Agenda Item Name:
Title
Human Rights Board Appointment
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Presenter:
Jacqueline Chung
Description:
Consider the application of Joanna Anderson to serve in the Citizen at Large position of the Alachua County Human Rights Board.
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Appoint Joanna Anderson to the Citizen-at-Large position of the Alachua County Human Rights Board with a term ending September 30, 2024. There are no other applicants for this position.
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Prior Board Motions:
The Human Rights Board reviews the Equal Opportunity Manager’s actions and recommendations on all discrimination complaints for the enforcement of Chapter 111 of the Alachua County Code, which included the Human Rights and the Fair Housing Ordinances. In coordination with the Manager, the Board takes other informational, educational or persuasive actions to implement the purpose of Chapter 111.
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
N/A
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Strategic Guide:
Social and Economic Opportunity
Background:
The Human Rights board makes recommendations to the Equal Opportunity Manager for the enforcement of the Alachua County Human Rights Ordinance. Membership is comprised 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 three citizens-at-large and one alternate. Members shall be representative of the County’s population and whenever possible, should reflect racial, ethnic and religious minorities as well as geographic, economic and sexual considerations. This board meets as needed.