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Community members urge Tompkins County not to cut Office of Human Rights, call for restored MOU with state
Summary
At an expanded budget committee meeting, a string of public commenters — including Human Rights Commission members, Cornell Law faculty and tenants — urged the county to retain and strengthen the Tompkins County Office of Human Rights, seek a renewed MOU with the New York State Division of Human Rights and expand enforcement and outreach.
At the Oct. 13 Tompkins County Expanded Budget Committee meeting, a long public‑comment period focused on calls to keep and strengthen the Tompkins County Office of Human Rights (OHR).
A reader of a signed community letter told the committee the OHR should be “adequately funded and authorized to carry out local enforcement,” and encouraged the county to pursue a renewed memorandum of understanding with the New York State Division of Human Rights so complaints could be investigated locally. The letter also urged local laws to remove source‑of‑income barriers…
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