455 20 10383 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/fa0fd2ea710bdf5b7c196fcbab8fd04c.pdf 5d5d87e0ff36603454fc588ddad7585e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 7 LA W OFFICES KALER, KARESH & 16 2 0 I RV I NG K. KA L ER SAN F ORD R. KAR E SH MARTI N PA U L RUBIN FU LT ON NAT I O N AL B ANK BUILDI N G CABLE ADDR E SS: ATLA N TA, GEORGIA 30303 "KKATTY" AT L ANTA H. R U BIN M. M 'l' L A RT Y, JR . T E L E P H ONE : C. L AW RE NC E J E W ETT, J R. January 23, 1967 AR E A CODE 4 0 4 525 - 6666 I Miss Faye Yarborough c/o Office of Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. City Hall ..,. Atlanta, Georgia Dear Faye: Enclosed you will find copies of the Agenda for the January 27, meeting of the Corrnnunity Relations Commission. You will remember that we will convene at 1:30 p.m., on that day 1n Room #2 at City Hall. Please di stribute copies of the Agenda to members of the Corrnnis·s ion. In anticipation of the meeting, I should also appreciate your confirming with Mr. Monroe that: (a) There will b e s uff ic ient chairs f or all the Corrnnission members in Committee Room #2. (b) We will need pads and pencils for all member s of t he Corrnnission. (c) The usual ash trays, carafes of wat er, etc. I under s tand that the conference t able in Committee Room #2 is no t large enough f or a l l t he Corrnnittee members t o sit around. Nevertheless, I am hopeful that they will be able to group around the table somehow and perhaps in two rows. I will rely upon you to make all the necessary arrangements with Mr . Monroe as to the appointments for the meeting. Again , thank you for your kind and generous assistanceo Yours very sincerely, << I {____ fl ) Irving K. Kaler, Chairman Corrnnunity Relations Commission IKK:db Enclosures � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document LAW OFFICES KALER, KARESH & RUBIN 1820 FULTON NATIONAL BANK BUILDING IRVING K. KALER CABLE ADDRESS: SANFORD R.KARESH ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 "KKATTY" ATLANTA MARTIN H. RUBIN PAUL M. MtLARTY, JR. ' TELEPHONE: C. LAWRENCE JEWETT, UR. AREA CODE 404 January 23, 1967 cuecncee Miss Faye Yarborough c/o Office of Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Faye: Enclosed you will find copies of the Agenda for the January 27, meeting of the Community Relations Commission. You will remember that we will convene at 1:30 p.m., on that day in Room #2 at City Hall. Please distribute copies of the Agenda to members of the Commission. In anticipation of the meeting, I should also appreciate your confirming with Mr. Monroe that: (a) There will be sufficient chairs for all the Commission members in Committee Room #2. (b) We will need pads and pencils for all members of the Commission. (c) The usual ash trays, carafes of water, etc. I understand that the conference table in Committee Room #2 is not large enough for all the Committee members to sit around. Nevertheless, I am hopeful that they will be able to group around the table somehow and perhaps in two rows. I will rely upon you to make all the necessary arrangements with Mr. Monroe as to the appointments for the meeting. Again, thank you for your kind and generous assistance. Yours very sincerely, o Irving K. Kaler, Chairman Community Relations Commission te OC /C TKK: db Enclosures  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 14, Document 87 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 14 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | formation of commission | 1966-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/1ddf01904a31ac8764fd870d1122caef.pdf 1dc1a3264c48d25acf069a8f04060740 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ., . ,., .· ,. ' ,1 · .• .j ' I .f AGENDA · FOR MEETING OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION (January 27, 1967) I. \ ' I COMMITTEE REPORTS: 1. \ RJport of Committee on Selection of Executive Director -- Reverend Samuel Williams a. Establishing of salary for Executive Director 2. Report of Committee on Obtaining Grants·0 -~r. Al Kuettner 3. Report of Progrannning Committee_ -- Miss Helen Bullard • II. NEW BUSINESS: 1. Resolution adopted by Executive Committee establishing the monthly meeting date and time of Commission 2. · Resolution adopted by Executive Committee respecting attendance requirements of members of Commission • • .~ ~·· ' , ,, J I "·;. .,, � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document IT. AGENDA: FOR MEETING OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION (January 27, 1967) COMMITTEE REPORTS: 1. Réport of Committee on Selection of Executive Director -- Reverend Samuel Williams a. Establishing of salary for Executive Director 2. Report of Committee on Obtaining Grants -- Mr. Al Kuettner " 3. Report of Programming Committee -- Miss Helen Bullard NEW BUSINESS: | ~ 1. Resolution adopted by Executive Committee establishing the monthly meeting date and time of Commission 2. _ Resolution adopted by Executive Committee respecting attendance requirements of members of Commission. a  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 14, Document 86 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 14 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | formation of commission | 1966-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/8713521adf784f427b4250620b28ef78.pdf 43ce2fa3f140aea74fefaa1f71f1f8cc Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. PERSONAL DATA SHEET (Mrs.) Eliza King Paschall, 1957 Westminster Way, N. E., Atlanta, Georgia 30307 PERSONAL: Native of Charleston, South Carolina; grew up in Columbia, S. C. Widow of late Walter Paschall, WSB News Editor; form'er president, Atlanta Civitan Club. Mother of 3 daughters: Suzanne (Mrs. Martin Gilbert, of London); Jan independent study in Europe; Amy - attending Druid Hills High School. EDUCATION: Graduate of Agnes Scott College, Phi Beta Kappa, with High Honor. Graduate study in Public Administration and Sociology at American University, Emory University; independent study in England. CURRENT EMPLOYMENT: (Since 1961) Executive Director of Council on Human Relations of Greater Atlanta, Inc. FORMER EMPLOYMENT: Consumer Consultant, U. S. Food & Drug Administration; American Red Cross O v erseas Ser v ice, European Theatre Operation, World War II; National Youth Administration of Georgia. OFFICES HELD: President, National Alumnae Association of Agnes Scott College Alumnae Trustee, Agn e s Scott College President, League of Women Voters of Georgia P r esident, League of Women Voters of Atlanta Chairman, Council on Human Relations of Greater Atlanta, Inc. CURRENT: Board of Atlanta Urban League ( 7 years) Life p re sid e nt of Agnes Scott class Memb e r ACLU, National Democratic Party, Atlanta Press Club Na t ional Com mitte e fo r Support of Public Schools Am er ican Academ y of Political and Social Science. Nati o n al Confe r enc e of Christians and Jews Good Neighbor Award, 1962 Fun d fo r Adult Education Fellowship, 1960 F ir s t Editi on of Who's Who Among American Women Publi s h e d a rtic l e s i n v a r ious journals Speakers Bureau o f Ame ri c an Embass y , London, 1964 - 65 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document PERSONAL DATA SHEET (Mrs.) Eliza King Paschall, 1957 Westminster Way, N. E., Atlanta, Georgia 30307 PERSONAL: Native of Charleston, South Carolina; grew up in Columbia, S. C. Widow of late Walter Paschall, WSB News Editor; former president, Atlanta Civitan Club. Mother of 3 daughters: Suzanne (Mrs. Martin Gilbert, of London); Jan - independent study in Europe; Amy - attending Druid Hills High School. EDUCATION: Graduate of Agnes Scott College, Phi Beta Kappa, with High Honor. Graduate study in Public Administration and Sociology at American University, Emory University; independent study in England, CURRENT EMPLOYMENT: (Since 1961) Executive Director of Council on Human Relations of Greater Atlanta, Inc. FORMER EMPLOYMENT: Consumer Consultant, U. S. Food & Drug Administration; American Red Cross Overseas Service, European Theatre Operation, World War II; National Youth Administration of Georgia. OFFICES HELD: President, National Alumnae Association of Agnes Scott College Alumnae Trustee, Agnes Scott College President, League of Women Voters of Georgia President, League of Women Voters of Atlanta Chairman, Council on Human Relations of Greater Atlanta, Inc. CURRENT: Board of Atlanta Urban League (7 years) Life president of Agnes Scott class Member ACLU, National Democratic Party, Atlanta Press Club National Committee for Support of Public Schools American Academy of Political and Social Science, National Conference of Christians and Jews Good Neighbor Award, 1962 Fund for Adult Education Fellowship, 1960 First Edition of Who's Who Among American Women Published articles in various journals Speakers Bureau of American Embassy, London, 1964-65  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 14, Document 85 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 14 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | formation of commission | 1966-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/e0cca911871adf7c2701ab716b58248e.pdf d9f575bad441fe07dfeb7e026d88ba04 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 7 NOTI C E 02? MEE TI1 -G T o All C" ty D epa r tment Heads : T nc C on1munity Relati on s C or:1.mis sion i nvi te s you t o atte:.'ld the public hearing schedulec· :or ThL:1.· s day, "'<'eb r u a ry 16, 196 7, a t 7 : 30 p . m. to be h eld i 11 C i ty I-L.111 in Com 1.itt e c Ro o1n 2. T he C o miriis sion plans to s chc d ulc a ,1othcr n1.eeting s pe c i fic a ll y with C i ty o fic i a i s to hear ho, we c an 'No rk c ons u :uc t iv e ly w i th you b u t \ Ve w nt you to know we would we come your a t tendan c e at this )t. blic hea ing . Sincerely you rs, \ · . ~/v',;, Vl,'..,,(,,0/\ 1] ) . \ } Y\ cJ~v {~\ I r vi}1g K. Kale r, C ha i rina:n C omn1.uni ty Re la tio n s C onu-n.is sion I KK :fy � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION a NOTICE OF MEE TING To All City Department Heads: The Community Relations Commission invites you to attend the public hearing scheduled for Thursday, February 16, 1967, at 7:30 p.m. to be held in City Hall in Committee Room 2. The Commission plans to schedule another meeting specifically with City officiais to hear how we can work constructively with you but we want you to know we would welcome your attendance at this public hearing. Sincerely yours, h « WW. . wihitewa) 7\. T\Otehe \ La [\ uf irving K. Kaler, Chairman Community Relations Commission TREE  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 14, Document 84 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 14 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | formation of commission | 1966-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/fbef35b38481ae4ba85330db93062105.pdf cfe38aa2a9e829a37ff7a1442d7826e2 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION NOTICE OF MEE TING To All City Department Heads: The C ommunity R e l a tions C o m m i ss ion invites you t o a tte.n d the public hearing sche duled for Thursday, February 16, 1967, at 7:30 p. m. to be held in City Hall i n Committee Room 2. The C o mmission pla ns to sche dul e a n othe r m eeting spe cifica lly with City officials t o h ear how we can w ork c ons t r u c tively w ith y ou b u t we want you to k now we w ould w e lcome your atte ndance at this public hearing . Since r e ly yours, J~1 k ~n,Q,_,_,b"\ Irving K. K ale r, Chairman Commun ity R e l a tions Commission I KK:fy � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION NOTICE OF MEETING To All City Department Heads: The Community Relations Commission invites you to attend the public hearing scheduled for Thursday, February 16, 1967, at 7:30 p.m. to be held in City Hall in Committee Room 2. The Commission plans to schedule another meeting specifically with City officials to hear how we can work constructively with you but we want you to know we would welcome your attendance at this public hearing. Sincerely yours, Irving K. Kaler, Chairman Community Relations Commission IKK:fy  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 14, Document 83 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 14 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | formation of commission | 1966-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/060dc4bf22ad4dcbcc0b2434057af4e2.pdf 96c27d20da7497ddfb75c4aee285ad58 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION MINUTES DECEMBER 14, 1966 . M e 1nbers of the Community Rel a tions Commission met for their organizational meeting on W e dn e sda y, Decemb e r 14, 1966, at 2:00 p. m. in City Hall. The following memb e rs were pr e s e nt: Mr . Irving K. Kaler, Chairman Mr. T. M . Alexander, Sr. Mrs. Sara Baker M iss Helen Bullard Dr. Cleveland Dennard Mr. Robert Dobbs Mr. C. G. Ezzard Mr . A. L. Feldman Rev. Joseph L. Gri gg s Mr. Joseph Haas Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan Mr. Al Kuettne r Mrs. Fred Patte rson Rabbi Jacob Rothschild Mrs. Mary Stephens Rev. Samuel Williams Mayor I v an Allen, Jr. called the m e e t ing to order and spoke brie fly r e gar ding t his newly created Commission. H e expr e ss e d the City's appreciation to t h e m e mbers of the Commission for th e ir inte r e st a nd willin gness to serve and to a ll those w ho have furnished l e ade rship a nd h a ve worked to see th e Community R e lations Commission establishe d . H e r evi e w e d the functions of th e Commission a s d e si gnated in the charter and cha r ge d th e gr oup as to th e ir duties and r es ponsibiliti e s. He then introduc e d t he Com munity Rel a tions Commission Chai r man, Mr. Irving Kaler, and tu rne d th e m ee ting over to him. Mr. Kale:r th a nke d M ayo r Allen fo r himself and £or h i s :fell ow n:1ett1.bers for the confi d e nc e show n in th e i r appointment s. H e stat e d the m e mb e r s o f the Commis sion r e co g nized the chall e n ge and ac c e pte d it. H e a lso st ated he fe lt the greatest res ourc e of the city wa s it s pe opl e and th i s Commiss ion seeks to reserve an d d e v e lop thi s res o ur c e so that Atl anta can have a force and economic ciimate to maintain its position of leadershi p. He then introduced Vice Mayor Sam Mas sell, J r., who has been so instrumental in the creation of this Commission. �C o rnrn uni ty Re l at ions Commission Min ute s D c c en1be r 14 , 19 6 6 P age Two M r. Mas s e ll e xpr e ss e d his pl ea s ur e in se e i n g t his Commission b e c o m e a r e ali ty a n d to ld th e g roup o f th e e a r li er rn e e t i n gs an d comm itt ees pr e c e ding this C o1n rr1i s sion. H e m a de th e fo ll owing r e comm e ndations for th e Commission's consid e ration as th e ir program i s e s tabli shed : 1. Cons i de r a tion of those individua l s co ns i de r e d for m e mbership on the Commission and those who ha ve expr essed inte r e st in a ssi sting in this work f or utilization in advisory co m mi t t e es or similar capacities. 