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Boulder Human Relations Commission outlines 2026 outreach plan, prioritizes engagement and accessible materials
Summary
The Human Relations Commission reviewed a clustered 2026 work plan, agreed to prioritize community outreach (designating at least one meeting per year for Human Rights Ordinance information), and discussed creating flyers/QR landing pages and tabling at April–June community events to build a baseline of 'meaningful engagement.'
Christian Phillips, chair of the Human Relations Commission, led commissioners through a clustered 2026 draft work plan on March 16, asking members to assign owners and supports for outreach, engagement and ordinance education work.
The commission agreed to designate at least one regular HRC meeting each year for a community information session about the Human Rights Ordinance and the claims process, and discussed sending commissioners and staff to tabling events such as the Housing Resource Fair (April 19) and Dia del Niño (April 25). Commissioners also signaled interest in participating in June events including Juneteenth, Immigrant Heritage Month activities and Pride-related gatherings.
Why it matters: Commissioners said baseline data is needed before setting numeric targets for public comment; they favored measuring "meaningful engagement" over the year (unique individuals and event interactions) rather than a per-meeting headcount. That approach, they said, would better capture outreach impact across different activities and audiences.
During the discussion, members proposed practical outreach steps: build a short, accessible landing page or flyer with a QR code describing what the HRC does and why someone might come to public comment; tailor materials for different audiences; and coordinate tabling with other city departments to limit cost and duplication. Several commissioners volunteered to support outreach tasks and to work with city communications staff to refine web and flyer content.
The commission also debated how to maintain and update the shared work-plan spreadsheet without violating Colorado's open-meeting (sunshine) constraints. Staff advised sharing the spreadsheet in read-only format between meetings and suggested owners submit updates that staff would merge for the public record. Commissioners agreed that owners would provide meeting updates and that detailed edits would be handled in a way that avoids informal serial communication among a quorum of commissioners.
Next steps: The commission set Q2 (April–June) as a target window for several outreach items, asked staff to publish a read-only copy of the work-plan for commissioners, and assigned tentative owners/supports for tabling, flyer/QR development and community presentations. Staff will circulate materials and meeting follow-ups with firm dates and responsibilities.
