ORDINANCE NO. 2009-02
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY CODE
CONCERNING THE HUMAN RIGHTS AND RELATIONS COMMISSION
THE CITY OF EDINA ORDAINS:
Section 1. Section
140 of the Edina City Code is amended to read as follows:
“Section 140 - Human Rights and
Relations Commission
140.01 Policy Statement. It is
the public policy of the Council to:
A. Secure for all of the residents of
the City freedom from discrimination because of race, color, creed,
religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, disability,
status with regard to public assistance, familial status or national
origin in connection with employment, housing and real property,
public accommodations, public services, credit and education.
B. Support the home, family and human
relations in the City.
C. Cooperate with the State
Department of Human Rights, the Minnesota League of Human Rights
Commissions and other agencies in their programs of human rights.
140.02 Establishment. To further
accomplishment of the above policies, the Human Rights and Relations
Commission (the "Commission") is hereby established.
140.03 Duties. The Commission
shall:
A. Advise and counsel the Council on
matters relating to discrimination and human relations referred to
herein.
B. Implement such programs of
education and community action which are designed to effectuate the
public policy stated in Subsection 140.01 and which have been
approved by the Council.
C. Cooperate with the State
Department of Human Rights, the State League of Human Rights
Commissions and other agencies and programs which relate to the
public policy stated herein.
D. Investigate, study, report and
undertake other functions as are assigned to local commissions under
and pursuant to M.S. 363, and to discharge its duties under M.S. 363
with regard to specific matters referred to it by the State
Commissioner of Human Rights or filed with it by individuals.
140.04 Membership. The
Commission shall consist of 9 regular members, including one student,
appointed by the Mayor with the consent of a majority of the Council.
The student member of the Commission shall have full voting rights and
shall serve for a one-year term. Members of the Commission shall be
residents of the City, be appointed for a term of three years and serve
until a successor shall have been appointed. Upon termination of a
member's term, that member's successor shall be appointed for the
remainder of such term. Members of the Commission shall serve without
compensation and may resign voluntarily or be removed by majority vote
of the Council or pursuant to Subsection 180 of this Code. Commission
members who discontinue legal residency in the City shall be deemed to
have resigned from office effective as of the date of such
discontinuance.
140.05 Organization. The
Commission shall:
A. Elect from its members each year a
chair and a vice chair, each of whom shall serve for a period of not
more than two years.
B. Adopt such bylaws as shall be
necessary or desirable for conduct of its business.
C. Appoint a secretary from its
membership or request that a staff secretary be furnished by the
City. If a secretary is assigned by the City, the secretary shall
perform only such clerical duties on behalf of the Commission as may
be assigned by the chair with the consent of the Manager. Additional
advisory staff may be assigned to the Commission by the Manager.
140.06 Meetings. All meetings of
the Commission shall be open to the public, be governed by Roberts Rules
of Order, and otherwise be held pursuant to its bylaws. The Commission
shall hold its regular meetings on such fixed date and in such fixed
place as it from time to time shall determine. The minutes of all
meetings shall be recorded and a copy thereof transmitted to each member
of the Council.”
Section 2.
This ordinance is effective immediately upon its passage and
publication.
First
Reading: March 17, 2009
Second Reading:
April 7, 2009
Published: April 16, 2009