2. A n1.a ss meeting with r e pr e s enta t i ve s of th e di sa d v antaged n e i g .b orhoods in a n atte mpt to cata log th e g ri evan c es in t h e communit y. 3. A confe r e nce or consultin g s e ss i o n w ith th e professiona l repres e ntatives . o f t h e l o c a l human relations gr oups to b e n e fit from their e xp e riences a nd idea s. 4. In quir e into th e possibility of a n O ffic e of Economic Opportunity g rant p os sibly in th e amount of $130, 000 t o e s tablish a fair housing c e nter in A t l a nt a . Mr . John Fie ld, Director o f th e C ommuni t y R e l ati o ns S ervic e o f the U. S. Confer e n c e o f May ors , spoke to t he g r oup r egar d i n g his exp e ri e nc es a nd obse r va tions o f the a ctiviti es and und e rtakin g s of oth e r commi s si ons around th e c ount r y . He s ta t ed t h at th e s e g roup s p layed va rious r o l e s in ea c h co mmunity i n clud i ng s uch things as p e rformin g a dvis o r y fun c tions for th e g o ve r n i ng b odie s, ha n dlin g compl a i nts and g r i evan c e s, a c t in g a s med i ator s, a n d reviewing a nd monitorin g the f u nctions of gove rnme n t to insu re democ ratic p arti c ipation. H e t h e n r evi ewed some of the meth od s and techn iqu e s u sed by o th e r gr oups. H e told th e m embers t h e y m u st n ow de ci de w hat ro l e thi s C ommiss ion is goin g to play in th e comm unity. T he C ommi ss i on mus t de ci d e w h e the r i t is goin g t o t r y t o do t he w ork i tse lf o r see th a t it is carried ot:it b y a noth e r gro u p and to w h at e x t e n t th e Commis s ion w ill par t icipat e when o ther e :xi s ting ag e ncies c an handle the p rob l em . He state d the n@ e s ity bi not to displ a c e o ther agen cie s b u t to w o r k w ith them. The Commi ss ion m e mbers t h en pr o c ee d e d w ith t h e ir busine ss s es sion . Upon motion duly ma d e , seconde d and u n animously passed th e C omn1.i s s io n agreed to follow R ob er ts Rul e s o f O rder for the c o n duc t o f a ll meetings. The group next co n sidere d th e e l e ction of offi c er s o f th e C ommis sion. Upon �I .- Con1rn.unity Relations Comrnission Minutes Dec e rn.ber 14, 1966 Pa ge Three 1notions duly made, seconded and unanimously passed the ,following individua ls were elected as office rs: Rev. Samuel Williams, First Vice Chairman Miss Helen Bullard, Second Vice Chairman Mrs. Fred Patterson, Secretary In accordance with the ordinance, the above officers and the Chairman shall constitute the Executive Committe e . Upon motion duly made, seconded and w1.animously passed, it was agreed that the Executive Co1nmittee has and is authorized to act for and on behalf of the full Comm.is sion, s.ubje ct to review of the Con1mission, between regularly scheduled meetings of the Comn1is s ion. A regular rneeting date was discussed at this time and it was agreed that the E xecutive Committee be allowed to deliberate on the selection of the meeting date and tin-ie and report back to the Commission at the next meeting. On behalf of the Committee appo i nted to select the E xecuti ve Director, Rev . Samuel Williams then reported that the position had been advertised in the various news media and that seventeen applications were received. Interviews have been scheduled to b egin on Tuesday, D e c ember 20. It was the sugge stion of Rev. Williams (Ch airman of the Committee) that the Comm.is s ion discuss the type qualifications, characte ristics and experien ce of the individual to fill this position. Various members gave their opinions on this subject and Mr. Feild and Mr. Clifton Henry of the Confer en ce of Mayors also offered their suggestions based on the ir work with oth e r commissions. It was generally agreed it would be necessary for the Commission to determine specifically w hat type program was to be conducte d before selecting the indi v idual to fill the position as differ ent program emphases wg\J.ld require different qualifications and experience. In an effort to e x pedite this Miss Helen Bullard distributed a questio nn aire regarding the function and program content of the Co1nmission to each member. This questionnaire is to be returned t o her for analysis and consolidation. Mr. Kaler app ointed the followin g te1nporary ad -hoc committees: Program Committe e (To make recommendations to the Executive Committee meeting in January �Corn.11.1.unity Relations Com1nis sion Minutes D ecembe r 14 , 1966 P age F o ur and th e reafte r to th e full Commission) M iss H elen B ull a rd, Chairman Mrs . S a r a Bak e r Dr. C lev c l., nd De nna r d Mr. Ro b, · rL o bbs Rev. Jos eph L. Griggs Mr. Lucie n Oliv e r Committee to Investigate P o ss ibility of OEO Grant ( and grants from Fo undat i ons ) (To make recommendations to the Executive Committe e mee ting in January and thereafter to the f ull Commission ) Mr . Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Al K u ettne r, Chairman T. M. Ale xand e r , Sr . Hamilton Dougl as, Jr. C. G. E zzard James 0. Moor e Committee to n'lake R e comme ndations on the Establishment of Standin g Committees (T o make -recommendations to the E xe cutive Committee meeting in February a nd thereafter to the f ull Commission) Rabbi J a cob Rothschil d, Chairman Mr. A. L. Feldman Mr. Jo seph Ha a s Archbishop Paul J . H a llinan · Mrs. Mary Ste p he ns There being no further business the m ee tin g was adjourned at 4 :05 p. m. R e sp e c t fully submitte d, (M i ss) Faye Ya rb r ough A c ting Se c retary � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION MINUTES DECEMBER 14, 1966. Members of the Community Relations Commission met for their organizational meeting on Wednesday, December 14, 1966, at 2:00 p.m. in City Hall. The following members were present: Mr. Irving K. Kaler, Chairman Mr. T. M. Alexander, Sr. Mrs. Sara Baker Miss Helen Bullard Dr. Cleveland Dennard Mr. Robert Dobbs Mr. C. G. Ezzard Mr. A. L. Feldman Rev. Joseph L. Griggs Mr. Joseph Haas . Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan Mr. Al Kuettner Mrs. Fred Patterson Rabbi Jacob Rothschild Mrs. Mary Stephens Rev. Samuel Williams Mayor ivan Allen, Jr. called the meeting to order and spoke briefly regarding this newly created Commission, He expressed the City's appreciation to the members of the Commission for their interest and willingness to serve and to all those who have furnished leadership and have worked to see the Community Relations Commission established. He reviewed the functions of the Commission as designated in the charter and charged the group as to their duties and responsibilities. He then introduced the Community Relations Commission Chairman, Mr. Irving Kaler, and turned the meeting over to him, Mr. Kaler thanked Mayor Allen for himself and for his fellow members for the confidence shown in their appointments. He stated the members of the Commission recognized the challenge and accepted it. He also stated he felt the greatest resource of the city was its people and this Commission seeks to reserve and develop this resource so that Atlanta can have a force and economic climate to maintain its position of leadership, He then introduced Vice Mayor Sam Massell, Jr., who has been so instrumental in the creation of this Commission. Community Relations Commission Minutes December 14, 1966 Page Two Mr. Massell expressed his pleasure in seeing this Commission become a reality and told the group of the earlier meetings and committees preceding this Commission. He made the following recommendations for the Commission's consideration as their program is established: l. Consideration of those individuals considered for membership on the Commission and those who have expressed interest in assisting in this work for utilization in advisory committees or similar capacities. 2. Amass meeting with representatives of the disadvantaged neighborhoods in an attempt to catalog the grievances in the community. 3. A conference or consulting session with the professional representatives of the local human relations groups to benefit from their experiences and ideas, 4, Inquire into the possibility of an Office of Economic Opportunity grant possibly in the amount of $130, 000 to establish a fair housing center in Atlanta, Mr. John Field, Director of the Community Relations Service of the U. S. Conference of Mayors, spoke to the group regarding his experiences and observations of the activities and undertakings of other commissions around the country. He stated that these groups played various roles in each community including such things as performing advisory functions for the governing bodies, handling complaints and grievances, acting as mediators, and reviewing and monitoring the functions of government to insure demo- cratic participation. He then reviewed some of the methods and techniques used by other groups. He told the members they must now decide what role this Commission is going to play in the community. The Commission must decide whether it is going to try to do the work itself or see that it is carried out by another group and to what extent the Commission will participate when other existing agencies can handle the problem. He stated the necessity is not to displace other agencies but to work with them. The Commission members then proceeded with their business session, Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed the Commission agreed to follow Roberts Rules of Order for the conduct of all meetings. The group next considered the election of officers of the Commission, Upon Community Relations Commission Minutes December 14, 1966 Page Three motions duly made, seconded and unanimously passed the ‘following individuals were elected as officers: Rev. Samuel Williams, First Vice Chairman Miss Helen Bullard, Second Vice Chairman Mrs. Fred Patterson, Secretary In accordance with the ordinance, the above officers and the Chairman shall constitute the Executive Committee. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was agreed that the Executive Committee has and is authorized to act for andon behalf of the full Commission, subject to review of the Commission, between regularly scheduled meetings of the Commission. A regular meeting date was discussed at this time and it was agreed that the Executive Committee be allowed to deliberate on the selection of the meeting date and time and report back to the Commission at the next meeting. On behalf of the Committee appointed to select the Executive Director, Rev. Samuel Williams then reported that the position had been advertised in the various news media and that seventeen applications were received. Interviews have been scheduled to begin on Tuesday, December 20. It was the suggestion of Rev. Williams (Chairman of the Committee) that the Commission discuss the type qualifications, characteristics and experience of the individual to fill this position, Various members gave their opinions on this subject and Mr. Feild and Mr. Clifton Henry of the Conference of Mayors also offered their suggestions based on their work with other commissions. It was generally agreed it would be necessary for the Commission to determine specifically what type program was to be conducted before selecting the individual to fill the position as different program emphases would require different qualifications and experience. In an effort to expedite this Miss Helen Bullard distributed a questionnaire regarding the function and program content of the Commission to each member. This questionnaire is to be returned to her for analysis and consolidation. Mr. Kaler appointed the following temporary ad-hoc committees: Program Committee (To make recommendations to the Executive Committee meeting in January  Community Relations Commission Minutes December 14, 1966 Page Four There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 4:05 p.m. and thereafter to the full Commission) Miss Helen Bullard, Chairman Mrs.Sara Baker Dr. Cleveland Dennard Mr. Robe rt Dobbs Rev. Joseph L. Griggs Mr. Lucien Oliver Committee to Investigate Possibility of OFO Grant (and grants from Foundations) (To make recommendations to the Executive Committee meeting in January and thereafter to the full Commission) Mr. Al Kuettner, Chairman Mr. T. M. Alexander, Sr. Mr. Hamilton Douglas, Jr. Mr. C. G. Ezzard Mr. James O. Moore Committee to make Recommendations on the Establishment of Standing Committees (To make recommendations to the Executive Committee meeting in February and thereafter to the full Commission) Rabbi Jacob Rothschild, Chairman Mr. A. L. Feldman Mr. Joseph Haas Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan ‘Mrs, Mary Stephens Respectfully submitted, (Miss) Faye Yarbrough Acting Secretary  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 14, Document 82 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 14 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | formation of commission | 1966-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/09fd9de56a54fea80fde103c6d584329.pdf c294ff0cc726480b312a6070f2ac63d1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. _,..__ol,-.1 ~- · - --•~---.-. --· ---~--.- ... -~ . .Lo '- •"l,.. ~ .•. L..,. • ·• - +-,. J- '1,,..-J., \ \ , , ,. _ .. .. _.!. .- • • • • •• --i: __ .,_...._. 4-,._. _,~,.._._,_ .. _ J'(,...._.-~~., ... -.,.__....... . . , ~ ~ ~-J • _..,,. • ~ - I COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION MINUTES DECbMBEH 14 , 1966 Members of the Community Relations Commission met for their organizational meeting on Wednesday, December 14, 1966, at 2:00 p. m. in City Hall. The following members were present: Mr. Irving K. Kaler, Chairman Mr. T. M. Alexander, Sr. Mrs. Sara Baker Miss Helen Bullard Dr. Cleveland D e nnard Mr. Robert Dobbs Mr. C. G. Ezzard Mr. A. L . Feldman Rev. Joseph L. Griggs Mr . Joseph Haas Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan Mr. Al Kuettner Mrs. Fred Patterson Rabbi Jacob Rothschild Mrs. Mary Stephens Rev. Samuel Williams Mayor I v an Allen, Jr. called the meeting to order and spoke briefly regarding this ne w ly created Commission. He e x press e d the City's appreciation to the members of the Commission for their interest and willingness to serve a nd to all those w ho have furnished leadership and have worked to see the Community Relations Commission established. H e revie w ed the functions of the Commission a s d e signated in the charter and charge d the g roup as to their duties and re s ponsibilities . He then introduced t he Community Relations Commission Chai r man, Mr . I r ving Kale r , and tu r n e d the m e eting o v er to him. Mr. :Kale 1' thahked M a y o :1' A llen :fo r himself a hd fo:r his fe llow tnetnbet's fo-r the confid en c e shown i n thei r a ppointme nts . H e st a t e d the membe rs of the Commi s sion rec o gni zed the challenge and a cc e pte d it . H e also s tate d he f elt the g reate s t r esour ce o f the city wa s i t s p e ople a nd t his Commiss i o n seeks to reserve and de v e lop thi s res o urce s o tha t Atla nta can have a f o rce and economic climate to maintain i t s po s ition of leader ship. He then introduced Vice Mayor Sam Mas sell, Jr., who has been so instrumental in the creation of this Commission. �- - ~ ..,.. ....1 - - - - .~ - • • .. '\.. !..t t- .::-..o__,,_._ .z_.. C~- - · "'11.. • "" • •: - • • ~..- · - _ _ _ ..__ f '\ \ J •- • • ..__ • _ '• " • • • , . : : . _ __, ...-_ , _..::;:.!: _- ~ ~ •-.!..::::.__t W ._ - ~, .....,.__1 _ ._• ..._ .,._ ~ ,:__ _ _ _ _ _ .,,,,,, , ~ ! Community Relations Commission Minutes December 14, 1966 Page Two I Mr. Massell expressed his pleasure in seeing this Commission' become a reality and told the group of the earlier meetings and committees preceding this Comn,i ssion. He made the following recommendations for the Commission's conside ration as their program is established: 1. Consideration of those individuals considered for membership on the Commission and those who have expressed interest in assisting in this work for utilization in advisory committees or similar capacities. 2. A mass meeting with representatives of the disadvantaged neighborhoods in an attempt to catalog the grievances in the community. 3. A conference or consulting session with the professional representatives of the local human relations groups to benefit from their experiences and ideas. 