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Director Lacey: 24 cases closed in June; public hearing set for July 28
Summary
Director Lacey reported 24 case closures in June, described a larger active caseload, said an appeal brief is pending at the Iowa Supreme Court and announced a public hearing on a public-accommodations matter for July 28. She also proposed commissioner trainings and asked members for scheduling preferences.
Director Lacey, the commission’s director, told the Davenport Civil Rights Commission on July 14 that staff closed 24 cases in June and are managing a sizable active caseload.
“We had 24 cases that closed, 18 of those were employment, three were housing, and three were nonjurisdictional referrals,” Lacey said. She told commissioners that four new employment complaints and one new housing complaint were filed in June, leaving the office with 114 employment cases, three education cases, 71 housing cases and 26 public-accommodations cases.
Lacey said June marked HUD’s year-end for case processing, which required extra documentation, and that one brief for a case on appeal was due to the Iowa Supreme Court. She also announced a public hearing on a public-accommodations matter scheduled for July 28.
The director told the commissioners she had transmitted a follow-up packet after a recent budget presentation but had not received responses from the city administrator. “I have not received follow-up,” Lacey said, and asked for assistance arranging additional follow-up with the administrator and Councilwoman Newton so outstanding finance and procedure questions can be resolved.
Lacey outlined plans to develop training modules for commissioners, asking members about availability and whether sessions should be in person, on Zoom, or hybrid. Some commissioners preferred in-person sessions and several favored Thursday options; Lacey said she would send a Doodle poll with possible Thursday dates.
Commissioners did not take formal action on training or procedural changes during the meeting. Lacey said staff are updating templates and case-processing materials to conform with recent state-law changes and that parts of those updates may need to come back to the commission for consideration.
The commission did not receive public comment during the meeting. The director’s report closed with reminders about the upcoming public hearing and next steps for follow-up on budget questions.
