The Human Relations Commission meeting will take place, Tuesday,
February 24, 2009, at 5:30 PM in the Pre-Council Chamber on the 2nd
Floor of Fort Worth City Hall. This is the first meeting since the
City Council passed the resolution pertaining to the deaf and hard of
hearing community, which is on the attached agenda (see below) to be
discussed. This is an important meeting for members of the deaf
community to attend and learn how the resolution will be applied
throughout the city departments.
Remind those who plan to attend the Commission meeting to contact
City Hall to request sign language interpreter and CART services.
Contacting City Hall in this way helps to build their awareness about
the deaf and hard of hearing community.
Thank you,
Tracey Michol
Email: [email protected]
NOTICE OF AGENDA
FORT WORTH HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION MEETING
PRE-COUNCIL CHAMBER – 2ND FLOOR CITY HALL
1000 Throckmorton Street – Fort Worth, Texas 76102
February 24, 2009
5:30 PM
I. Call Meeting to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of Minutes for the January 2009 Commission Meeting
IV. Citizen(s) Presentations
V. Informational Reports
A. Director’s Report
• Upcoming events
• Organizational updates
• Employee recognitions
B. Update on the Fair Employment Practices Program and EEOC contract
– Gregory D. McGhee, Enforcement Manager for the Community Relations
Department.
VI. Discussion Items
A. Discussion regarding the implementation of the Fort Worth Human
Relations
Commission’s recommendations to the City Manager and City Council
on matters
pertaining to the deaf and hard of hearing community:
• Accessibility to City owned and operated facilities;
• Training for the Fort Worth Police Department on issues
pertaining to the deaf and hard of hearing;
• Public Education program regarding City’s Special Needs
Assistance Program (SNAP);
• Review of the City’s disability programs and employment
policies/procedures to maximize opportunities for the deaf and hard of
hearing;
• Provision of sign interpretive services or Communication Access
Realtime Translation (CART) services for the deaf and hard of hearing;
and
• Accessibility to the City’s website and televised broadcasts of
City meetings.
B. Discussion and consideration of partnering with local agencies,
private institutions, and community groups to organize the city-wide
forum on issues pertaining to the deaf and hard of hearing.
VII. Future Agenda Item(s)
VIII. Adjournment
City Hall is wheelchair accessible. Parking is located south of the
City Hall building off Texas Street. Persons with disabilities who
plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aids or
services such as interpreters for persons who are deaf or
hearing-impaired, readers, or large print are requested to contact
Gregory McGhee at 817-392-8988 at least two (2) working days prior to
the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
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