Request Support from the Commission
The Human Rights Commission may endorse events or projects and/or provide small grants to help support activities consistent with the Commission's activities and purposes.
The Commission's authority to spend public money is subject to:
1) Oregon law;
2) City Charter;
3) City budget constraints; and
4) City Manager/delegate approval.
The commission's activities and purposes are to:
Help the City provide equal opportunity for all its citizens;
Work to eliminate discrimination;
Monitor the status of civil and human rights in the community;
Make recommendations to the City Council in human rights areas;
Support and provide programs and services that help eliminate discrimination and improve human relations, and work with other community groups and public agencies in these efforts.