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Commission on Human Rights

Commission Meeting Minutes November 29, 2021

Commissioners Present:
First District: Howard Sapper (Officer-at-Large), Kathleen Finigan
Second District: Elizabeth Escalante (Vice Chair)
Third District: Katrina Phillips (Chair)
Fourth District: Rosa Reynoza, Paulina Lopez Fifth District: Lyndsey Burcina (Officer-at-Large) Staff: Meira Bowcut

Commissioners Absent:
First District: Omar Paz Jr. Second District: Iliana Madrigal Third District: Isabel Lopez

Meeting held through publicly available link via Zoom Meeting

  1. Call to Order – Mission Statement – Roll Call – PHILLIPS
  2. Meeting called to order by Chair Phillips at 5:54PM. Roll call was taken by staff.

  3. Public Comment on Non-Agendized items – PHILLIPS
  4. No members of the public addressed the Commission

  5. Special Calendar
  6. Discussion and possible action on items below

    Chair Phillips read the statement that was written in support to Jerry Threet and NAACP. Commissioner Finigan suggested to edit the statement. Motion was done to release the edited version to the press.

    No Public Comment

    Motion: Vice Chair Escalante

    Ayes: 6

    Noes: 0

    Second: Commissioner Sapper

    Absent: 3

    Abstained: 1

  7. Adjournment
  8. The meeting adjourned at 6:01PM