Human Rights Commission Strategic Planning - August 21, 2025

A Strategic Planning Meeting of the Human Rights Commission of the City of Fargo, North Dakota, was held in the Meadowlark Room at City Hall at 12:00 p.m., Thursday, August 21, 2025.

The Human Rights Commissioners present or absent were as follows:

Present: Cody Severson, Sekou Sirleaf, Nancy Boyle.

Absent: Kristin Nelson, Carolyn Becraft, Tambah Saah, Aaron Kawreh, Ritchell Aboah, Xavier Welty .

Other attendees: John Strand, City Commissioner, Brenda Derrig, City Administration. Christopher Coen, public.

1. Meeting Goals and Objectives:
a. The members present discussed future meetings. Looking to have a theme for the meeting to focus discussion. September will be housing focused. Other topics discussed were know your rights.
__2. Member Expectations: __
a. The members present discussed expectations to include, 70 – 80% meeting attendance along with event attendance. There was a discussion of typical events throughout the year. There was also discussion on how many unexcused absences were acceptable and how to notice members if they are missing too many meetings. This discussion also included open positions and new member binder.

The meeting adjourned at 1:00 o’clock p.m.