4, Inquire into the possibility of an Office of Economic Opportunity grant possibly in the amount of $130, 000 to establish a fair housing center in Atlanta. Mr. John Field, Director of the Community Relations Service of the U. S. Conference of Mayors, spoke to the group regarding his experiences and observations of the activities and undertakings of other commissions around the country. He stated that these groups played various roles in each community including such things as performing advisory functions for the governing bodies, handling complaints and grie vances, acting as mediators, a nd r e viewing and monitoring the function s of governme nt to insure d e mocratic participation. He then reviewed some of the methods and techniques used by other groups . He told the members they must now decide what role this Commission is going to play in the community. The Commission must d e cide whe ther it is going to try to do the wo r k itself or see that it is carried out by a nothe r group and to what ext e nt the Com mission will participa t e when other exi sting age ncie s can h andle the problem. H e sta t e d the n e c ess ity i s n ot to d i spla ce othe r agencies but to work w ith them. The Commis sion membe r s the n proc ee d e d with their busines s s es sion. Upon mot ion duly m ade , s e conde d and u n animou s ly pas se d the C ommission agreed to follow R obert s Rules of O rder for the c o n d uct o f a ll meetings. The group next cons ide red the e l ect ion of of fi cers of the C ommiss ion. Upon - - -- .1 ,, �r .. . ·- --·- - - .... . ........ - _..,.. . ... _ _ .- .. _ -~ • . ~ 1 • • .. .... . . - - ~ ... ...~, , , , .. ~ I Community Relations Commission Minutes December 14, 1966 Page Three motions duly made, seconded and unanimously passed the following individuals were elected as officers: de-:,..,,,._,~ Rev. Samu~l Williams, First Vice ~iJcnt . J . _ Miss Helen Bullard, Second Vice &:Jt::elllll!!!ileE.t ~ - . . . ,-,,, Mrs. Fred Patterson, Secretary 0 ~ ~ \ cw« tt.e O~ "I ¢,Jr...> , ~ ' q he above officers and the Chairman shall constitute the Executive Committee . in accor'1aR8"9 •.vi+h-t!tt t h a ~ . Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was agreed that the Executive Committee has and is authorized to act for and on behalf of the full Commission, subject to review of the Commission, between regularly scheduled meetings of the Commission. A regular meeting date was discussed at this time and it was agreed that the Executive Committee be allowed to deliberate on the selection of the meeting date and time and report back to the Commission at the next meeting. Pt io1 to ~ri s=.:iwe-ei-¼1~u ie, ~ li)b(~ z.e~ eM'!!lpi T tr ~ ,~ (.,,,,-, ..,,f'.Jµ ~ _ , e'fft ' • · R-s li-a::~s-<1"2l!'S' 1£1.istee'l'.i t&EehaiP e:r>eo-fllfl'Tittee o:r, t ,k · ii.ot i ~· Ex~tly~ i re ct"o r. -il.P 4,,,t...vJ. e--11 ,...,. D,,.~,ae.,, ..rA,., "'--:'-t.-··,..._i . ' rrN..;J reported 'ttiat tlie position hact oeen advertised 1n the various news media and that seventeen applications were received.-it...Interv· w ~~t ,u.i.A. (~,...s~ ul d to ~Eiri on Tuesday, D ecember 20. It was h" /2 J a e omm1ss10n discuss the type qualifications, characteristics and experience of the individual to fill this position. Various members gave their opinions on this subject and Mr. Feild and Mr. Clifton Henry of the Confere nce of Mayors also offered the ir suggestions based on their work with other commissions. It was generally agreed it would be n ece ssary for the Commission to determine specifically what type program was to be conducted before selecting the individual to fill the position as different prog rc!rn empha§e f:! worud :r~q\lire different qualifieat:i.ons a:pd experience. .. In an effort to expedite this Miss Bullard distribute d a questiofll1a.ire regarding the function and program content of the Commission to each member. questionnaire is to be · returned to her for analysis and consolidation. Mr. Kaler appoint ed the following temporary ad-hoc committees: Program Committee (To m a k e recommendations to the Executive Committee meeting in January This �--=---·---~ ·- ·-==--'-" -= ""--'---"---.:.;:;· -·: __;..: · -;..:.. · --:.. · ;;:; · :.:.. · ..;. · .;;.; -·;..;.;··;;... · - ~ - - ' - - - - ~ -- ~ ~ -- - - - -- . Co1nmunity Relations Commission Minutes December 14, 1966 Page Four . and thereafter to the full Commission) Miss Helen Bullard, Chairman Mrs. Sa.ra Baker Dr. Cleveland Dennard Mr. Robert Dobbs ~b ~-E ,o, - 4-~;, l f.~_t~ ·) rlla,....Q 'e x..~t.a:rt:t:.{~:nn·· ~ ( To make recommendations to the Executive Committee meeting in January and thereafter to the full Commission) Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Al Kuettner, Chairman T. M. Alexander, Sr. Hamilton Douglas, Jr. c. G. Ezzard James 0. Moore Committee to make recommendations on the establishment of <;;tanding ' °mmittees (To make recommendations to the Executive Committee meeting in February and thereafter to .the full Commission) Rabbi Jacob Rothschild, Chairman Mr. A. L . Feldman Mr. Joseph Haas Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan Mrs. Mary Stephens There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 4:05 p. m. Respectfully submitted, (Miss) Faye Yarbrough Acting Secretary � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document x COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION MINUTES DECEMBER 14, 1966 Members of the Community Relations Commission met for their organizational meeting on Wednesday, December 14, 1966, at 2:00 p.m. in City Hall. The | following members were present: Mr. Irving K. Kaler, Chairman Mr. T. M. Alexander, Sr. Mrs. Sara Baker Miss Helen Bullard Dr. Cleveland Dennard Mr. Robert Dobbs Mr. C. G. Ezzard Mr. A. L. Feldman Rev. Joseph L. Griggs Mr. Joseph Haas Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan Mr. Al Kuettner Mrs. Fred Patterson Rabbi Jacob Rothschild Mrs. Mary Stephens Rev. Samuel Williams Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. called the meeting to order and spoke briefly regarding this newly created Commission. He expressed the City's appreciation to the members of the Commission for their interest and willingness to serve and to all those who have furnished leadership and have worked to see the Community Relations Commission established. He reviewed the functions of the Commission as designated in the charter and charged the group as to their duties and responsibilities, He then introduced the Community Relations Commission Chairman, Mr. Irving Kaler, and turned the meeting over to him. Mr. Kaler thanked Mayor Allen for himself and for his fellow members for the confidence shown in their appointments. He stated the members of the Commission recognized the challenge and accepted it. He also stated he felt the greatest resource of the city was its people and this Commission seeks to reserve and develop this resource so that Atlanta can have a force and economic climate to maintain its position of leadership. He then introduced Vice Mayor Sam Massell, Jr., who has been so instrumental in the creation of this Commission, ee ee eee eee Lal fob thereat ak = ne rt ain de na me i A a at rite et 2 eed teat a este a ae — Community Relations Commission Minutes December 14, 1966 Page Two Mr. Massell expressed his pleasure in seeing this Commission become a reality and told the group of the earlier meetings and committees preceding this Commission. He made the following recommendations for the Commission's consideration as their program is established: l. Consideration of those individuals considered for membership on the Commission and those who have expressed interest in assisting in this work for utilization in advisory committees or similar capacities. 2. Amass meeting with representatives of the disadvantaged neighborhoods in an attempt to catalog the grievances in the community. 3. A conference or consulting session with the professional representatives of the local human relations groups to benefit from their experiences and ideas. 4. Inquire into the possibility of an Office of Economic Opportunity grant possibly in the amount of $130, 000 to establish a fair housing center in Atlanta. Mr. John Field, Director of the Community Relations Service of the U. S. Conference of Mayors, spoke to the group regarding his experiences and observations of the activities and undertakings of other commissions around the country. He stated that these groups played various roles in each community including such things as performing advisory functions for the governing bodies, handling complaints and grievances, acting as mediators, and reviewing and monitoring the functions of government to insure demo- cratic participation. He then reviewed some of the methods and techniques used by other groups. He told the members they must now decide what role this Commission is going to play in the community. The Commission must decide whether it is going to try to do the work itself or see that it is carried out by another group and to what extent the Commission will participate when other existing agencies can handle the problem. He stated the necessity is not to displace other agencies but to work with them. The Commission members then proceeded with their business session. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed the Commission agreed to follow Roberts Rules of Order for the conduct of all meetings. The group next considered the election of officers of the Commission. Upon ee ee Community Relations Commission Minutes December 14, 1966 Page Three motions duly made, seconded and unanimously passed the following individuals were elected as officers: Chm hy uo Rev. Samuel Williams, First Vice Presitent ; Miss Helen Bullard, Second Vice President harris om Mrs. Fred Patterson, Secretary LL Derectewes weil The) Ritinrentes ~ he above officers and the Chairman shall constitute the Executive Committee i . Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was agreed that the Executive Committee has and is authorized to act for and on behalf of the full Commission, subject to review of the Commission, between regularly scheduled meetings of the Commission. A regular meeting date was discussed at this time and it was agreed that the Executive Committee be allowed to deliberate on the selection of the meeting date and time and report back to the Commission at the next meeting. Prto1r=te=thts=mreeting-Rev =SaiiiuelWallianrs-was-esked toeeherr=aconminittee | eaposition~ofExerutiveDirector. Up tO we OT plroytnient*applications=for-th 4 ’ Jp avenny, oa On ok “4 - at iy eal ¥. Wr bbe P On, Boh gb Tees reported that the seeincited been adver iséd fin ¢ @ various i n ications were r i ., Interview seas news media and that seventeen applicat e rece ved, 1 ter ee 'S ave fons (BEE SSH uled to begin on Tuesday, December 20. It was hi a é Commission discuss the type qualifications, characteristics and experience of the individual to fill this position, Various members gave their opinions on this subject and Mr. Feild and Mr. Clifton Henry of the Conference of Mayors also offered their suggestions based on their work with other commissions. It was generally agreed it would be necessary for the Commission to determine specifically what type program was to be conducted before selecting the individual to fill the position as different program emphases would require different qualifications and experience. In an effort to expedite this Miss Bullard distributed a questionnaire regarding the function and program content of the Commission to each member. This questionnaire is to be returned to her for analysis and consolidation, Mr. Kaler appointed the following temporary ad-hoc committees: Program Committee (To make recommendations to the Executive Committee meeting in January  Community Relations Commission Minutes December 14, 1966 Page Four _and thereafter to the full Commission) Miss Helen Bullard, Chairman Mrs. Sara Baker Dr. Cleveland Dennard Mr. Robert Dobbs Rev. Joseph L. Griggs Mr. Lucien Oliver 1 6:E.0. Groner (Cb Guests nee bah) | make eécommendationa to the Tsieeyve Committee meeting in January and thereafter to the full Commission) Mr. Al Kuettner, Chairman Mr. T. M. Alexander, Sr. Mr. Hamilton Douglas, Jr. Mr. C. G. Ezzard Mr. James O. Moore Committee to make recommendations on the establishment of Standing €o0mmittees (To make recommendations to the Executive Committee meeting in February and thereafter to the full Commission) Rabbi Jacob Rothschild, Chairman Mr. A. L. Feldman _ Mr. Joseph Haas Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan Mrs. Mary Stephens There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 4:05 p.m, Respectfully submitted, (Miss) Faye Yarbrough Acting Secretary  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 14, Document 81 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 14 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | formation of commission | 1966-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/9fe18428b4ae63893b8a432ca4eca950.pdf ff64bc5c10f5d5aea2cb4b5c0db09019 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. C � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 14, Document 80 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 14 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | formation of commission | 1966-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/62778ca009b96dcef90ee0ec54fae0bd.pdf dfccccda35e953c4d250418f741735b6 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ATLANTA,GEORGIA PHONE 522-4463 Faye Yarbrough 12/29/66 Mr . Kaler: Attached is a copy of the draft of the minutes for the Community Relations Commission meeting of December 14. If you have any changes or corrections you w ould like to make, I will hold the copies before mailing them to the other members of the Commission until I hear from you. I am sorry that I didn't get them any sooner but things have b een a little hectic here during the holiday season. FOR M 2SL 13 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document FORM 25L13 Office of the’ Mayor ATLANTA, GEORGIA PHONE 522-4463 Faye Yarbrough 12/29/66 Mr. Kaler: Attached is a copy of the draft of the minutes for the Community Relations Commission meeting of December 14, If you have any changes or corrections you would like to make, I will hold the copies before mailing them to the other members of the Commission until I hear from you. Iam sorry that I didn't get them any sooner but things have been a little hectic here during the holiday season. “ Pare ough (e Sx. a oo i Bt es sal arr: ther t. wet, en 2 £90. G a i Ol Voit 4 o ree a é “hy awe “f- Ape mrat - vee, Lit ae, The ' ( Arve } Brod A, € Ay Pts foe Ae i COV ) Dt Oe, Mews Grecl + ore Al 6 Abe © bephalkrce see  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 14, Document 79 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 14 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | formation of commission | 1966-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/2a413921cd14dfa6c6faa5314869ff81.pdf 03faf42b24b6f3f00e037a2b23c161d5 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. " The United States can achieve its full economic and -social potential as a nation only if every individual has the opportunity to contribute to the full extent of his capabilities and to participate in the workings of our society." 88th Congress, Aug. 20, 1964 0 COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM COMMITTEE • 1209 LIFE OF AMERICA BLDG. • FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76102 • ED 6-8714 January 5, 1967 Mayor Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Sir: The Executive Committee of the Fort Worth Human Relationa Commission has requested assistance in s ecuring funds for professional staff. Before approaching the Community resources for financial assistance, the Executive Committee desir es information concerning similar commissions throughout the United States. Res ponse to the following items would be helpful: 1. What are the staff patterns, size of the staff, salary range and the .iob descriptions? 