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Dormont Human Relations Commission Meeting - 2026-08-19

Borough Council & Boards — Wednesday, August 19, 2026
BodyDormont, Pennsylvania
SessionBorough Council & Boards
DateWednesday, August 19, 2026
StatusFILED
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Speaker 1

0:05

You're good.

0:06

Okay.

0:08

Um hey everyone.

0:12

Thank you for coming.

0:14

Um I am going to call to order the January 2026 meeting of the Dormont Human Relations Commission.

0:23

Hi, Rosa.

0:23

I see your face.

0:25

If you're able to, I love seeing your face, but I understand if you can't.

Speaker 2

0:28

It feels weird to have a black screen.

Speaker 1

0:30

Um so uh next time I will figure out how to do the share screen.

0:36

That is gonna be my personal goal for February of 2026, only four years late.

0:42

Um so um I think I sent around the agenda.

0:48

I don't know if if anyone had any comments or questions, anything to add.

0:53

Um, but let's just take a minute.

Unassigned speaker

0:57

Do

Speaker 1

0:57

was there anything folks wanted me to add to this list?

Speaker 3

1:01

Um no, I thought that it was good and that it would probably take

Unassigned speaker

1:05

up

Speaker 3

1:05

like our whole time.

1:07

Oh, for sure.

Speaker 1

1:08

Yeah.

Speaker 3

1:09

But we can try

Speaker 1

1:10

to some of these can just be

Speaker 3

1:11

quick.

Speaker 1

1:13

Okay.

1:13

The only thing that occurred to me later was do we need to think about putting out a call for a new member?

1:22

Because

Speaker 2

1:23

I was just thinking that too about with Amy Um.

1:28

Okay.

Speaker 4

1:29

Yes.

1:29

So we will the borough, we actually have a couple openings.

1:32

So there's one more on the shade tree and then two on rec board.

1:35

So we will be posting there's an application process actually that the um councils implemented.

1:41

So we are gonna get those have those open and then um hopefully get some recommendations to y'all.

1:51

Um you're the third.

1:53

We could have a couple recommendations by like your next meeting, at least people that like maybe if they want to join the February meeting or if you um want them to if you want to review before they join, however, you guys want to do

Unassigned speaker

2:07

it.

Speaker 1

2:08

I kind of liked how we did it last time where we got to read their stuff and then they came and talked to us for a few minutes.

2:14

Did you guys like that?

2:15

Or do you have a different process?

Speaker 3

2:18

I definitely liked actually seeing them like that, like meeting everybody.

2:22

That was nice.

2:23

Um we would be inviting back the the council of Lisa's, right?

Speaker 2

2:28

Well, only one Lisa, I guess.

Speaker 3

2:32

Unless

Speaker 4

2:32

there were three.

2:34

Well, yeah, there were.

2:36

Yes, and the third one I think got selected for the planning commission.

Speaker 3

2:39

Okay.

Unassigned speaker

2:40

Yes.

Speaker 4

2:40

All right.

2:41

I had a whole there's a whole back and forth on some of this stuff too.

2:44

So we gotta figure it out

Unassigned speaker

2:45

though.

Speaker 4

2:47

Okay.

Speaker 1

2:48

Is there anything um so committee?

2:53

Are we in agreement that like getting a little information beforehand and then do the in-person inviting them to a meeting is the process that we like?

Speaker 2

3:02

Yeah, I agree.

3:03

I like

Speaker 1

3:04

that.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
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Public Engagement████████████████19%
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Summary of Proceedings

Dormont Human Relations Commission Meeting

The Dormont Human Relations Commission met on 2026-08-19 at 12:00:00+00:00 to discuss short-term goals, structure, and programming. The meeting covered filling vacancies, appointing a new secretary, and outlining roles for upcoming events. Members discussed communication protocols, the DHRC email process, and next steps for key initiatives including the newsletter, Pride, and Porchmont programming.

Consent Calendar

  • No consent calendar was present for this meeting. The agenda included no routine approvals or unanimous action items.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public comments or testimony were provided during this meeting.

Discussion Items

  • Strategic Planning Session Notes: Members reviewed notes from the December strategic planning session and discussed short-term goals for the next 1–2 years.
  • New Member Recruitment: Melinda announced that the borough has openings on the shade tree commission and two openings on the recreation board. The borough council has implemented an application process for boards and commissions. Members agreed to a process where they review applicant materials in advance and then invite candidates to attend a meeting. The group agreed to this process, and Melinda will circulate the postings and share them with members' networks. Applicants must live in Dormont. Melinda also informed members about the new PA child abuse certification requirement for all board and commission members; volunteers can obtain it for free. Melinda will track compliance and remind members to complete it. Lisa offered to help track the requirement, and members discussed that several already had the certification through work or had obtained it recently (e.g., one member completed it in fall 2025). [Note: Minutes are unavailable; details are drawn from the transcript.]

Meeting Transcript

You're good. Okay. Um hey everyone. Thank you for coming. Um I am going to call to order the January 2026 meeting of the Dormont Human Relations Commission. Hi, Rosa. I see your face. If you're able to, I love seeing your face, but I understand if you can't. It feels weird to have a black screen. Um so uh next time I will figure out how to do the share screen. That is gonna be my personal goal for February of 2026, only four years late. Um so um I think I sent around the agenda. I don't know if if anyone had any comments or questions, anything to add. Um, but let's just take a minute. Do was there anything folks wanted me to add to this list? Um no, I thought that it was good and that it would probably take up like our whole time. Oh, for sure. Yeah. But we can try to some of these can just be quick. Okay. The only thing that occurred to me later was do we need to think about putting out a call for a new member? Because I was just thinking that too about with Amy Um. Okay. Yes. So we will the borough, we actually have a couple openings. So there's one more on the shade tree and then two on rec board. So we will be posting there's an application process actually that the um councils implemented. So we are gonna get those have those open and then um hopefully get some recommendations to y'all. Um you're the third. We could have a couple recommendations by like your next meeting, at least people that like maybe if they want to join the February meeting or if you um want them to if you want to review before they join, however, you guys want to do it. I kind of liked how we did it last time where we got to read their stuff and then they came and talked to us for a few minutes. Did you guys like that? Or do you have a different process? I definitely liked actually seeing them like that, like meeting everybody. That was nice. Um we would be inviting back the the council of Lisa's, right? Well, only one Lisa, I guess. Unless there were three. Well, yeah, there were. Yes, and the third one I think got selected for the planning commission. Okay. Yes.

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