hammersley, and the Deputy County Manager, Travis Myren, will interview the final <br /> candidates. <br /> IV. Executive Committee Report <br /> A. Commissioner&Chair, Frances Castillo <br /> i. A doodle poll will be submitted to the Commission to determine Commissioner <br /> availabilities for board orientation and a virtual retreat. <br /> ii. Commissioners should have received a Google document to confirm their contact <br /> information. <br /> iii. Executive Committee members will be meeting with Human Rights & Relations staff to <br /> discuss Fair Housing training. Board of County Commissioners member Anna Richards, <br /> would be interested in the possibility of doing this in collaboration with the Affordable <br />