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CITY OF HOPKINS
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COUNTY OF HENNEPIN
ORDINANCE NO. 93-729
AN ORDINANCE REESTABLISHING A HtJMAN RIGHTS CCM4ISSION
The City Council of the city of Hopkins does hereby ordain:
SECTION 1. That a new Section 340, Human Rights Commission, be
added to the Hopkins City Code to read as follows:
340.01 Policy. It is hereby declared that it is the public policy of the
City, in cooperation with the State Department of Human Rights, to secure for
all citizens equal opportunity in housing, employment, public accommodations,
public services and education, and to work consistently to improve the human
relations climate of the City of Hopkins.
340.03 Establishment and Com1?osition. There is hereby reestablished a
Human Rights Commission of the City of Hopkins. The Commission shall be com-
posed of nine members for three year terms. Seven members shall be residents
of Hopkins, and two members may res ide elsewhere but work in Hopkins. In
addition, two students from Hopkins High School who live in Hopkins, may be
appointed for a 1 year term. Members shall be appointed by the City Council.
340.05 Terms. Members of the Human Rights Commission shall be appointed
for terms of three years. Terms shall expire on January 31st of each year
provided that the first Human Rights Commission shall be comprised of three
members whose terms expire on January 31, 1995, three members whose terms ex-
pire on January 31. 1996, and three members whose terms expire on January 31,
1997 . Upon expiration of a term of office, the members shall continue to
serve until a successor is appointed and qualified. Members shall serve no
more than two consecutive terms. Members may be renominated after being off
the Commission for one year.
340.07 Removal. The Council, by a majority vote, may remove any member
of the Human Rights Commission without cause.
340.09 Vacancies. Vacancies occurring in membership of the Human Rights
Commission shall be filled for the unexpired term by the Council.
340.11 Compensation. Members of the Human Rights Commission shall serve
without compensation.
340.13 Responsibilities. In fulfillment of its purpose, the Human Rights
Commission is advisory to the City Council. New programs and policies must
receive the approval of the City Council piror to implementation. Specific
duties and responsibilities shall be to:
a. Adopt by-laws and/or Rules of Conduct for its affairs.
b. Develop, in cooperation with the State Department of Human Rights,
programs of formal and informal education.
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c. Formulate a Human Rights Program for the City of Hopkins, subject to
review and approval by the Hopkins City Council, to give increased
effectiveness, direction and encouragement to the work of all
individuals and agencies addressing themselves to planning, policy
making and educational programming in the area of civil and human
rights, including helping people identify their responsibilities to
bridge cultural and other differences.
d. Coordinate efforts with Human Rights Commissions of neighboring
cities where appropriate.
e. Prepare a Memorandum of Agreement with the State Department of Human
Rights for the purpose of implementing regulatory and enforcement
procedures.
f. Make recommendations to the City Manager and City Council in regard
to the planning or operation of any City Department on issues of
civil and human rights and make recommendations regarding the
adoption of such specific policies or actions as are needed to
provide for full equal opportunity in the City of Hopkins.
g. Advise and make recommendations to the City Council in regard to
human relations and civil rights problems in general, including but
not limited to the protection of children, discrimination on the
basis of socioeconomic status, family composition, and equal access
to educational, employment, and recreational activities.
h. Work with the West Suburban Mediation Center on methods to resolve
disputes regarding human rights and procedures for referring human
rights complaints to the Center for mediation.
340.15 Adoption by reference. Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 363, is
adopted by reference and a part of this ordinance as if fully set forth
herein.
SECTION 2. The effective date of this ordinance shall be twenty
days after publication.
First Reading:
September 7, 1993
Second Reading:
September 21, 1993
Date of Publication:
September 29, 1993
Effective Date of
ordinance~er19' 1993
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Charles D. Redepenning, Mayo~
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