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AUTHORITY
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COMMISSION
COMMITTEE
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ENACTED
Established by Ord. No. 2018-044, adopted June 11, 2018.
COMPOSITION
The commission shall be composed of 13 members appointed by the Council and the Mayor as follows: (a) Eleven adult members of whom the Council shall appoint six and the Mayor five. (b) Two non-voting youth members who shall be students of public schools administered by the School Board of the city of Richmond, Virginia, enrolled in the tenth, 11th, or 12th grades. Of these two youth members, the Council shall appoint one and the Mayor shall appoint one. All members of the Commission shall be residents of the city of Richmond and shall be broadly representative of the community with respect to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, national origin, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, transgender status, or gender identity. (Assigned to the Education and Human Services Standing Committee) https://www.rvahumanrights.com/
TERM OF OFFICE
The 11 adult members shall be appointed for terms of three years. No adult member shall be appointed to more than two successive full terms; provided, however, that a person appointed to fill an unexpired term may be reappointed to two successive full terms upon completion of the unexpired term for which the person has been appointed. Each of the two youth members shall be appointed to one term commencing September 1 and ending August 31 of the immediately succeeding calendar year. No youth m
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Length of Terms
Variable Length
OBLIGATION
The commission shall perform the following duties: (a) Investigate, to the extent permitted by law, and advise the Council and the Mayor on acts or practices prohibited under applicable local, state and federal law. (b) Provide assistance to persons who believe their human rights under city, state, or federal law have been violated by identifying he appropriate federal, state or local agency to address the complaint and referring such persons to such agency. (c) Provide public forums for the discussion of human rights issues, including educational awareness forums concerning policies or practices that cause or may be caused by discriminatory practices or patterns. (d) Conduct studies concerning ways to improve human relations in the city and propose solutions for any issues identified through such studies. (e) Acquire data, to the extent permitted by law, by monitoring requests for information and patters of complaints. (f) Request, to the extent permitted by law, information concerning incidents that may constitute unlawful acts of discrimination or unfounded charges of unlawful discrimination under city, state or federal law. (g) Create, maintain and, upon request, distribute a resource guide containing information about services, advocacy organizations, websites and city resources dedicated to assisting individuals who believe their human rights under applicable local, state or federal law have been violated.
REQUIREMENTS
MEETING LOCATION
Meetings are held at City Hall, 900 E Broad Street, Richmond, VA in the 5th Floor Conference Room
MEETING TIME
6:00 p.m. - Additional Information: https://www.rva.gov/human-services/human-rights-commission
Oath Required
Date Abolished
