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DeKalb council weighs reshaping Human Relations Commission to rely on nonprofit representation
Summary
City Manager Bill Nicholas proposed turning the Human Relations Commission into a panel of nonprofit representatives meeting on an as-needed basis; council members debated trade-offs between expert nonprofit involvement and resident representation and asked staff to draft ordinance revisions.
City Manager Bill Nicholas brought a proposal to the City Council on March 23 to revise the roles and meeting schedules of several city boards and commissions, focusing on changing the Human Relations Commission (HRC) to a body composed primarily of representatives from established local non-profits.
Nicholas said the Calhoun Municipal Code identifies multiple boards and commissions and that three bodies in particular have not been meeting regularly. He proposed that the HRC be constituted of representatives…
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