Committee on Health and Human Relations Approves Mayoral Appointments and Establishes BIPOC Transgender Working Group
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On January 22, 2025, Chicago's Committee on Health and Human Relations unanimously approved a series of mayoral appointments and reappointments to the Chicago Commission on Human Relations and the Advisory Council on New Americans. The committee also recommended the establishment of a working group to address issues impacting the BIPOC transgender and gender-diverse community in Chicago and Cook County.
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- Reappointment of Nancy C. Andrade as Chair of the Chicago Commission on Human Relations
- Reappointments of Marta Cerda, Rey B. Gonzalez, Michael D. Takada, and Kimberly L. Waller to the Chicago Commission on Human Relations
- Appointments of Vanessa Harris, Pamala M. Silas, Naderh H. Elrabadi, and Juliet C. Gilbert to the Chicago Commission on Human Relations
- Reappointments of Gerald A. Polanco, Katarina A. Ramos, and Ganiat Sarumi to the Advisory Council on New Americans
- Appointments of Jocelyn Aranda-Ortiz, Farrah Beidas, Mariya Dmytriv, and Ali Tarokh to the Advisory Council on New Americans
- Approval of ordinance directing the Chicago Commission on Human Relations to establish a working group focused on issues affecting the BIPOC transgender and gender-diverse community in Chicago and Cook County
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Committee on Health and Human Relations
Written public comment deadline January 21, 2025, 10:00 A.M.
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- Agendahttps://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/da7d3de7-a18b-4b01-9dd8-8980417540e5.pdf
- Noticehttps://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/be0a897a-86c9-4bde-b435-b83b5e8ae32e.pdf
- Summaryhttps://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/0a635307-83b5-48b1-a4bb-5854f1e19f41.pdf
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