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2 9 09 Budget Presentation_Human RightsFiscal Year 2010 Budget Kelly Larson, Director Human Rights Department CommUNITY Award for Diversity Initiatives And the winner is . . . Judy Haley Giesen ? Human Rights Commission: ? 1996-2006 ? Vice Chairperson: ? 1997-2000 ? Chairperson: ? 2002-2006 ? Service Objectives Enforce ? Educate on Compliance and ? Commitment Legal Standards, Intercultural ? Competence, Conflict Skills Partner for a Stronger ? Community Accomplishments - Enforcement 653 700 658 Total Intakes 585 606623 628 600 548 518 500 Resolved/Referred 400 300 Formal Complaints 200 100 47 38 30 30 0 FY06FY07FY08FY09 est. Accomplishments - Enforcement 5% 2% 7% Disability 32% Age 5% Sex Race Retaliation National Origin 28% 9% Religion Familial Status 12% Accomplishments – Compliance Education Fair Housing Trainings – ? over 400 attendees Employment Trainings –over ? 550 attendees Accomplishments – Compliance Education Channel 8 Videos ? Fair Housing 101 ? Accessibility and Readily ? Achievable Changes Accomplishments – Compliance Education Brochure Updates ? Website Content ? Accomplishments – Intercultural Competence Steering Committee Molly Menster Cori Burbach ? ? Randy Peck Carroll Clark ? ? Cindy Mark Dalsing ? ? Steinhauser Kelly Larson ? Strategic Planning and Leadership Steering Committee Brochure Translations to ? Spanish Leadership Meetings ? Training & Workforce ? Development Coordinator Tips Sub-Committee Denette Kevin Firnstahl ? ? Kellogg Nancy Knipper ? Molly Menster Erich Moeller ? ? Monthly tips for employees Website Sub-Committee Jessica Kurt Nikki ? ? Breitsprecker Wayne Dow Craig Nowack ? ? www.cityofdubuque.org/diversedubuque Training Team Crenna Brumwell Anthony Allen ? ? Kelly Larson Cammie Dean ? ? Molly Menster Kris Hall ? ? Randy Rick Dan Johnson ? ? 90 hours of Train-the-Trainer Training Team Foundations I & II ? 7 hours total ? 700 City Staff ? Training Team Some modules to 500 ? community members Foundations I to nearly ? 1600 Dubuque Community School District staff Intercultural Competence I learned how to better ? understand others. Also that having my own belief is o.k. I learned how taking a little time ? with people who may be different may help everyone. Intercultural Competence Having your beliefs and ? traditions is not bad. But realizing other beliefs and traditions . . . can allow for better relationships. Intercultural Competence Next Steps Intercultural Conflict Styles ? (decision package) internally Leadership and assistance in ? greater community Intercultural Competence Next Steps Training and Workforce ? Development Coordinator orientation/partnerships ? recruitment/retention ? employee involvement & ? development Commission: Speakers Bureau A Focus on National Origin Also: Disability Race Sexual Orientation Partnering for a Stronger Community Expansion and capacity building ? Creating unity out of diversity ? Partnering for a Stronger Community Washington Revitalize! ? Neighborhoods: Conflict ? Skills Training April 4 Partnering for a Stronger Community Accessibility/Universal Design video ? Conclusion Our work in human relations is ? about maximizing human potential through: understanding, empowerment, and ? collaboration when possible enforcement when necessary ? Questions?