ORDER-2020-115 : Appointment of Dorie Withey, 286 Washington Street, to the Human Rights Commission for a three-year term; said term to expire on the last day of February 2023.

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▶ 32:07 Jack Eccles: Ms. Hamlin. Congratulations, Ms. Hamlin. The final item on our agenda tonight, Order 2020-115, Appointment of Dori Whitey, 286 Washington Street, to the Human Rights Commission for a three-year term set to expire on the last day of February, 2023. And I believe we have the Chair of the Human Rights Commission and Ms. Whitey with us.

▶ 32:32 Speaker 4: Briefly, because I will save most of my time to Mike, because the reality is

▶ 32:40 Speaker 4: um that dory has really been a de facto member of the commission for at least a year now and is deep into planning a lot of their upcoming events and programming and hopefully we'll share a little bit

▶ 32:49 Paul Brodeur: of information with us tonight to the extent that's available about our pride month celebrations that i know that there's a lot of work being done in the background we're looking very much forward

▶ 33:02 Speaker 3: to that and with that i would defer to to the chair thank you mike thanks for joining us

▶ 33:07 Speaker 2: thanks for having us i feel like we're all becoming best friends um like uh mr mayor said uh dory has been part of our commission for um over a year as an associate member um more than that she's been to our events um she's helped plan our events um she's constantly present she's dedicated um example of dory's dedication is that even though she travels frequently for work during our meeting she would offer to call in during flights to be a participant in our commission meetings so her level of dedication is unmatched she single-handedly took our pride event and made it virtual so everything that you see coming up on the week of june 21st is because of dory her creativity and her responsiveness and so i couldn't be more happy to have dory as part of our commission

▶ 33:58 Jack Eccles: thank you uh miss wifey if you'd like to say a few words thank you um one it's fantastic to be

▶ 34:03 Speaker 1: alongside all of you this evening i would be both humbled and honored to be a part of the human rights commission i believe that everyone should be seen heard and valued in the communities in which they live in and i'm really looking forward to having the opportunity to serve the community that i currently call home as was alluded to a moment ago i travel for work i coach schools to ensure that both at the district level and the school level, equitable instruction is at play. And when I learned about the Human Rights Commission, all I kept thinking was, how can I essentially give back and be a part of my community in a deeper and more meaningful way? I'm excited about Pride, too, just to share really quickly. We are going virtual. We'll have a different event every day starting June 21st all the way until the 27th. And I think it will be a really fantastic celebration just different than how we've done in the past but uh still looking forward to being able to have that opportunity and chance to celebrate with

▶ 35:10 Speaker 2: the community thanks again for having me thank you uh councilman thank you chairman um thank

▶ 35:13 Leila Migliorelli: you dory for coming um i i just wanted to say i had the pleasure of working alongside dory um on the human rights commission as she had served as an associate commissioner commissioner and um was i mean felt like a part of the commission the whole time so really to even see your appointment today it sort of seems like a no-brainer to me and um she's not only her commitment but her depth of experience and is what we need on the commission right now so um i i will

▶ 35:50 Shawn M. MacMaster: be recommending her appointment thank you counselor master thank you uh mr chairman good evening uh Mr. Stankovich and good evening. I just wanted to thank you for your willingness to serve. Always a pleasure to have a Ward 5 resident be willing to step up and serve on any of our commissions or boards. And I'm impressed by your level of engagement and your enthusiasm and your track record as an associate commissioner to date. Thank you for your work to make the Pride event a reality in a virtual sense and I'm looking forward to supporting your nomination. Thank you again.

▶ 36:31 Maya Jamaleddine: Thank you. Vice-Chair Jamaleddine. Thank you, Chairman. Dori, I just want to thank you for stepping up and for continuing the great work for our community. I want to congratulate you, hopefully once we all uh vote you in and i would like to make a motion to recommend for passage

▶ 36:52 Jack Eccles: second to recommend for passage made by vice chair de maladeen seconded by councillor master

▶ 36:59 Speaker 1: vice chair de maladeen yes councillor mcmaster yes councillor mcnaught yes Councilor Migliorelli? Yes. President Grigoraitis? Yes. Chair Eccles? Yes. Six yes. Congratulations.

▶ 37:16 Jack Eccles: That was the final item on the agenda. Is there a motion to adjourn? Motion to adjourn. Second.