2. How doe·s the Commission relate to the local War on Pov erty and the city council? 3, Copies of reports and activity pro jects which are available would be appr ec iated. An answer from you at you ear liest convenience would facilitate our planning. Thank you for your time and assistance. ~$~ Sydney Wirsdorfer Program Development and Evaluation Specialist SW: j ab � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document “The United States can achieve its full economic and social potential as a nation only if every individual has the opportunity to contribute to the full extent of his capabilities and to partici- pate in the workings of our society.” 88th Congress, Aug. 20, 1964 COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM COMMITTEE e 1209 LIFE OF AMERICA BLDG. e FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76102 e ED 6-8714 January 5, 1967 Mayor Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Sir: The Executive Committee of the Fort Worth Human Relations Commission has requested assistance in securing funds for pro- fessional staff. Before approaching the Community resources for financial assistance, the Executive Committee desires information concerning similar commissions throughout the United States. Response to the following items would be helpful: 1. What are the staff patterns, size of the staff, salary range and the job descriptions? 2. How does the Commission relate to the local War on Poverty and the city council? 3. Copies of reports and activity projects which are available would be appreciated. An answer from you at you earliest convenience would facilitate our planning. Thank you for your time and assistance. Sincerely yours, Le dary Wisisdocfpr) Sydney Wirsdorfer Program Development and Evaluation Specialist SW: jab  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 14, Document 78 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 14 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | formation of commission | 1966-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/9b66242b0994a0dd5d031306a3330e79.pdf b68a479f05a00b5ca1486bbef5f406c8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. January 13, 1967 M:r . Sydney Wi rsdorfer Program Devel opment and Evaluation Speciali t Community Action Program Committee 1209 Li!e 0£ America Building Fort Worth, Texa 76102 De r Mr. Wirsdor.£er: The Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Atlanta have rec ntly authoriz d the establishment of C ommunity Relations Commission. Thi Commi sion i in the formation tage at the present tim and it will be a few more weeks before we will be abl to answer th queatlon in your January 5 letter in detail . The City has appropriated $30 , 000 for the e tablishm.ent nd opelt'a.tion of the Commi sion. dudng the c\U':r nt y ar . However, the development of det il staffing plans h not b en completed at the pre ent time . We wUl be gl d to funu. h you with the e oon they ha.v b en completed. The Conuni sion is ere tion of the Mayor and Board of Alderinen and ia compo ed of tw nty member :tecomm.ended by an ad hoc ~om.mitt e e tablbh d by the Alderman.l e Bo rd. This committe w • composed of Aldei- -n and a cros section of citi~ens . Th M yor made th ppointments. Tb r is no direct 1"elatlon hip to th loc comm.unity ctlon goncy, Economic Opportunity Atlanta, In<:. How ver, I m sur th t the Commia ion b gins to function v ry close rel tion•hlp will be e t bU. hed .. I will forward your letter to th C ommieslon o t t whenev r �Mr. Wirsdorfer Page Two January 13, 1967 an Executiv Director i · employed copi projects may be forw rd d to you. oj r ports and Sincerely your , Iv n Allen, Jr. M yor IA1r:ly ctivity � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document January 13, 1967 Mr. Sydney Wirsdorfer Program Development and Evaluation Specialist Community Action Program Committee 1209 Life of America Building Fort Worth, Texas 76102 Dear Mr. Wirsdorfer: The Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Atlanta have recently authorized the establishment of a Community Relations Commission. This Commission is in the formation stage at the present time and it will be a few more weeks before we will be able to answer the questions in your January 5 letter in detail. The City has appropriated $30, 000 for the establishment and operation of the Commission during the current year. However, the development of detail staffing plans has not been completed at the present time. We will be glad to furnish you with these as soon as they have been completed. The Commission is a creation of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen and is composed of twenty members recommended by an ad hoc committee established by the Aldermanic Board. This committee was composed of Aldermen and a cross section of citizens. The Mayor made the appointments. There is no direct relationship to the local community action agency, Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. However, I am sure that as the Commission begins to function a very close relation- ship will be established, I will forward your letter to the Commission so that whenever Mr, Wirsdorfer Page Two January 13, 1967 an Executive Director is employed copies of reports and activity projects may be forwarded to you. Sincerely yours, Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor tASr:fy  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 14, Document 77 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 14 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | formation of commission | 1966-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/39cd6ee04a059eb583bb5fad1e4409ee.pdf 900c8663c558468b0f0e5de6dc8cc5d9 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ,. J .c;,J ·~··' AGENDA FOR ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF COMMUNITY REIATIONS COMMISSION (Wednesday, December 14, 1966) 1. Statement by Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. 2. Mayor Inducts Conn:nissioners and Installs Chairman. 3. Statement by Chairman. 4. Chairman Presents Vice-Mayor Massell Vice-Mayor Introduces Speaker - Mr. John Feild 5. Chairman Calls Connnission to Order for Business Session (a) Adoption of rules of parlimentary procedure. (b) Election of officers. (c) Establishment of powers of Executive Connnittee. 1 (d) Selection of monthly meeting date and time. (e) Report of Committee on designation of Executive Director. (f) Announcement of Committees to report at January meeting. (g) Good and welfare. (h) Adj our nment • ·/ � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document AGENDA FOR ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION (Wednesday, December 14, 1966) Statement by Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor Inducts Commissioners and Installs Chairman. Statement by Chairman. Chairman Presents Vice-Mayor Massell Vice-Mayor Introduces Speaker - Mr. John Feild Chairman Calls Commission to Order for Business Session (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (£) (g) (h) Adoption of rules of parlimentary procedure. Election of officers. Establishment of powers of Executive svitttne.” Selection of monthly meeting date and time. Report of Committee on designation of Executive Director. Announcement of Committees to report at January meeting. Good and welfare. Adjournment.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 14, Document 76 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 14 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | formation of commission | 1966-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/fe41da9945f7d0c20fa226216073809d.pdf ba77d8d66a86411a05437a9d1d91ec76 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Race Relations Commission Organizes; Gets Challenge . Atlanta's new Community Relations Commission, created to help sofa.re problems of racial strife, was officially organized Wednesday and urged to "get out there to the danger spots as quickly as possible. " The challenge came 'from T. M. Alexander, a member of the commission, set up recently by the Atlanta aldermanic board. . Alexander's comments came after the 20- member commission had been sworn in and was having its first business session. Alexander and several other members expressed the hope that the commission could move 1swiftly to head off potential 1trouble in areas similar to Boule! vard and Summerhill where ra. cial incidents erupted in Sep' tember. Division of t he commission 1lnto small groups which could move into these potentially ex, plosive areas "and hear the , people" was suggested by Alexander. Vice Mayor Sam Massell J r. declared that with formation of the commission "no longer will official concern about community relations come about only as · result of crisis and emergency." Organization of the commission, said Massell, assures that racial problems will "now rightfully take their place in City Hall as a day-to-day responsibility. The commission, headed by attorney Irving Kaler as chairman, will operate initially on a $30,000 a year budget. Thls includes some $12,000 to $15,000 for an executive director. Much of the commission's first meeting was taken up with discussion of the type of person needed for the executive direc tor's job . -The Rev. Sam Williams head of the commission's scr~ening committee, said some 17 applications for the job have already been received. Massell 11rged the commission to hold "mass meetings" in Atlanta neighborhoods in order to "catalog grievances" of the citizens. He also suggested that the commission pursue an application for an Office of Economic Opportunity grant in the amount of $130,000 to establish a "fair housing center" as an adjunct Mayor Ivan ~Hen's camp~i_gn for more housmg opportumties for the lower econoIIDc bracket. John G. Feild, director of the Community Relations Service of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, told the commission members that they would have to decide themselves what role they wish to play in the city's racial relations. · Feild said they must decide "whether you're going to do it yourselves or see that it gets done." The Rev. Mr. Williams was named first vice chairm;m of the commission; Helen Bullard, second vice chairman, and Mrs. Fred Patterson, secretary. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Race Relations Commission Organizes; Gets Challenge . Atlanta’s new Community Re- lations Commission, created to help solve problems of racial strife, was officially organized Wednesday and urged to ‘“‘get out there to the danger spots as quickly as possible.” The challenge came from T. M. Alexander, a member of the commission, set up recently by the Atlanta aldermanic board. Alexander’s comments came after the 20-member commis- sion had been sworn in and was having its first business session. Alexander and several other members expressed the hope that the commission could move :swiftly to head off potential trouble in areas similar to Boule- |vard and Summerhill where ra- ‘cial incidents erupted in Sep- ‘tember. Division of the (commission \into small groups which could ‘move into these ee eXx- ‘plosive areas “and hear . people” was suggested by ine ander. Vice Mayor Sam Massell Jr. declared that with formation of ity relations come about only as ‘result of crisis and emergency.” Organization of the commission, ‘said \ ove ts Tea by attorney ; Kaler: man, will operale italy on cludes. some. $124 100 to ele canupes: that racial Conch idisn tor’s job. ‘The Rev. Sam Williams, head of the commission’s screening committee, said some 17 appli- cations for the job have already been received. Massell urged the commission to hold ‘‘mass meetings” in At- lanta neighborhoods in order to “catalog grievances” of the citi- zens. He also suggested that the commission pursue an applica- tion for an Office of Economie I2)1e/@6 Opportunity grant in the amount , of $130,000 to establish a “fair housing center’ as an adjunct Mayor Ivan Allen’s campaign a for more housing opportunities Massel Alexander for the lower economic bracket.) Feild said they must decide) John G. Feild, director of the| ‘whether you're going to do it Community Relations Service of| yourselves or see that it gets the U.S. Conference of Mayors, | done. told the commission members| The Rev. Mr.. Williams was that they would have to decide|named first vice chairman of themselves what role they wish| the commission; Helen Bullard, to play in the city’s racial rela-| second vice chairman, and ‘Mrs. tions. Fred Patterson, secretary.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 14, Document 75 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 14 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | formation of commission | 1966-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/d0f3f8be3dff77d9bd04b1d6bc6a3889.pdf 5f4c647262c0f5142960681ec5fb48f4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. L AW OF F ICE S KALER, KARESH 1820 F U LTON NAT I ON A L I RVING K . KA LE R S AN FORD R . KAR E S H MART I N H. R UBI N P A UL M. M <? L A RT Y , J R . C . L A W R E NC E JEW E TT, J R . & RUBIN B ANK BUILOI N G CA B LE AD D R E SS : ATLANTA , GEORGIA 30303 "KKAT TY" AT L A NT A TELEPHO N E : January 5, 1967 A R EA CO DE 4 04 525 - 6886 Miss Faye Yarbrough c/o Office of Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Faye: The nex t meeting of the Community Relations Commission will take place on Friday, January 27 at 1:30 P.M . We will meet in Committee Room 2, City Hall . I appreciate very much your assenting to take the minutes of this nex t meeting. I look forward to seeing you at that time. Yours very sincerely , IKK/sf � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document IRVING K.KALER SANFORD R.KARESH MARTIN H. RUBIN PAUL M. MtLARTY, JR. Cc.LAWRENCE JEWETT, JR. LAW OFFICES KALER, KARESH & RUBIN 1620 FULTON NATIONAL BANK BUILDING ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 January 5, 1967 Miss Faye Yarbrough c/o Office of Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Faye: CABLE ADDRESS: "KKATTY” ATLANTA TELEPHONE: AREA CODE 404 525-6886 The next meeting of the Community Relations Commission will take place on Friday, January 27 at 1:30 P.M. We will meet in Committee Room 2, City Hall. I appreciate very much your assenting to take the minutes of this next meeting. IKK/sf£ I look forward to seeing you at that time. Yours very sincerely, og ¢¥ yf bt. K. Kaler  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 14, Document 74 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 14 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | formation of commission | 1966-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/118e67da806a0aecea1bc59f140c2c08.pdf 713140c334c3838193cdb7d20edbb7df Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. AL KUETTNER 675 SHERWOOD ROAD , N . E . ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30324 J -. n . The Hon . I van Allen, May or, City of Atl.w t a , City Hal l, Atl - n t -. , Ga. 30303. 