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The purpose of the Human Rights Commission shall be to advise the City Council in ensuring for all citizens of the city equal opportunity in those areas protected by law and in such other affairs as may affect the social standards of the city.
The
shall:
(a) Study and review programs and policies and advise the City Council on enlisting the cooperation of agencies, organizations and individuals in the city in an active program directed to create equal opportunity and eliminate discrimination and inequalities;
(b) Advise the City Council on implementing such recommendations as may be appropriate to the city, including, but not limited to, such things as:
(1) Specific programs of public information regarding the statutory requirements of the Minnesota Human Rights Act (M.S. Chapter 363A);
(2) Comprehensive studies and surveys of practices in the community;
(3) Programs of affirmative action to be developed with employers, the housing industry, the educational institutions and governmental agencies;
(4) Programs of review to give and gain information regarding compliance with state requirements concerning equal opportunity;
(5) Programs designed to alleviate community tension; and
(6) Programs designed to create a genuine climate of community readiness to accept orderly and demonstrable change in eliminating barriers of equal opportunity.
(c) Refer all grievances received involving discrimination occurring within the city to the appropriate state or federal enforcement departments or agencies and make all appropriate reports to the City Council;
(d) Advise the Bloomington Independent School District No. 271 on matters relating to human rights, in accordance with the resolution of the City Council adopted May 4, 1970;
(e) Establish committees, as the
finds it to be necessary, in the following areas:
(1) The various areas of concern under the Minnesota Human Rights Act;
(2) Public information;
(3) Legislation; and
(4) Liaison with other organizations including other city commissions and agencies; and
(f) Perform such other functions concerning human rights as the City Council may from time to time direct.
(a) The
shall be composed of nine members. Two of the nine members shall be young adults.
(b) The members of the
shall be appointed by the City Council after due consideration has been given the interest and commitment of such individuals to civil and human rights principles; to their knowledge in the fields of employment, housing, public accommodations, public services, education and other areas affected by the Minnesota Human Rights Act; to their ability to serve in a genuine leadership role in the community by virtue of their positions of responsibility in business and civic affairs; to adequate representation of the classes of persons protected under the Minnesota Human Rights Act; and to recommendations obtained from various sources including any local human rights committee.
The purpose of the Parks, Arts, and Recreation Commission shall be to advise the City Council on matters relating to park infrastructure, recreation related facilities, park planning, park maintenance, parks and recreation programs, and cultural activities.
(Ord. 2017-15, passed 5-22-2017)
The
shall:
(a) Parks and recreation programs. The
shall review and evaluate park and recreation programs and how these programs can and do fulfill the existing and future needs of the city. The
shall be knowledgeable of park and recreation standards and shall evaluate the park and recreation programs and how they meet these standards. The
shall endeavor to foster equitable and compatible working relationships between the city and the Bloomington Independent School District No. 271 in the joint use of facilities as regard park and recreation programs.
(b) Long-range planning and development. The
shall review and evaluate parks, recreation and arts financing methods as they relate to needs. They shall study and evaluate future park plans for the city and shall plan for the continued maintenance and development of the city's existing park land.
(c) Revenue facilities. The
shall review, study and evaluate the use, operation and need for revenue facilities in the city such as the golf courses, swimming pools, and Bloomington Ice Garden.
(d) Cultural activities. The
shall study, review and evaluate existing and future programs and facilities in the area of cultural activities as an important additional source of recreation for the people and shall study how these programs and facilities meet the cultural needs of the community.
(Ord. 2017-15, passed 5-22-2017)
(a) The
shall consist of seven members, including at least one
. A
member may remain on the in that capacity after age 23 if that member is a full-time student in an accredited post-secondary educational institution. The commissioner shall serve in a comprehensive fashion to evaluate the recreational, cultural and leisure-time needs of the community and recommend alternative ways to meet those needs.
(b) The may create standing committees in each of the four areas designated in § 2.84.02. Commissioners may be evenly divided among the four standing committees and, at the request of the , up to three members of the general public may be appointed by the City Council to each of the standing committees.
(Ord. 2017-15, passed 5-22-2017)
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