The Anchorage Equal Rights Commission reviewed the executive director27s report (prepared and submitted by the departing acting director Paul) and was told the municipal auditors will hold a review session on July 2; commissioners were encouraged to attend. "The auditors were very open to questions," the new director said, and she urged commissioners who cannot attend to submit questions in advance so they can be raised at the audit review.

Commissioners discussed the readability and timing of the monthly executive report. One commissioner said past reports were written for an internal audience and suggested distributing reports earlier so commissioners and the public have time to review them before meetings; the director agreed to consider changes to make reports clearer. The report identified outreach and financial-expenditure items as areas for improvement, and the director noted that commissioners could send questions in advance for the July audit-review session.

Separately, the commission voted to make the Anchorage Equal Rights Commission mission statement a permanent agenda item to follow the land acknowledgment at meetings. The mission statement discussed and approved for placement reads in part: "The Anchorage Equal Rights Commission enforces municipal and other anti-discrimination laws on behalf of all residents and visitors to Anchorage. The Commission also educates the public about anti-discrimination laws and seeks to increase voluntary compliance with such laws and to uphold the vision of equal opportunity for all." Commissioners said weekly staff meetings will put the mission front and center and asked that the executive report include both staff and commissioners27 outreach activities going forward.

Commissioners also approved two sets of meeting minutes (regular meeting minutes for April 17, 2025, and a special meeting on May 22). They discussed venue and outreach: commissioners suggested shifting meeting locations to community centers and school-district facilities to increase public participation and requested a calendar of outreach opportunities for the year.

Ending: The commission asked staff to revise the executive director27s report for clarity and to include commissioners27 outreach activities, encouraged attendance or written questions for the July 2 audit review, and added the mission statement as a standing agenda item for future meetings.