Agenda Item Name:
Title
FY21 Human Rights Board Annual Report
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Presenter:
Jacqueline Chung
Description:
FY21 Annual Report of the Human Rights Board
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Accept the FY21 Annual Report of the Human Rights Board
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Prior Board Motions:
The Human Rights Board was established in the Alachua County Human Rights Ordinance to render determinations on complaints of discrimination filed under the Human Rights Ordinance.
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
N/A
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Strategic Guide:
N/A
Background:
The Human Rights Board reviews the Equal Opportunity Manager’s investigative reports and recommendations on discrimination complaints for the enforcement of Chapter 111 of the Alachua County Code, the Human Rights Ordinance. In coordination with the Manager, the Board takes other informational, educational, or persuasive actions to implement the purpose of Chapter 111.
The board shall be composed of seven members plus one alternate member appointed by the board of county commissioners. The membership shall consist, whenever possible, of the following: a member of the Alachua County (Citizen) Disability Advisory Committee, an attorney eligible to practice in the State of Florida, a residential rental manager, a representative of a lending institution, and four citizens-at-large. Membership shall be representative of the county's population and, whenever possible, should reflect racial, ethnic and religious minorities, as well as gender, economic and geographic considerations.