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HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION <br /> Cultivating Community Through Social Justice <br /> Meeting Minutes <br /> Tuesday, May 28, 2024 <br /> 6:00pm-7:30 pm <br /> (Virtual) <br /> Member Role Attendance <br /> Commissioners <br /> Lynn McGee (LM) Commissioner, Chair Present <br /> Jenn Sykes (JS) Commissioner, Vice Chair Present <br /> Nathalie Volkheimer(NCV) Commissioner, Secretary Present <br /> Josh Ravitch (JR Commissioner Present <br /> Michael Fath (MF) Commissioner Present <br /> Brooke Capps-Yaroni (BCY) Commissioner Present <br /> Jemm Merritt-Feder(JM) Commissioner Present <br /> Rhian Ford (RF) Commissioner Present <br /> Tonya Jones (TJ) Commissioner Present <br /> Ruby Garcia(RG) Commissioner Excused <br /> Anjail Taylor(AT) Commissioner Absent <br /> Orange County Staff <br /> Courtney McLaughlin (CM) Interim Director, Chief Equity and Human Rights Officer Present <br /> I. Call to order- Lynn McGee, Chair (6:00pm) <br /> II. Meeting Minutes Approval: April 23, 2024, Meeting Minutes Approved pending correction to <br /> remove Josh as Chair in the attendance portion of the minutes. It was agreed that future Agenda <br /> Items have the names removed from the Subcommittee Section. <br /> Moved: BCY <br /> Seconded: TJ <br /> Approved <br /> III. County Updates (6:04-6:25) - Courtney McLaughlin, Interim Director <br /> A. Upcoming Events: Juneteenth celebration is Friday June 14t", which is the kickoff to <br /> other Juneteenth celebrations. There will be an opening ceremony, guest speakers and <br /> performances at the David price Farmer's Pavilion at 10am., there will be events all day <br /> closing with a "block party format" gathering at the Eno Arts Mill. <br /> Requests were made to see if there is the possibility with nametags indicating that the <br /> Commissioners are commissioners. <br /> All commissioners are to email CM with their availability to help with the Juneteenth <br /> celebration. <br /> B. Share Point Site Update: County IT is transitioning documents to reflect the <br /> organizational change and to move into a Sharepoint environment. An update should be <br /> coming to the next meeting how the IT will be structured moving forward. No other shared <br /> drives can be used in the interim, due to the legal requirements of recordkeeping. However, <br />