The Commission did not request any further information from Casey s. Commissioner Flora Lee - Agreed with Commissioner Claypool and reiterated the need for staff to provide guidance and training to Commissioners. Commissioner David Leshtz - Invited the Commissioners to the November Annual Iowa City Human Rights Awards Breakfast. Commissioner Rachel Scherle - Agreed with Commissioner Alicia Claypool regarding the guidance needed by the Commissioners and requested that the meeting time be 10 am from this time forward. Commissioner Robert Smith - Agreed with the frustration that Commissioner Claypool spoke about regarding the guidance from the staff and added it was due to the changes in directors and the Commissioners rarely deciding cases.
Training is needed.
Corlis Moody reassured the Commissioners that the process of training regarding hearings would be addressed and smoother in the future. Proposed Legislation David Leshtz presented the next item of business. He discussed the proposed Resolution he drafted and introduced at the previous meeting regarding Sexual Orientation. Citing events that suggest to him that Iowans are becoming more willing to look at their own biases and more willing to consider change. He stated that he felt a sense of urgency to address the issue of sexual orientation.