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Urbana Human Rights Commission tables proposal to reduce membership from nine to seven
Summary
Commissioners discussed lowering the required number of commissioners from nine to seven to ease recruitment and quorum concerns, but tabled the proposal pending confirmation from the city clerk and city attorney about how city code and the commission's ordinance interact.
The City of Urbana Human Rights Commission discussed a proposal on Sept. 16 to reduce the commission's required membership from nine to seven but agreed to table the matter for one month while staff confirms how city code and the commission's ordinance interact.
Carla, a staff member with the Office of Human Rights and Equity, said staffing and recruitment have made it difficult to fill nine seats and that the proposal was intended to improve the commission's ability to…
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