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Human Relations Commission member tells Owensboro commission the commission is not following its ordinance
Summary
Glenda Wright, a member of the Owensboro Human Relations Commission, publicly accused the commission’s executive director of failing to follow the local ordinance requiring complaints, investigations and hearings; she alleged the director required a 'consent to reveal information' form and urged the commission to act.
During the open public forum, Glenda Wright, identified herself as a commissioner on the Owensboro Human Relations Commission and said she was bringing matters to the public after private attempts to resolve them failed. Wright said the local ordinance establishing the commission requires it to receive complaints, investigate, hold hearings and act as a mediator, and she asserted the commission’s executive director is not performing those duties.
Wright said the executive director asked one community member to sign a "consent to reveal information" form between that person’s attorney and the director; she described that requirement as "not appropriate" and said attorney–client privilege made the request improper. "So is my commission following the law? I'm here to tell you all it is not," Wright said. She criticized the executive director’s performance and asked the commission to either compel the director to do the work required by ordinance or eliminate the position and have the commission directly manage the funds.
No substantive staff rebuttal or corrective action was recorded in the meeting transcript. A separate speaker, Jim Grice, asked the commission to consider long‑standing neighborhood residents as the Massey site moves toward development. The commission moved to adjourn after public comment.
