OpenPublica

Accountability starts with access.

© 2026 · Filed for the public record

Use casesAboutAPIPrivacyTermsLinkedIn
Home/Evansville, Indiana/City Council
OPENPUBLICA · PUBLIC MEETING RECORD
Record of Proceedings

Human Relations Commission Monthly Meeting - July 22, 2026

City Council — Wednesday, July 22, 2026
BodyEvansville, Indiana
SessionCity Council
DateWednesday, July 22, 2026
StatusFILED
Video Record
0:00 / 12:23

Original source
Transcript — VerbatimClick a timed line to jump · ⧉ to share it
0:17

Good morning and welcome to the Human Relations Commission's monthly meeting.

0:22

Today is Wednesday, July 22nd.

0:27

On the agenda, we uh we're gonna call it to order.

0:31

Are there any agenda requests at this time?

0:36

There being none.

0:37

I notice we have a visitor in the audience.

0:40

Oh, consultant.

0:42

Okay.

0:43

I just wanted to make sure because I missed it last time.

0:46

Had someone sitting out there.

0:48

Okay, we'll do uh roll call.

0:51

Regina Robinson Ongar.

0:53

Dan Carwile.

0:55

Matt Hanke.

0:56

Ruby McLeown.

0:58

Donovan Phipps.

0:59

Lattez Phelps.

1:02

Noting that we have a quorum.

1:05

We'll have a motion to approve June's minutes.

1:11

You all receive that information.

1:15

Minutes.

1:15

I'd like to make a comment.

1:16

I'm not going to oppose the minutes because they're here, although I would encourage more detail in future meetings.

1:23

This is lacking detail on a lot of things that are important.

1:27

We discuss the annual dinner.

1:30

You know, where is it?

1:32

When is it?

1:32

It's not, it's not a part.

1:34

There's there's we don't have to do every detail, but I I'm I'm not I'm just encouraging that.

1:39

Can we have minutes that have a little bit more detail than what's presented before us for the future?

1:47

But I I'm fine with making a motion to approve the minutes.

1:52

A motion by uh Commissioner Second by Dan Carwile.

1:58

Second by all in favor?

2:05

Aye.

2:06

I oppose.

2:09

There would be a none motion passed.

2:11

Let the records reflect that Commissioner.

2:19

Brooks uh is in present to today as well.

2:27

Under new business.

2:30

We're gonna go with the sponsorship requests.

2:33

We have one.

2:34

Yes.

2:34

Um unfortunately this did get missed for last month's meeting.

2:39

Uh it is the Women's Equality Day luncheon on Wednesday, August the 26th.

2:45

Um there are sponsorship opportunities as well as uh ticket uh donation opportunities.

2:54

So um we have in the past contributed at a a different level.

3:02

I believe we've we've given it like they had a $500 level.

3:06

I see that they no longer have that.

3:08

Um but it's a leadership sponsor.

3:13

Oh, women it's for two tickets though.

3:16

We had a whole did we have more than we're gonna table?

3:20

Yeah, we've been able to do that a little bit differently.

3:24

Um so those are the options, the um the leadership sponsors for 10 a table of 10, um, or we can purchase individual tickets.

3:38

Diane, let me ask.

3:40

I know that's the same time as our next meeting.

3:44

Um we have uh inquired about dates available to change our meeting.

3:50

Um and it looks like there's the availability the day after our normal meeting date to have a meeting uh on Thursday the 27th.

4:06

Uh we could possibly have this room at uh 9.30 until 1030.

4:15

I'm sorry.

4:16

Um, uh 1030 until 11.30.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Procedural█████████████████████████████████████████████55%
Community Engagement█████████████████████████████████████45%
Summary of Proceedings

Human Relations Commission Monthly Meeting - July 22, 2026

The Human Relations Commission held its monthly meeting on July 22, 2026, with a quorum present. Key items included approval of June minutes, sponsorship requests, and an update on the annual dinner.

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of June Minutes: A motion to approve the minutes was made and seconded. One commissioner expressed concern that the minutes lacked sufficient detail and encouraged more thorough minutes in the future. The motion passed with one opposing vote. The record noted the presence of Commissioner Brooks.

Discussion Items

  • Sponsorship Request – Women's Equality Day Luncheon: The commission considered a sponsorship for the Women's Equality Day luncheon scheduled for Wednesday, August 26, 2026. Options included a $1,500 leadership sponsorship (table of 10) or individual ticket purchases. Commissioner Matt Hanke moved to provide the $1,500 leadership sponsorship, which was seconded. After confirming fund availability, the motion passed unanimously.
  • Meeting Date Change: Due to the luncheon coinciding with the regular August meeting date, staff noted the availability of Thursday, August 27, 2026, from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM in the same room for the next commission meeting. This was offered for consideration.
  • Additional Sponsorship Request (Tabled): A request for the Passport International Sorority event in October was tabled until the August meeting because it was received late.
  • Annual Dinner Update: Staff reported that efforts to secure Reverend Barber as a speaker were unsuccessful due to his teaching schedule at Yale. The commission decided to revert to the original date of October 2, 2026. A news release went out, and the first community sponsor was secured. Commissioners were encouraged to promote sponsorships and nominations for the Mayor's Celebration of Human Rights Awards, with a deadline of August 28, 2026.
  • Other Business: Commissioner announced a meeting regarding the social status of African American males on July 23, 2026, at 3:30 PM in Room 301, open to the public.

Key Outcomes

  • June minutes approved with one vote in opposition.
  • $1,500 leadership sponsorship approved for the Women's Equality Day luncheon.
  • Next regular meeting date may be changed to August 27, 2026.
  • Additional sponsorship request tabled to August meeting.
  • Annual dinner confirmed for October 2, 2026; outreach continues.
  • Meeting adjourned unanimously.

Meeting Transcript

Good morning and welcome to the Human Relations Commission's monthly meeting. Today is Wednesday, July 22nd. On the agenda, we uh we're gonna call it to order. Are there any agenda requests at this time? There being none. I notice we have a visitor in the audience. Oh, consultant. Okay. I just wanted to make sure because I missed it last time. Had someone sitting out there. Okay, we'll do uh roll call. Regina Robinson Ongar. Dan Carwile. Matt Hanke. Ruby McLeown. Donovan Phipps. Lattez Phelps. Noting that we have a quorum. We'll have a motion to approve June's minutes. You all receive that information. Minutes. I'd like to make a comment. I'm not going to oppose the minutes because they're here, although I would encourage more detail in future meetings. This is lacking detail on a lot of things that are important. We discuss the annual dinner. You know, where is it? When is it? It's not, it's not a part. There's there's we don't have to do every detail, but I I'm I'm not I'm just encouraging that. Can we have minutes that have a little bit more detail than what's presented before us for the future? But I I'm fine with making a motion to approve the minutes. A motion by uh Commissioner Second by Dan Carwile. Second by all in favor? Aye. I oppose. There would be a none motion passed. Let the records reflect that Commissioner. Brooks uh is in present to today as well. Under new business. We're gonna go with the sponsorship requests. We have one. Yes. Um unfortunately this did get missed for last month's meeting. Uh it is the Women's Equality Day luncheon on Wednesday, August the 26th. Um there are sponsorship opportunities as well as uh ticket uh donation opportunities. So um we have in the past contributed at a a different level. I believe we've we've given it like they had a $500 level. I see that they no longer have that. Um but it's a leadership sponsor. Oh, women it's for two tickets though.

SUMMARIZED BY OPENPUBLICA AI
TRANSCRIPT VIA PUBLIC VIDEO
openpublica.com