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Commission approves two $250 community funding requests and signs statewide opposition letter to HSB 242
Summary
The Human Rights Commission approved two $250 funding requests (Iowa City Foreign Relations Council and FilmScene), approved meeting minutes, and voted to sign a statewide commissioners' letter opposing HSB 242; all actions passed by voice vote at the Feb. 24 meeting.
At its Feb. 24 meeting the Iowa City Human Rights Commission approved several routine items by voice vote, including minutes from Jan. 28 and two $250 funding requests: one for the Iowa City Foreign Relations Council and another for FilmScene to support the Iowa Disability Film Festival. The commission also voted to sign a joint letter from human-rights commissions across the state opposing House Study Bill 242 (HSB 242).
Motion to approve the Jan. 28 meeting minutes was made and approved by voice vote. A motion to fund the Iowa City Foreign Relations Council for $250 was made and seconded; commissioners stated the commission had not spent much of the current year allocation. The motion passed by voice vote.
The commission approved a $250 funding request to FilmScene for its Iowa Disability Film Festival; commissioners noted FilmScene has community support and that the commission’s contribution would be credited as a sponsor.
On the bill action, commissioners voted to sign a statewide human-rights commissioners' letter in opposition to HSB 242 and agreed the commission would sign as the Iowa City Human Rights Commission with commissioners’ names listed underneath. Commissioners said timing was urgent and expected emails and other outreach that night; some discussed attending hearings in Des Moines later that week.
All votes noted in the meeting were carried by voice vote and recorded in the meeting audio as unanimous. No recorded roll-call tallies were given in the transcript.
