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<br />Lexington Human Rights Committee <br />Meeting Minutes <br />January 9, 2105 <br />Present <br />: Linda Vine, Bonnie Brodner, Aidan Evelyn, Fuang-Ying Huang, Norman <br />Cohen, Melissa Buttaro, Bhumip Khasnabish, Judy Crocker and Michael McLean <br />Meeting held in the Selectmen’s Hearing Room – Town Hall at 8:10 a.m. <br />Incident Response <br /> - Mrs. Vine, the town liaison to HRC communicated to the <br />department manager and supervisor regarding the town hall incident where an Asian <br />HRC member perceived different treatment from a town employee than a non-Asian <br />Lexington resident did. When presented with this concern the staff was not aware of her <br />behavior so could not re-call the specific situation. The need for equal treatment was <br />emphasized to the staff and others in the department. It was decided that no further <br />action is required at this time, but on-going customer / diversity training needs to be <br />planned. <br />The incident also highlights the need of diversity training for local Lexington business <br />that the committee has been discussing. Mrs. Vine will invite Melissa Tintocalis, the <br />Economic Development Director to join HRC’s next meeting to participate in the <br />discussion. <br />The committee decided to defer the discussion on Response Protocol to the next meeting <br />when the chairman of the committee returns. <br />Department Updates: <br />Lexington Schools <br />Students of Asian Student Alliance participated in diversity activities in Boston. <br />Gender neutral bathrooms are available now to accommodate students. <br />Police Dept. – No incident to report. <br />Department of Human Services Update <br />Social Worker will be hired shortly and will become a member of the Human <br />Rights Committee. <br />Work is underway to begin recruiting for the new Community Center this <br />involves the Director position and Office Manager. Karen Simmons will be <br />managing the over-all facility. <br />CAAL is collaborating with Cary Memorial Library and LHS to host a Chinese New <br />Year celebration on January 24 at the library and the high school. <br />The next meeting is on Feb. 06, 2015 at 8:00AM at Selectman’s Hearing Room. <br />Meeting adjourned at 9:00 am <br /> <br />