4, 1967 Re : Co mmunit y Re l a tio n s Co mmis s io n De a r May or Al len : I am se r v ing as c ha irma n of a s pe c ia l co mmitt ee i n th e Community Rel a ti ons Co mmission which i s i nv es ti ga ting t he fu nd i ng of proje ct s th a t mi g ht be initi ated u nder the juris dictio n of th e Commission. I woul d app reci a te any i nf or mat io n fro m y our office as to g r ant s fro m found a ti ons or oth er sour c es , now a v a i la ble or i n pr ospe ct, fo r t he city of At l a nta i n t he a r ea of o ur Co mui ss io n ' s i n t e rest . I am no t th i nki ng he r e of the many funding prog r ams t hat ha v e be en made to th e v a ri ous estab li shed org an iza tions b ut th ose made or a v a il ab l e direct t o th e cit y and whi c h a r e not now being adm ini ster e d . I un i e r s t an d o ne su ch fu nd i s a $ 23,000 g r ant fro m the S t e rn F am ily F und for a " Neig hborho od I nv olv ement" prog r .i.m . As we get furth e r i nto o ur wor k , such inquir i es as tha t a bove wil l , of course , co me f r om t he Executi v e Director . I am required to make a r e port ' t o the Ex~cuti v e Committ ee on J a n. 20 and would be gra t ef ul f or a ny i nfo r ma tio n pr io r to t hat ti me . Bes t personal r ega rds. Sincerely , ?V--~ cc: Mr . Irving K. Kaler. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document CL thw, AL KUETTNER 675 SHERWOOD ROAD, N. E. I Barpcig gi ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30324 WY, Jan. 4, 1967 The Hon. Ivan Allen, Mayor, City of Atlanta, Re: Community Relations City Hall, Commission Atlanta, Ga. 30303. Dear Mayor Allen: I am serving as chairman of a special committee in the Community Relations Commission which is investigating the funding of projects that might be initiated under the juris- diction of the Commission. I would appreciate any information from your office as to grants from foundations or other sources, now available or in prospect, for the city of Atlanta in the area of our Comuission's interest. I am not thinking here of the many funding programs that have been made to the various established organizations but those made or available direct to the city and which are not now being administered. I unierstand one such fund is a $23,000 grant from the Stern Family Fund for a "Neighborhood Involvement" program. As we get further into our work, such inquiries as that above will, of course, come from the Executive Director. I am required to make a report to the Executive Committee on Jan. 20 and would be grateful for any information prior to that time. Best personal regards. Sincerely, LAE cc: Mr. Irving K. Kaler.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 14, Document 73 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 14 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | formation of commission | 1966-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/f2bfb6c6164f74ed87fffa22f61e8ef9.pdf 0ca0ec017c0ff31e3cee8b0b5f30f13a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. • January 13, 1967 Mr . Al Kuettner 675 Sherwood Road, N. E . Atlanta, Georgia 30324 Dear Al: Mayor Allen has asked me to answer yo\U" letteT of January 4 regarding grants which have been made to the City which would be of concern to the Cornmimity Relations Commission. I have been out of town and I am sorry that you~ letter has not been answered sooner . The only c\U'rent grant that I ~ow o! which might be of intei-eet to you would be the $23 , 000 gr nt from the Stern Family Fund. Attach dis a copy of the announcement put out by the Stern Family Fund which I think explains the intent of the gt nt. We have employed Johnny Robinson to direct this demonstration ptoject and Johnny is now located in Room 1204 in City Hall . in the process of completing a comprehensive outline of the project from the execution standpoint and I will make this available to you in th next few days . We ar Please call me if you need any further inform tion . Sincerely yours. Dan Sweat DS,fy � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document January 13, 1967 Mr. Al Kuettner 675 Sherwood Road, N. E. Atlanta, Georgia 30324 Dear Al: Mayor Allen has asked me to answer your letter of January 4 regarding grants which have been made to the City which would be of concern to the Commimity Relations Commission. I have been out of town and I am sorry that your letter has not been answered sooner, The only current grant that I know of which might be of interest to you would be the $23,000 grant from the Stern Family Fund, Attached is a copy of the announcement put out by the Stern Family Fund which I think explains the intent of the grant. We have employed Johnny Robinson to direct this demonstration project and Johnny is now located in Room 1204 in City Hall. We are in the process of completing a comprehensive outline of the project from the execution standpoint and I will make this available to you in the next few days. Please call me if you need any further information, Sincerely yours, Dan Sweat DS ify  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 14, Document 72 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 14 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | formation of commission | 1966-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/3028ba336429de7da019f69e90f238c1.pdf 8feb97e42226db7eecff2e748bb582dd Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. I. Mr . Jim Moore , President, Atl anta Labor Council Mr . E . L . Abercrombie International Vice President Sec retary - Tre surer Local 218 Laundry, Dry Cleaning and Dye H ouse Workers International Union Boa.rd of Directors , Atlanta Ul'ban League 2. Dr . Jacbb::Rothschild, The Temple 3. M iss Helen Bullard, Consultant, Toombs , Amisano and Wells 4. M rs . Sara Baker, Resident of Peoplestown section Mr . Arthur Smith, Mana ger of Per:ry Homes Public Housing Development 5. D r . Cleveland Dennard, Principal, Carver High School 6. Mr . Robert Dobbe , Res ident of Perry Homes 7. Mr . C . G . Ezza:rd, R sident of Summ.erhill .. M chanicsville s ction 8. Rev. Joseph L . Griggs , Gordon S treet Presbyterian Church M r. Edg r Schuk:raft, Schukr ft ' s Florist 9. Archbi hop Paul Hallinan, Atlanta Archdioc se Th R v. Kern n, St. Anthony ' s C -tholie Church 10. Mr . Ch rl H . rt, M mber of 11. Mr. Jame H. Moor • L wyer Suman R l tion Conunitt e Mr . lving K 1 r Mr. David ldwa ser Mr. H milton Dougl • Jr. 12. Mr. Mill B. Ln Mr. Mik Cheatam. Mr. J. Ben Moor Mr. W. l.,. Duvall Mr. Lucien Oliv i' �13. Mr. Joseph Haas , Atto:rney 14. M rs . Fred Patterson, Former President of United Church Women Mrs . L . L . Austin, United Church Women Mrs . Carl J . Bliem, President, United Church Women 15. M rs . Ma:ry Stephens , Resident of Lakewood section 16. Mr. Jim Townsend, Editor , Atl nta Mas zine Mr . Ray Moore M r . Ben Perry Mr. Al Keuttner Mr. Mike Davis 17 . Mrs . Dorothy Bolder Thompson, Member of Buman Relations Committee 18. Rev. Samuel Williams, Member of Hu.man Relations Committee 19. Rev. Fr d Stair, Central Pre byterian Church -- - - ) R v. Allison Willi ms , Trinity Presbyterian Church ZO. Mr . Rob rt Mitchell, Vice Pr sident of Lockhe d ~ ~ Mr. Robert M . Wood, Se rs Roebuck & Company Mr . W. A . P rker, Sr. , Beck & Gr gg r. John Wils on, Horn Wilson & Comp ny - '\ � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document 1. 9. 10, ll, 12, Mr. Jim Moore, President, Atlanta Labor Council Mr. E. L. Abercrombie International Vice President Secretary-Treasurer Local 218 Laundry, Dry Cleaning and Dye House Workers International Union Board of Directors, Atlanta Urban League Dr. Jacob:‘Rothschild, The Temple Miss Helen Bullard, Consultant, Toombs, Amisano and Wells Mrs. Sara Baker, Resident of Peoplestown section Mr. Arthur Smith, Manager of Perry Homes Public Housing Development Dr. Cleveland Dennard, Principal, Carver High School Mr. Robert Dobbs, Resident of Perry Homes Mr. C.G. Ezzard, Resident of Summerhill-Mechanicsville section Rev. Joseph L. Griggs, Gordon Street Presbyterian Church Mr, Edgar Schukraft, Schukraft's Florist Archbishop Paul Hallinan, Atlanta Archdiocese The Rev. Kernan, St. Anthony's Catholic Church Mr. Charles Hart, Member of Human Relations Committee Mr, James H. Moore, Lawyer Mr, Iving Kaler Mr. David @bldwasser Mr. Hamilton Douglas, Jr. Mr. Mills B. Lane Mr. Mike Cheatam Mr. J. Ben Moore Mr. W. L. Duvall Mr. Lueien Oliver  13, 14, 15. 16. LT. 18, 19, 20. Mr. Joseph Haas, Attorney Mrs. Fred Patterson, Former President of United Church Women Mrs. L. L. Austin, United Church Women Mrs. Carl J. Bliem, President, United Church Women Mrs. Mary Stephens, Resident of Lakewood section Mr. Jim Townsend, Editor, Atlanta Magazine Mr. Ray Moore Mr. Ben Perry Mr. Al Keuttner Mr. Mike Davis Mrs. Dorothy Bolder Thompson, Member of Human Relations Committee Rev. Samuel Williams, Member of Human Relations Committee Rev. Fred Stair, Central Presbyterian Church —— | Rev. Allison Williams, Trinity Presbyterian Church — Mr. Robert Mitchell, Vice President of Lockheed Mr. Robert M. Wood, Sears Roebuck & Company Mr. W. A. Parker, Sr., Beck & Gregg Mr. John Wilson, Horne Wilson & Company —_ —  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 14, Document 71 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 14 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | formation of commission | 1966-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/e0ab1ca46d579505a3cf9dbde3ac6b3c.pdf c49452976c9a9a3dcd639d9917ec15b0 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. - ---~ -- M E MO R A N D U M November 23, 1966 TO: ·. FROM: Irving Kaler Grace Hamilton Congratulations on your new responsibility as Chairman of the Community Rel ations Commission . There are opportunities ahead and I believe that much depends upon the quality and competence of the person selected as Executive Director . It seems to me that a first objective might be to consider s omeone who has had working experience with one of the better munioipal canmunity relations commissions . Tho difficulty is that such a person would probably require a larger salary and operating budget than is likely to be available here as a beginning. George Culbertson, who is presently a member of the Community Relations Service staff, Washington. o.c. would be such a person . He would be excellent if available . Before oin to the Community Relation$ Serviee, he was a staff member of the Pittsburgh Human Relations CQfflJllis ion, He was one of the founders of NAIRO ( Na tional Association of Intergroup Relations Officials) . I understand that the Pittsburgh operation is among the better ones . Mr. Joe Hendricks, who is pres ntly Dean of ~ at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, is another p rson who ·~ b considered. His origins are Talbottom 1 Georgia and he has an undergraduate degree from Mere r with further eraduate work som where. I under-st nd that he was invited to be the Chairman of the Georgia Civil Rights Advisory Commi sion but declined. He is well acquainted with the c001munities in the St te. is personable and bti ht . He is presently th volunt er Chairman of the G orgia Council on Human Relations . H perhaps would b moe bl to consider the position with the sal ry which is available. third ugg stion is Paul Rilling, wbo i now th Director of th Hu n Relation Commi ion in th Di trict of Columbia. You my r emb r hi from hi work in Atlanta 4 or 5 ye rs a o. Hes rv d tor whil s Dir ctor of Field Services with th Southern Rolon l Council and befor that wa · the Director of hum n r lations sp oial proj ct of the Nation l Council of th Y.M.C.A., Southern Fi ld. �Irving Kaler -2- ~ovember 23, 1966 It occurs to me that there might be value in seeking executive dire ction from someone net presently associated with any of the community relation organizations or agencies working in the City f or several reasons. In the fi rst place, we have an opportunity here to add additional professional leadership to the community and; secondly, the work of the Col'nlllission will obviously require the utmost of cooperation and s upport on the part of all of the existing organizations ang agencies interested in this field of endeavor. I pass these ideas on for whatever worth they may be,. If there are ever any ways in which I can be helpful. please call upon me. Sincere ly your friend. GTH teo BCC: = .................... Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. and Dan Sweat � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document MEMORANDUM November 23, 1966 TO: Irving Kaler ’ FROM: Grace Hamilton Congratulations on your new responsibility as Chairman of the Community Relations Commission. There are opportunities ahead and I believe that much depends upon the quality and competence of the person selected as Executive Director. It seems to me that a first objective might be to consider someone who has had working experience with one of the better municipal community relations commissions. The difficulty is that such a person would probably require a larger salary and operating budget than is likely to be available here as a beginning. George Culbertson, who is presently a member of the Community Relations Service staff, Washington, D.C. would be such a person. He would be excellent if available, Before going to the Community Relations Service, he was a staff member of the Pittsburgh Human Relations Commission, He was one of the founders of NAIRO (National Association of Intergroup Relations Officials), I understand that the Pittsburgh operation is among the better ones. Mr, Joe Hendricks, who is presently Dean of Men at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, is another person who be considered. His origins are Talbottom, Georgia and he has an undergraduate degree from Mercer with further graduate work somewhere, I understand that he was invited to be the Chairman of the Georgia Civil Rights Advisory Commission but declined, He is well acquainted with the communities in the State, is personable and béight. He is presently the volunteer Chairman of the Georgia Council on Human Relations. He perhaps would be mowe able to consider the position with the salary which is avail- able, A third suggestion is Paul Rilling, who is now the Director of the Human Relations Commission in the District of Columbia. You may remember him from his work in Atlanta 4 or 5 years ago. He served for a while as Director of Field Services with the Southern Regional Couneil and before that was the Director of a human relations special project of the National Council of the Y.M.C.A., Southern Field. Irving Kaler -2= November 23, 1966 It occurs to me that there might be value in seeking executive direction from someone not presently associated with any of the community relation organizations or agencies working in the City for several reasons, In the first place, we have an opportunity here to add additional profes- sional leadership to the community and; secondly, the work of the Commission will obviously require the utmost of cooperation and support on the part of all of the existing organizations ang agencies interested in this field of endeavor, I pass these ideas on for whatever worth they may be. If there are ever any ways in which I can be helpful, please call upon me. Sincerely your friend. GTHreo BCC: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. and Dan Sweat  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 14, Document 70 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 14 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | formation of commission | 1966-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/631cbc2afd8f2928e5e0e859fa31105b.pdf 878773d2259a98d612d7e760c517ed72 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. .,, CONTENTS ., 1! J.!)J , (W , l_i(!J1ml,11 ,~hli(®n~ ~01 1; · ,!i!)fu,j 1•1:: ijHh@ J1i:!),i, i(v ,~ ii 0 li,i ,-,tt:)fn~ ,r (::; ~.ill 121;; 1i11~~) ~~I <!lli• - 1~:hll 1e1.i(ilijt,fr~ 1i <m!~I I~ Gl ~-lll.%J~ 8 • ~ , •.w~ t<~ol!l 1l,t:11n.fu:in1 ,~ t2.H Im.ti' llllil01/ ,. ~' ~i'li!Alliff~ lnilB l!I!Xill{la_r <..