§ 2-119. Community engagement commission.

The community engagement commission shall serve in an advisory capacity to the city council regarding the effective, meaningful and equal involvement of Falcon Heights residents in their community. The commission will identify opportunities to collaborate with community, educational, business and social services groups and organizations; identify ways to improve the city's public participation, identify under-represented groups, remove any barriers, and engage and promote increased participation for all residents, businesses, community and neighborhood organizations; review and recommend ways to improve the city's communications efforts so as to facilitate effective two-way communication between the city and all residents, businesses, community and neighborhood organizations; review and recommend ways to help improve resident emergency preparedness and crime prevention programs. The commission shall review complaints of alleged human rights violations occurring within the city and secure equal opportunity for all residents of the city regarding public services, public accommodations, housing, employment and education.

(Ord. No. 07-07, § 2, 4-25-2007; Ord. No. 15-01, § 4, 2-11-2015)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 15-01, § 4, adopted February 11, 2015, amended § 2-119 to read as set out herein. Previously § 2-119 was titled "Neighborhood commission."