OnBoard
Bloomington/Monroe County Human Rights Commission
Information
- Type
- seated
- Year Formed
- 1984
- Statutory Name
- Bloomington/Monroe County Human Rights Commission
- Phone Number
- 812.349.3478
- Legislative
- No
- alternates
- No
Description
Description
PURPOSE:
The Human Rights Commission is designed to enforce Bloomington's Human Rights Ordinance in a fair and timely manner, to educate community members about their rights and responsibilities under various civil rights laws, to raise awareness on all human rights issues, to ensure that contractors and subcontractors on city jobs pay employees applicable common wages, to ensure that the City, as an employer, governmental entity and provider of public accommodations, complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and to provide the community with information about the ADA.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Members of the Human Rights Commission shall be representative of the community and shall be city or county residents.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Preference for appointments shall be given to persons belonging to local religious organizations, the Bloomington/Monroe County Human Rights Commission, Monroe County Government, local community school corporations, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
DUTIES:
The commission shall have the following powers and duties:
(1)To create subcommittees and advisory committees as in its judgment will aid in effectuating the purpose of this section.
(2)To issue such publications and such results of investigation and research as in its judgment will tend to minimize or eliminate discrimination because of race, sex, religion, disability, color, national origin, ancestry, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status or housing status. (3) To investigate complaints filed with the commission.
TIME COMMITMENT:
2 hours per month
COMPENSATION:
Human Rights Discussions
The staff of the Bloomington/Monroe County Human Rights Commission gives talks on a variety of human rights-related topics, including fair employment and fair housing practices, sexual harassment, affirmative action and hate incidents. The service is free. If you would like to schedule a talk, contact the BMHRC at 349-3478 or human.rights@bloomington.in.gov.
Meeting Schedule
This commission typically meets the 3rd Monday of the month at 5:00pm in the Hooker conference room.