®,,. t~h au, 1£1ill.hi12 iJe)r ~lillt lllli! ~~ (e)r ·~ •ih'if~(!)jl ·a;'ci) C!h}al ~,~@!J ~2X9 \'.lti.fo ijpt9 J2)1(ili.1f.;Jii}e) <:le~ ililiil:ilili£ illfili IRU:)J G.J~ g1·1T!l1~ 1 l!l:1~ ~1' ~iIB I ~ 11i1 !UJ.ilil• ~ iti:cit}.!~tl <£ill.~ i~ ~ il:u.fsrr 12.!i<!lil~f~ /:::ti@ l! ! l ~ Uh~ 1. GETTING STARTED 2. ORGANIZING THE COMMISSION 3. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 4. SELECTING COMMISSION MEMBERS r~i•J•~l.!.liruy ~A~~ 1h~ @r I~ le;lici (!)11 I'~ IJ • ~~ ~lmit.CeJ ~n, 0Jl~.r- i~ .i' ~ j1 i&i litftJ;;;Ji'~· It.~! lOl.t ·a;Th) ~ -'¼l ~ k , G}j_J t@.!J <illJt@ulim& ~ I~ UJJ14j tilii(~ U11 ~~ ·m, ffeliU? ~~ . 5. STAFFING THE COMMISSION 6. THE COMMISSION IN OPERATION 7. HOW OTHER COMMISSIONS WORK 8. SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE �1. Getting Started What one citizen has described as the "comfortable , self-satisfied existence" of a certain North Carolina town came to a sudden end in 1960. Two unrelated events caused the people of this community to raise questions about their way of life which had gone unchallenged for more than 200 years. One event forced the citizens of this community to reexamine race relations in their city. The other required that they review the entire economic structure of the community. The latter event was the shutting down of Southern Railway yards in the area, throwing hundreds of workers out of work. The shutdown was damaging both economically and psychologically. Not only was the railroad operation the major industry in the area , but it was a symbol of industrial activity in the community. The second event had its beginning nine months earlier in a nearby community. Four Negro college students had sought service at the segregated lunch counter of a five-and-tencent store in the other town. Service was denied, so ..the students sat. Now, just as the sit-ins had spread to hundreds of cities throughout the South, they threatened this economically troubled community as it"battled to overcome its economic plight. Negro students at a local college picketed the segregated movie theaters of the community, and announced that they would also conduct sit-ins and demonstrations against other places of public accommodation which still had not desegregated. The demonstrations surprised many white citizens. They considered their community further advanced in race relations than most southern communities and saw no need for demonstrations. They feared that protests would frighten off the new industry the community needed, and also bring an angry, or even violent, reaction from extremist factions . An informal biracial committee of white and Negro leaders met to consider the situation. One request that arose from the meeting was for the establishment of an official interracial comm1ss1on capable of the continual handling of grievances. Presented to the city's mayor, the request was rejected. But events were occurring which made it imperative that the city have such an organization. Theater owners did agree to desegregate their movie houses. Extremists, however, were threatening to do bodily harm to any Negro entering a desegregated theater. The day the first Negroes entered the formerly all-white theaters, known extremists did show up, but failed to carry out their threat. The biracial group that had met earlier was nonetheless concerned that another confrontation might not be as peaceful. So the group began to meet as an unofficial human relations commission. Their first act was to convince the Negro students to suspend demonstrations while they attempted to correct further injustices in the city. With the assistance of the Chamber of Commerce and the Merchants Association, the group began calling on businessmen and urging them to integrate their facilities. Quiet negotiations with the Board of Education brought the beginnings of school integration. The city was well on · the way to solving its major racial problems. In 1962, a national organization named the community an "All America City" because of its success in rebuilding its economy and for other citizen action achievements. While the human relations program was not a part of its entry in this competition, the community assuredly would not have received this award had not its racial climate also been good. Early that same year, the mayor introduced an ordinance in city council to establish an official biracial committee . On the day the ordinance was adopted, members of the original, informal committee sat in council chambers and heard their names read among the charter members of the official body. That is how the Salisbury, N. C., Community Services Committee was formed. Today, it is an active force in the community. It has helped · Salisbury immeasurably in resolving racial disputes without undue friction. /; l' j �The community now has integrated all of its places of public accommodations. The committee is working to promote merit employment with the continuing assistance of the SalisburyRowan County Chamber of Commerce and the Salisbury-Rowan Merchants Association which now have Negro members. The committee too is working with an integrated school board in trying to find a satisfactory solution to the integration of Negro teachers in the community's school system. Other communities can profit from Salisbury's experience without awaiting a crisis. The racial problems of Salisbury are present in every southern city, and appear in a different form in most northern communities. A commission on human relations may have the most humble of origins. One very simple beginning may be an informal parlor meeting of a group of concerned citizens, white, Negro or interracial. If members of this initial group are all of one race, they should move immedi ately to become interracial. This interracial group should next seek to invite as participants representatives of a broad cross-section of the entire community. Another approach to formation of a human relations commission may be through the avenue of already existing organizations. Almost any church , civic, fraternal, neighborhood or social group may provide the initiative for a commission . Several groups, or chapters of several groups, may act in concert. Many communities never progress beyond establishing an interracial committee with broad representation from all segments of its population. It remains an unofficial committee, with perhaps no more than informal approval of city fathers. Organizations such as this-and indeed those with official standing-may select a variety of names, such as "friendly reiations council ," "community relat ions committee," " friendly neighbors," " human relations com mittee," etc. The most commonly used designation-and the one that best conveys the nature and purpose of the organization-is "human relations committee" or "commission." A group without official status can and has proved beneficial in tackling a community's human relations problems. But the most effective bodies have been those constituted as official human relations commissions under local ordinance . 2. Organizing the Commission The most effective commission on human relations-o'ne that is best suited to cope with racial problems and help improve intergroup understanding in the community-is one that is created with a firm legal basis-a municipal ordinance. This type of commission operates with a clear and unmistakable official sanction. The city council and the mayor, as representa tives of the city, are unquestionably on record as favorable to the commission and its goals. The commission has permanency. Its members will not hesitate to tackle in a forthright manner the issues and currents that otherwise might lead to community dissension and racial turmoil. Commission members may speak and act with authority, without fear of reprisal or reproach. About 20 percent of the human relations comm1ss1ons in existence across the nation operate under local ordinances. These include commissions in Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Cleveland, New York, Toledo, Ohio , Erie, Pa., Des Moines, Iowa, and Louisville, Ky. There are alternative, but less effective , bases for a commission . It may be created by proclamation of the mayor, with approval of the city council, It may be created solely by a mayor's proclamation or executive order, without formal city council approval. These types operate with some official sanctions, but obviously not with the strong backing of city fathers afforded under a local ordinance. Nevertheless, a commission established under procla mation offers greater potential than a private citizens group or a quasi-legal body. Cities with human relations agencies without enabling ordinances include Phoenix, Ariz., Tampa, Fla ., Alton, Ill ., Durham, N.C., and Richmond , Va. �A proper local ordinance should spell out the scope and authority of a commission on human relations. It should specify the number of members on the commission and provide for a specific term of office. The size of a commission may vary according to local conditions and makeup of a community's population. Generally, a commission can function comfortably with between five and 15 members. A larger commission may prove too unwieldy for obtaining a consensus. One too small may not have sufficient manpower to cover its chores adequately. A commission should meet periodically, at least monthly. Its meetings should be public, unless sensitive matters require a closed execu tive session. There Will be little service to the community from a commission empowered to act only when trouble is brought to its doorstep. A good human relations commission has the authority to initiate investigations into potential or actual areas of trouble and tension. Of course, much of a commission's work will be that of quiet probing and persuasion. But it should also have the power, when necessary, to hold public hearings and to request and summon the presence of citizens. The enforcement powers of a comm1ss1on naturally depend on the laws in the field of civil rights · a community has to enforce. In many communities with local ordinances banning discrimination in public accommodations, housing and employment it is the commission on human relations that is charged with their enforcement. These powers should at least be as broad as the 1964 Civil Rights Act and prevailing state law. l 3. l Goals and Objectives The best organized commission on human relations will be ineffectual unless it sets for itself clearly defined goals and objectives. In fact these ought to be set forth in its establishing ordinance or charter. It should be made plain that a commission is an instrument for orderly change toward the goal of equal opportunity for all. The commis sion must seek actively to promote this goal. It should do so by creating a climate of understanding, cooperation and mutual respect among all citiz~ns. The commission should keep open the channels of communications and provide these channels when they do not exist. Much of, the racial ills of a community result from the frustrations of those without a procedure for airing their grievances. A commission should serve this function. It should strive aggressively to prevent violence and ease tensions. And it should provide the resources and research into methods for accomplishing this end. A good commission is a leader in its com munity-not a mere follower. It is a mediator when turbulence erupts, but it should provide the groundwork that would make such mediation unnecessary. 4. Selecting Commission Members Many an otherwise well organized and directed human relations commission falters because its membership is not properly or carefully chosen. The membersh ip should reflect the composi tion of the community. It should be representative of religious groups, business interests, civil ~ights organizations, labor unions and civic bodies. It is wise to sound out leaders of these groups before selecting commission members. The prestige of a commission will mirror that of its members. Particularly in a young commission it is important that members be persons of respect and influence in the community. It is equally important that their commitment to the aims and programs of the commission be unswerving. Selection of minority group members must be made with great care. For example, often white leaders search for Negroes who will merely reflect tt"\eir own conception of the Negro community. They look for Negroes whom they trust. Their choice may not have the trust of the Negro community. A Negro who enjoys a fine status among white persons may not necessarily have the same standing among Negroes. Thus many, perhaps a majority of Negro citi zens, will be alienated and communications �•., •f channels to them jammed. Certainly all elements of the Negro community, including those thought of as extremist, should be canvassed for advice. The role of militant civil rights groups and even those persons sometimes looked upon as "extremists," is of vital importance to a commission on human relations. Direct contact should be maintained with these groups. This does not mean that it will be necessary, or even wise, to appoint representatives of militant groups to the commission. On the contrary, it may be that such appointments would compromise the militant's standing with his followers. He would sometimes be required to vote on issues which would be contrary to the position of his organization, preventing both the commission from functioning effectively and jeopardizing his own position of leadership. Still, militancy must be acknowledged, understood and heard. It is imperative that the commission maintain the closest contact and mutual respect of these elements. It is an absolute necessity that the activists in the civil rights movement have a direct access to the commission's listening post. For they often telegraph the direction in which the community eventually must travel and the points of trouble it is likely to encounter. 5. Staffing the Commission A commission without an adequate staff is seriously handicapped in its efforts to serve the community in the field of human relations. As a bare minimum every commission should have a full-time, trained professional staff member and a secretarial assistant. They should operate from a permanent office. Careful attention should be given to staff qualifications. This is an essential for a commission with a lone professional. He should be a college graduate, preferably with a master's degree in the social sciences or social work. He should have experience in the fields of community relations and community organization . It is desirable that he be a good public speaker, resourceful in dealing with others and an effective writer. I II l, 1 Above all, the post should never be considered a political plum or a refuge for cronies. It is not necessary to limit the search within the community. Often, in fact, a likely candidate may be a staff member of a larger commission in another, city. He may be willing to accept a position as director of an agency in a smaller community for the challenge of helping to organize and develop such an agency. It is difficult to specify a budget for a commission. Obviously this depends on the size of the staff, the work it is expected to accomplish and the facilities it is given. A commission's resources are expanded, of course, by organized volunteers and committees. 