Minutes Human Rights 2 10 03DUBUQUE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
MINUTES OF
February lO, 2003
Judy Giesen called the meeting of the Dubuque Human Rights Commission to order at 4:15 p.m. on
Monday, February 10, 2003, in Conference Room 2 at the City Hall Annex.
Roll Call:
Present:
Raydora Drummer
Sr. Corine Murray
Bill Ross
Chuck Ryan
Evelyn Jackson
Judy Giesen
Penny Ehlinger
Lou Oswald
Absent: Vincent Vanden Huevel
Staff: Kelly I_arson
Bill Blum
Carol Spinoso
The Commission heard oral arguments from Attorney Mike Schubatt, representing the Respondent,
and Attorney Chad COx for the Complainant, pdor~eliberations in DHRC #3935, Richard Kenniker vs.
Pomery, Inc., d/b/a Unique Balance.
Commissioner Oswald moved pursuant to section 21.5(1)(f) of the Iowa Cede, to proceed to dosed
session to deliberate a contested case - DHRC #3935, Richard Kenniker vs. Pomery, Inc., d/b/a
Unique Balance. Commissioner Murray seconded.
Roll call:
Drummer Aye Giesen Aye
Jackson Aye Murray Aye
Ross Aye Oswald Aye
Ehiingher Aye Ryan Aye
All in favor. (4:53 p.m.)
Commissioner Ryan excused himself at 4:54 p.m.
Commissioner Jackson moved to return to open session. Commissioner Ross seconded.
Roll call: Drummer Aye Giesen Aye
Jackson Aye Murray Aye
Ross Aye Oswald Aye
Ehlingher Aye
All in favor. (6:02 p.m.)
Commissioner Ehlingher moved to accept the Administrative Law Judge's proposed decision in DHRC
#3935, Richard Kenniker vs. Pomery, Inc., d/b/a Unique Balance as submitted. Commissioner Murray
seconded.
Roll cell: Drummer Aye Giesen Aye
Jackson Aye Murray Aye
Ross Aye Oswald Aye
Ehlingher Aye
Commissioner Oswald moved to allow the Complainant's attomey fifteen days to file an application for
attorney's fees, and to allow Respondent's attorney fifteen days after that to file an exception.
Commissioner Drummer seconded.
Roll call:
Drummer Aye Giesen Aye
Jackson Aye Murray Aye
Ross Aye Oswald Aye
Ehlingher Aye
All in favor.
Bill Blum stated that staff will prepare the Final Decision once the Commission has ruled on awarding
attorney's fees.
Adiournment
Commissioner Murray moved and Commissioner Oswald seconded to adjoum the meeting. All in
favor. The meeting adjoumed at 6:18 p.m.
Minutes approved as submitted:
Minutes approved as corrected: