EQUAL RIGHTS COMMISSION

Agenda

1. This is a hybrid meeting. Those wishing to attend virtually may do so by clicking the following link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting Join the meeting now Meeting ID: 232 595 068 609 Passcode: Hw2XZ2X7
2. Untitled item
3. Call to Order
4. Roll Call
5. Introductions • Current Commissioners • New Commissioners • Equal Rights Commission Staff
6. Election of Chair and Vice Chair
7. Welcome from Chair
8. Approval of Previous Minutes of October, November & December 2025
9. Communication from Office of Equity and Inclusion Staff Equal Rights Specialist - Omar Barberena • 2026 International Human Rights Day a) Committee meetings & membership b) Event logistics • December 2025 Complaints *8 online complaints, 20 calls, 1 walk-in • 2026 Know Your Rights Community Informational Sessions Equal Rights Complaints Liaison - Ramona Ramos • Online Complaint System • 2025 Data Project Report Summary
10. Communication from Governance Committee • 2025 Annual Report • Commissioner Recruitment • 2026 Strategic Planning • 2026 City Department presentations • LGBTQ Advisory Committee
11. Community Announcements
12. Adjournment
13. Untitled item
14. In the event that Common Council members who are not members of this committee attend this meeting, this meeting may also simultaneously constitute a meeting of the Common Council or any of the following committees: Community and Economic Development, Finance and Personnel, Judiciary and Legislation, Licenses, Public Safety and Health, Public Works, Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development, and/or Steering and Rules. Whether a simultaneous meeting is occurring depends on whether the presence of one or more of the Common Council member results in a quorum of the Common Council or any of the above committees, and, if there is a quorum of another committee, whether any agenda items listed above involve matters within that committee’s realm of authority. In the event that a simultaneous meeting is occurring, no action other than information gathering will be taken at the simultaneous meeting.
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