6. The Commission in Operation A good starting point for any commission on human relations is to learn more about the community it serves. A commission ought to be a source of expert knowledge on all matters pertaining to human relations problems in the community. It should undertake detailed surveys to determine the patterns of employment, housing, educational opportunities and leisure life of its minority groups. For the financially limited community, a cross-section of volunteer community organizations might provide this service. This type of research should be a continuing concern of the commission. There should be periodic dissemination of all of the material gathered through an active on -going public information program. The commission should not overlook the importance of publicizing itself. Even the most eleme:itary brochure or leaflet on its organization and function should be given wide distri: bution. Its executive director should not be a stranger before local groups, to local newspaper columns or on community airwaves. A periodic newsletter is highly effective in keeping the commission before the community and speaking to its citizens. A good human relations commission is well known within local government. It should not hesitate to provide advice to city fathers. It ought to see that all arms of government oper- �r I J. • ate under policies and practices of nondiscrimination and equality of opportunity. Local government must be a model for the rest of the community. When moments of crisis arise, the commission must be prepared through advanced planning. It should arrange procedures with local law enforcement officials for coping with trouble and violence. Similar arrangements should be made with the mass media. But a commission cannot merely operate a fire bucket brigade. It should develop long range programs that will minimize the chance · · of serious flareups. It should lead the efforts to erase all discrimination in places of public accommodations. It should search for realistic programs for eliminating racial segregation in schools, whether under law or de facto. It should plot methods for improving the living standards of minority groups confined to the ghetto and enabling them to move freely and orderly to neighborhoods throughout the community. It should make certain that discriminatory barriers to any citizen's right to vote are dropped. It must encourage and push forward equal opportunities for employment for all its citizens, both in private industry and in government. In most cases, to give official sanction and direction to these efforts, a commission will find it necessary to work for local ordinances. Throughout all its activities, a commission must attempt to educate its community to an awareness of and desire to pursue these goals and objectives. t policeman clubbed a 17-year-old Negro teenager over the head, requiring his hospitalization for a possible concussion. The Negro community became aroused over what it considered police brutality. Several thousand persons, including 'angry teenagers, prepared to demonstrate. A critical confrontation developed between the Negroes and the police department. Working swiftly, the New Rochelle Human Rights Commission opened lines of communication between police and municipal officials and Negro leaders. The result: the police department held a human relations course for all of its patrolmen; the hearing of the accused o'fficer was speeded up; New Rochelle's City Council agreed to press the city's business community to hire more teenagers; the housing authority began to acquire more integrated living units; and the recreation commission expanded its entire program. 7 . How Other Commissions Work Chicago, 111.-During the summer of 1964, t_he Mayor's Commission on Human Relations observed that potentially explosive conditions which had led to riots in other urban cities also existed in Chicago. Feeling the urgency of the situation, it brought together representatives of the mass media, and the top city and police department officials to explore the situation. The result: mass media cooperated fully in adopting guidelines for reporting racial incidents in a non-provocative manner. The police department instructed its officers in the proper handling of arrests in predominantly Negro areas. Not one case of police brutality was reported during the entire summer. Chicago remained peaceful. Creation of human relations commissions is not a recent occurrence in our nation's history. As early as the 1920's there were committees in many Southern communities. Today there are more than 200 cities with some type of human relations agency. Here are some examples of how they have worked in some of these communities. New Rochelle, N.Y.-On June 21, 1964, the same day that three civil rights workers disappeared in Philadelphia, Miss., a New Rochelle Louisville, Ky.-ln May, 1963, the Louisville Human Relations Commission conducted an extensive testing campaign to determii:ie whether public places were open to all the city's citizens. The survey found that 35 percent of the city's restaurants were still segregated and not likely to desegregate voluntarily. 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Not only was the railroad operation the major industry in the area, but it was a symbol of industrial activity in the community. The second event had its beginning nine months earlier in a nearby community. Four Negro college students had sought service at the segregated lunch counter of a five-and-ten- cent store in the other town. Service was denied, so the students sat. Now, just as the sit-ins had spread to hundreds of cities throughout the South, they threatened this economically troubled commun- ity as it battled to overcome its economic plight. Negro students at a local college picketed the segregated movie theaters of the commun- ity, and announced that they would also con- duct sit-ins and demonstrations against other places of public accommodation which still had not desegregated. The demonstrations surprised many white citizens. They considered their community further advanced in race relations than most southern communities and saw no need for demonstrations. They feared that protests would frighten off the new industry the com- munity needed, and also bring an angry, or even violent, reaction from extremist factions. An informal biracial committee of white and Negro leaders met to consider the situation, One request that arose from the meeting was for the establishment of an official interracial commission capable of the continual handling of grievances. Presented to the city’s mayor, the request was rejected. But events were occurring which made it imperative that the city have such an organi- zation. Theater owners did agree to desegregate their movie houses. Extremists, however, were threatening to do bodily harm to any Negro entering a desegregated theater. The day the first Negroes entered the formerly all-white theaters, known extremists did show up, but failed to carry out their threat. The biracial group that had met earlier was nonetheless concerned that another confronta- tion might not be as peaceful. So the group began to meet as an unofficial human relations commission. Their first act was to convince the Negro students to suspend demonstrations while they attempted to correct further injustices in the city. With the assistance of the Chamber of Commerce and the Merchants Association, the group began calling on businessmen and urging them to integrate their facilities. Quiet negotia- tions with the Board of Education brought the beginnings of school integration. The city was well on the way to solving its major racial problems. In 1962, a national organization named the community an “All America City’’ because of its success in rebuilding its economy and for other citizen action achievements. While the human relations program was not a part of its entry in this competition, the community as- suredly would not have received this award had not its racial climate also been good. Early that same year, the mayor introduced an ordinance in city council to establish an official biracial committee. On the day the ordinance was adopted, members of the origi- nal, informal committee sat in council cham- bers and heard their names read among the charter members of the official body. That is how the Salisbury, N. C., Community Services Committee was formed. Today, it is an active force in the community. It has helped ‘ Salisbury immeasurably in resolving racial dis- putes without undue friction. hae Teper  The community now has integrated all of its places of public accommodations. The com- mittee is working to promote merit employment with the continuing assistance of the Salisbury- Rowan County Chamber of Commerce and the Salisbury-Rowan Merchants Association which now have Negro members. The committee too is working with an integrated school board in trying to find a satisfactory solution to the integration of Negro teachers in the commun- ity's school system. Other communities can profit from Salis- bury’s experience without awaiting a crisis. The racial problems of Salisbury are present in every southern city, and appear in a different form in most northern communities. A commission on human relations may have the most humble of origins. One very simple beginning may be an informal parlor meeting of a group of concerned citizens, white, Negro or interracial. If members of this initial group are all of one race, they should move immedi- ately to become interracial. This interracial group should next seek to invite as participants representatives of a broad cross-section of the entire community. Another approach to formation of a human relations commission may be through the avenue of already existing organizations. Al- most any church, civic, fraternal, neighborhood or social group may provide the initiative for a commission. Several groups, or chapters of several groups, may act in concert. Many communities never progress beyond establishing an interracial committee with broad representation from all segments of its popu- lation. It remains an unofficial committee, with perhaps no more than informal approval of city fathers. Organizations such as this—and indeed those with official standing—may select a variety of names, such as ‘“‘friendly reiations council,"’ ‘community relations committee," “friendly neighbors,"’ ‘‘human relations com- mittee,"’ etc. The most commonly used desig- nation—and the one that best conveys the nature and purpose of the organization—is “human relations committee” or ‘‘commission." A group without official status can and has proved beneficial in tackling a community's human relations problems. But the most effec- tive bodies have been those constituted as official human relations commissions under local ordinance. 2. Organizing the Commission The most effective commission on human relations—one that is best suited to cope with racial problems and help improve intergroup understanding in the community—is one that is created with a firm legal basis—a municipal ordinance. This type of commission operates with a clear and unmistakable official sanction. The city council and the mayor, as representa- tives of the city, are unquestionably on record as favorable to the commission and its goals. The commission has permanency. Its members will not hesitate to tackle in a forthright man- ner the issues and currents that otherwise might lead to community dissension and racial turmoil. Commission members may speak and act with authority, without fear of reprisal or reproach. About 20 percent of the human relations commissions in existence across the nation operate under local ordinances. These include commissions in Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Cleve- land, New York, Toledo, Ohio, Erie, Pa., Des Moines, lowa, and Louisville, Ky. There are alternative, but less effective, bases for a commission. It may be created by proclamation of the mayor, with approval of the city council, It may be created solely by a mayor's proclamation or executive order, with- out formal city council approval. These types operate with some official sanctions, but ob- viously not with the strong backing of city fathers afforded under a local ordinance. Never- theless, a commission established under procla- mation offers greater potential than a private citizens group or a quasi-legal body. Cities with human relations agencies without enabling ordinances include Phoenix, Ariz., Tampa, Fla., Alton, Ill., Durham, N.C., and Richmond, Va. 3 ap ee _ = Ta — — A proper local ordinance should spell out the scope and authority of a commission on human relations. It should specify the number of members on the commission and provide for a specific term of office. The size of a commis- sion may vary according to local conditions and makeup of a community's population. General- ly, a commission can function comfortably with between five and 15 members. A larger com- mission may prove too unwieldy for obtaining a consensus. One too small may not have suffi- cient manpower to cover its chores adequately. A commission should meet periodically, at least monthly. Its meetings should be public, unless sensitive matters require a closed execu- tive session, There will be little service to the community from a commission empowered to act only when trouble is brought to its doorstep. A good human relations commission has the authority to initiate investigations into potential or actual areas of trouble and tension. Of course, much of a commission’s work will be that of quiet probing and persuasion. But it should also have the power, when necessary, to hold public hearings and to request and summon the presence of citizens. The enforcement powers of a commission naturally depend on the laws in the field of civil rights-a community has to enforce. In many communities with local ordinances ban- ning discrimination in public accommodations, housing and employment it is the commission on human relations that is charged with their enforcement. These powers should at least be as broad as the 1964 Civil Rights Act and prevailing state law. 3. Goals and Objectives The best organized commission on human relations will be ineffectual unless it sets for itself clearly defined goals and objectives. In fact these ought to be set forth in its establish- ing ordinance or charter. It should be made plain that a commission is an instrument for orderly change toward the goal of equal opportunity for all. The commis- sion must seek actively to promote this goal. — — —, It should do so by creating a climate of under- standing, cooperation and mutual respect among all citizéns. The commission should keep open the channels of communications and provide these channels when they do not exist. Much of. the racial ills of a community result from the frustrations of those without a pro- cedure for airing their grievances. A commis- sion should serve this function. It should strive aggressively to prevent violence and ease ten- sions. And it should provide the resources and research into methods for accomplishing this end. A good commission is a leader in its com- munity—not a mere follower. It is a mediator when turbulence erupts, but it should provide the groundwork that would make such media- tion unnecessary. 