The City of Champaign's Human Relations Commission met this month after cancelations in November, December, and January (agenda, video). This continues a pattern from 2024 where HRC meetings were canceled more often than they were held. Many of the cancellation notices noted a lack of a quorum as the reason last year. The League of Women Voters had an observer at the most recent meeting and filed a report with a meeting overview here. Excerpt:
Discrimination complaints: 3 in October-December. For 2024, there were 11 cases of which 1 was closed, 2 dismissed. There are many reasons for dismissal, which can include the case not reaching the level of discrimination, or a complainant no longer available to respond or dropping the case.
Police complaints: There were 2 in October for a total of 8 in 2024. 4 have been heard by the Citizen Review Subcommittee. All 2023 cases were heard.
During the audience participation portion of the meeting, two members from a small group of individuals spoke. The group, Northend United, asked for a status update on a concern they raised at the October 2024 meeting. They mentioned that they had emailed the commission during the interim with no response. Since this meeting, the group’s October complaint has been posted as part of the October 2024 minutes.
That full report is available here. Audience participation (starting at the 14 minute mark in the video) included citizens continuing to raise complaints about the tiny homes "Hope Village" project and the role the Cities of Champaign and Urbana have played in its development. A full copy of their written complaint is available from the HRC's October 2024 meeting minutes here (starting on page 2 of the PDF file). Excerpt:
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Amy H. Contributed to this Cheat Sheet.
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