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Tompkins County committee recommends outreach-first path after debate over Office of Human Rights
Summary
After public criticism and a contentious committee review, the Health & Human Services committee recommended hiring an outreach and education coordinator for the Office of Human Rights while the legislature evaluates the office’s future; a fuller resolution will be brought to the full legislature for a final vote.
The Tompkins County Health & Human Services committee on Dec. 15 recommended a temporary, outreach-focused staffing approach for the county Office of Human Rights and asked the full legislature to decide the office’s longer-term structure.
The committee adopted what members called “option B”: hire an outreach and education coordinator to staff community-facing hours, support local partners and the Human Rights Commission, and evaluate the arrangement over about a year before deciding whether to fill the chartered director role or change the charter. Committee chair Travis Brooks said the recommendation was intended to give the county “time to evaluate…
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