Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Directly following the Monthly Report items, Members will discuss
the City Manager’s Proposed 2007-2008 Budget Cut.
Note: The Mayor, all members of City Council, and the City Manager received
invitation to attend tonight’s meeting to discuss the Proposed Budget.
Call to Order
Approval of Minutes
A. Director’s Monthly Report Includes:
-Monthly Intake
-Monthly Budget Activity
- HR Scholarship Application Review/Selection
- Juneteenth Day 2007
B. New Business
- Proposed 2007-2008 Budget
C. Old Business
Adjournment
Auburn Human Rights Commission - Minutes
Members: Present (P) Absent, (A); Excused (E)
Karen Sheftic-Burns, Ex.Director __p _ Fred Richardson, Commissioner __ p__ __
Judah Rodriguez-Sierra _ p___ Fr. Stephen Mack __ e__ Lebertus van der Werff __e _
Gwendolyn M. Jones _p __ _Kent Brandstetter __e__ Anthony DeCaro _ p___
Yolanda Rivera _ _e _ __
Members Present: __ _4 __ Members Absent: ___0 ___ Members Excused: __ 4_ __
Call to order:_5:00 _pm
Minutes approved/seconded by: _Jones/Rodriguez____________
Members discussed the following:
Director’s Report May
Monthly Intake for April (42). Complaints consisted of concerns for employment, housing, immigration, county jail, legal assistance, detainment, and general information.
Monthly Budget: Members please see monthly activity report attached.
$240 credits our budget. As we approach the end of the fiscal year, Members note line appropriations are at or near 100%. This is due to HR budget decreasing slightly every year while production expenses continue to rise. City Manager Mark Palesh agrees to provide $466. from the General Fund to cover over-budget expenses.
Budget Meetings 2007-2008: Response on 4/25/07. Members see letter attachment.
Juneteenth Day Program 2007: Program planning continues with media efforts underway (newspaper, internet, mailings, cablevision, etc.) New York State Governor Spitzer’s Regional Representative will attend with State Proclamation. Also scheduled to appear before the Presenter are: Auburn City Mayor and Auburn Elementary School Student Readers. Awaiting Wegmans confirmation as Reception sponsor.
Annual Report - is on hold due to low availability of funds for printing.
Auburn Human Rights Scholarship: awaiting the results of a fundraiser mailing.
For review: the Commission received 14 applications for Scholarship. Amount of money raised from the Fall HR Recognition Awards Program totals $443.
Motion to accept Director’s Report/Second:
New Business: Scholarship applications reviewed by Members. Chosen students: Auburn High School students Danielle Geer, Corey Brown.
Old Business:
Motion to accept/second old/new business:_____DeCaro/Jones______________________
Motion to adjourn/second: _Jones/Rodriguez___Time _6:00____ pm
Minutes respectfully submitted by Anthony DeCaro, Commission Secretary
Next Commission Meeting: Wednesday, June 6, 2007
NOTE: JUNETEENTH DAY PROGRAM & RECEPTION
JUNE 14 FROM 1-3 PM
AT BOOKER T. WASHINGTON COMMUNITY CENTER
FEATURED GUEST:
D’LORES SIMMONS
BLACK STORYTELLERS LEAGUE OF ROCHESTER, NY
Free Public Invited!
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