4. Selecting Commission Members Many an otherwise well organized and di- rected human relations commission falters be- cause its membership is not properly or care- fully chosen. The membership should reflect the composi- tion of the community. It should be representa- tive of religious groups, business interests, civil rights organizations, labor unions and civic bodies. It is wise to sound out leaders of these groups before selecting commission members. The prestige of a commission will mirror that of its members. Particularly in a young commission it is important that members be persons of respect and influence in the com- munity. It is equally important that their com- mitment to the aims and programs of the com- mission be unswerving. Selection of minority group members must be made with great care. For example, often white leaders search for Negroes who will merely reflect their own conception of the Negro community. They look for Negroes whom they trust. Their choice may not have the trust of the Negro community. A Negro who enjoys a fine status among white persons may not neces- sarily have the same standing among Negroes. Thus many, perhaps a majority of Negro citi- zens, will be alienated and communications eT  ate iia tential, channels to them jammed. Certainly all ele- ments of the Negro community, including those thought of as extremist, should be canvassed for advice. The role of militant civil rights groups and even those persons sometimes looked upon as “‘extremists,"’ is of vital importance to a com- mission on human relations. Direct contact should be maintained with these groups. This does not mean that it will be necessary, or even wise, to appoint representatives of militant groups to the commission. On the contrary, it may be that such appointments would com- promise the militant’s standing with his follow- ers. He would sometimes be required to vote on issues which would be contrary to the posi- tion of his organization, preventing both the commission from functioning effectively and jeopardizing his own position of leadership. Still, militancy must be acknowledged, un- derstood and heard. It is imperative that the commission maintain the closest contact and mutual respect of these elements. It is an absolute necessity that the activists in the civil rights movement have a direct access to the commission’s listening post. For they often telegraph the direction in which the community eventually must travel and the points of trouble it is likely to encounter. 5. Staffing the Commission A commission without an adequate staff is seriously handicapped in its efforts to serve the community in the field of human relations. As a bare minimum every commission should have a_ full-time, trained professional staff member and a secretarial assistant. They should operate from a permanent office. Careful attention should be given to staff qualifications. This is an essential for a com- mission with a lone professional. He should be a college graduate, preferably with a mas- ter's degree in the social sciences or social work. He should have experience in the fields of community relations and community organi- zation. It is desirable that he be a good public speaker, resourceful in dealing with others and an effective writer. Above all, the post should never be consid- ered a political plum or a refuge for cronies. It is not necessary to limit the search within the community. Often, in fact, a likely candidate may be a staff member of a larger commission in another city. He may be willing to accept a position as director of an agency in a smaller community for the challenge of helping to or- ganize and develop such an agency. It is difficult to specify a budget for a com- mission. Obviously this depends on the size of the staff, the work it is expected to accomplish and the facilities it is given. A commission's resources are expanded, of course, by organ- ized volunteers and committees. 6. The Commission in Operation A good starting point for any commission on human relations is to learn more about the community it serves. A commission ought to be a source of expert knowledge on all matters pertaining to human relations problems in the community. It should undertake detailed sur- veys to determine the patterns of employment, housing, educational opportunities and leisure life of its minority groups. For the financially limited community, a cross-section of volunteer community organizations might provide this service. This type of research should be a continuing concern of the commission. There should be periodic dissemination of all of the material gathered through an active on-going public in- formation program. The commission should not overlook the importance of publicizing itself. Even the most elementary brochure or leaflet on its organiza- tion and function should be given wide distri- bution. Its executive director should not be a stranger before local groups, to local newspaper columns or on community airwaves. A periodic newsletter is highly effective in keeping the commission before the community and speak- ing to its citizens. A good human relations commission is well known within local government. It should not hesitate to provide advice to city fathers. It ought to see that all arms of government oper- "r at tin ett ed Tas  lh tl a i eat at ate under policies and practices of nondiscrim- ination and equality of opportunity. Local gov- ernment must be a model for the rest of the community. When moments of crisis arise, the commis- sion must be prepared through advanced plan- ning. It should arrange procedures with local law enforcement officials for coping with trouble and violence. Similar arrangements should be made with the mass media. But a commission cannot merely operate a fire bucket brigade. It should develop long range programs that will minimize the chance: of serious flareups. It should lead the efforts to erase all discrimination in places of public accommodations. It should search for realistic programs for eliminating racial segregation in schools, whether under law or de facto. It should plot methods for improving the living standards of minority groups confined to the ghetto and enabling them to move freely and orderly to neighborhoods throughout the com- munity. It should make certain that discrimina- tory barriers to any citizen’s right to vote are dropped. It must encourage and push forward equal opportunities for employment for all its citizens, both in private industry and in govern- ment. In most cases, to give official sanction and direction to these efforts, a commission will find it necessary to work for local ordi- nances. Throughout all its activities, a com- mission must attempt to educate its community to an awareness of and desire to pursue these goals and objectives. 7. How Other Commissions Work Creation of human relations commissions is not a recent occurrence in our nation's history. As early as the 1920's there were committees in many Southern communities. Today there are more than 200 cities with some type of human relations agency. Here are some examples of how they have worked in some of these com- munities. New Rochelle, N.Y.—On June 21, 1964, the same day that three civil rights workers disap- peared in Philadelphia, Miss., a New Rochelle policeman clubbed a 17-year-old Negro teen- ager over the head, requiring his hospitalization for a possible concussion. The Negro com- munity became aroused over what it considered police brutality. Several thousand persons, in- cluding ‘angry teenagers, prepared to demon- strate. A critical confrontation developed be- tween the Negroes and the police department. Working swiftly, the New Rochelle Human Rights Commission opened lines of communi- cation between police and municipal officials and Negro leaders. The result: the police de- partment held a human relations course for all of its patrolmen; the hearing of the accused Officer was speeded up; New Rochelle’s City Council agreed to press the city’s business community to hire more teenagers; the housing authority began to acquire more integrated liv- ing units; and the recreation commission ex- panded its entire program. Chicago, IIl—During the summer of 1964, the Mayor’s Commission on Human Relations observed that potentially explosive conditions which had led to riots in other urban cities also existed in Chicago. Feeling the urgency of the situation, it brought together representatives of the mass media, and the top city and police department officials to explore the situation. The result: mass media cooperated fully in adopting guidelines for reporting racial inci- dents in a non-provocative manner. The police department instructed its officers in the proper handling of arrests in predominantly Negro areas. Not one case of police brutality was reported during the entire summer. Chicago remained peaceful. Louisville, Ky.—In May, 1963, the Louis- ville Human Relations Commission conducted an extensive testing campaign to determine whether public places were open to all the city’s citizens. The survey found that 35 percent of the city’s restaurants were still segregated and not likely to desegregate volun- tarily. The result: the commission helped obtain an ordinance prohibiting discrimination in places of public accommodation. rr el ee  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 14, Document 69 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 14 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | formation of commission | 1966-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/158ab7d8d4571ee6fff8fc14c0b1904a.pdf bfe0ea873ff9566fa5ef511f501cfc16 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. MI.NU TES HUMAN RELATIONS COMMITTEE NOVEMBER 17, 1966 Members of the Human Relations Comm itte e rrie t at City Hall on Thursday, November 17, 1966, at 10:00 a. m. with the following members present: Vice Mayor Sam M a s s e ll, Jr., Chafrman Alderman Rodne y Cook Alderman Milton G. F a rris Alderman Rich a r d C. Fr ee man Mr. Charles H a rt Alderman Cha rl es L e ftw ich Alderman G. E verett Millican Mrs. Eliza Pa s c hall Mr. B e n n y T. S m i th Alderman J a ck Summers Mrs. Dorothy B olde r Thomp s on The m ee ting was called to o r d er b y C hai rman Ma ss e ll an d the C ommi tt e e considered the r e commenda ti ons of t he s ub-commit t ee a ppointed to submit nominees for memb e r shi p on the Commu n i t y R e lation s C ommiss ion. Afte r discussion of the sub-commi tte e ' s re port a nd a ddition al n omin ati on s by the Committee members , the fo ll owing i n dividua ls were r e commended to Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. fo r c ons ideration: 1. Mr. James Moore , P resi d e n t, Atl ant a Labo r Council Alternate: M r. ' E . L . Abercrombie International Vic e President Seeretary~Tr a.s u1•er Lc eal 218 I L aun d r y , D ry Cleaning and Dye House Wor k ers Internati onal Union B oar d of D irectors, Atlanta U r b an League 2 • . Rabbi J acob Rothschild, The T e mple 3. ·Miss Helen Bullard, Cons ultant, Toombs, Amis an o a nd Wells �Human Relations Committe e Minute s November 17, 1966 Page Two 4. Mrs. _Sara Baker, Reside nt of P eoplestown S e cti'o n · Alternate: Mr. Arthur S mith, M a n a ge r of P e rry Home s Public Housing D e v e lop m e nt 5. Dr. Cleveland Denna rd, P rin c ipal, Carve r Hi gh School 6. Mr. Robert Dobbs, R e sid e n t of P e r r y Homes · 7. Mr. C. G. Ezzard, Reside nt of Summerhill-Me chanicsville Section · 8. Rev. Joseph L . Griggs , G ordon S t reet Pr e s byte ri a n Church Alternate: \ \ Mr . Ed ga r Sch ukr a ft, S chu kraft 's Fl o r i st 9. Archbishop P a ul Hallina n , Atla nta Ar ch d ioc e s e I / Alte rnate: T he R e v . Kern an, St. A n thon y ' s C a thol i c Church ,j 10 . Mr. Charl es H a rt, M e mb e r of H uman R e lations C ommittee 11. Mr . J ame s H . M o ore, Attorne y Ait ern ate s: Mr . Irving Kal er M r. D avi d G o l dwasser M r . Hami lton D ouglas, J r . . 1 2. Mr . M ill s B. Lane , C & S N a tiona l Bank A lte rna t es: M r. Mr. M r. M r. M i ke Cheatam J . B en Moore W. L . . Duvall L ucien Oliver �Human Relations Com.mhtee Minute s November 17, 1966 Page Three 13. Mr. Joseph Haas, A t torne y 14. Mrs. Fred Patterson, Fo rme r President of United Church W omen 'Alternat es: Mrs . . L. L. A u s t i n , Unit e d Church .Women Mrs. Carl J. B liem, P res i de nt, United Ch urch Women 15. Mrs. Mary Stephe ns, R e side nt of Lakewo od S ection 16. Mr. James Townsend, Editor , Atlanta Mag azine Alternate s: Mr. Mr . Mr. Mr. Ray Moor e B e n P e rry Al K e uttner Mike D avis · 17. Mrs. Dor ot h y B ol d e r Thomp s on , M e m b er of Human R e l a tio ns Committee 18 . Rev. Samue l Willi ams, Memb e r of Human Re l ati ons Commit tee 19. R e v . Fre d Sta i r, C e ntra l P resbyte ri a n Church Alternate : R e v. A llison Williams , T r inity Pre~b yte r i an <;::hurch 20. M r. Robert Mitche ll, V i c e P res i dent of Lockhee d Ali:~rfiate§ i M r . R obe rt ·M . Wood, Sears, R o ebu ck and C ompany M r. W. A. Parker , Sr . , B eck & Gregg Mr . John W ilson, Horne Wilson & Company The Community Relations Commission charter provides that the Mayor shall nominat e indivi dual s to serve on this C ommission to the Board of ,' , �Hun1.an Relations Committee Minutes November 17, 1966 Page Four Alderinen for their approv.al. It also provides that the Ma;yor shall appoint . six individuals for one year terms, seve n for two year terms, and seven for three year terms and shall appoint one m e mber. as Chairinan. It was also agreed that the names of all individuals considered for membership on this Commission b e submitted to the Community Relations Commission for consideration on any a dvisory committees which might be established. · The Committee also voted to recomme nd a budget for the first year of $30,000 which Mr. Farr;i.s will have included in the Finance Committee report. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned sine die. ,. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document MINUTES HUMAN RELATIONS COMMITTEE NOVEMBER 17, 1966 Members of the Human Relations Committee met at City Hall on Thursday, November 17, 1966, at 10:00 a.m. with the following members present; Vice Mayor Sam Massell, Jr., Chairman Alderman Rodney Cook Alderman Milton G. Farris Alderman Richard C. Freeman Mr. Charles Hart Alderman Charles Leftwich Alderman G. Everett Millican Mrs. Eliza Paschall Mr. Benny T. Smith Alderman Jack Summers Mrs. Dorothy Bolder Thompson The meeting was called to order by Chairman Massell and the Committee considered the recommendations of the sub-committee appointed to submit nominees for membership on the Community Relations Commission, After discussion of the sub-committee's report and additional nominations by the Committee members, the following individuals were recommended to Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. for consideration: i 1. Mr. James Moore, President, Atlanta Labor Council Alternate: Mr. ‘E. L. Abercrombie International Vice President Secretary-Treasurer Local 218 Laundry, Dry Cleaning and Dye House Workers International Union Board of Directors, Atlanta Urban League 2. Rabbi Jacob Rothschild, The Temple 3. Miss Helen Bullard, Consultant, Toombs, Amisano and Wells Human Relations Committee Minutes November 17, 1966 Page Two 4. Mrs. Sara Baker, Resident of Peoplestown Section ° Alternate; Mr. Arthur Smith, Manager of Perry Homes Public Housing Development 5. Dr. Cleveland Dennard, Principal, Carver High School 6. Mr. Robert Dobbs, Resident of Perry Homes 7. Mr. C.G. Ezzard, Resident of Summerhill-Mechanicsville Section . 8. Rev. Joseph L. Griggs, Gordon Street Presbyterian Church | Alternate: Mr. Edgar Schukraft, Schukraft's Florist 9. Archbishop Paul Hallinan, Atlanta Archdiocese Alternate: The Rev. Kernan, St. Anthony's Catholic Church 10. Mr. Charles Hart, Member of Human Relations Committee ll. Mr. James H. Moore, Attorney Alternates: Mr. Iyving Kaler Mr. David Goldwasser Mr. Hamilton Douglas, Jr. 12. Mr. Mills B. Lane, C & S National Bank Alternates: Mr. Mike Cheatam Mr. J. Ben Moore Mr. W. L., Duvall Mr. Lucien Oliver  . Human Relations Committee Minutes November 17, 1966 Page Three 13, Mr. Joseph Haas, Attorney 14. Mrs. Fred Patterson, Former President of United Church Women Alternates: Mrs. L. L. Austin, United Church Women Mrs. Carl J. Bliem, President, United Church Women 15. Mrs. Mary Stephens, Resident of Lakewood Section 16. Mr. James Townsend, Editor, Atlanta Magazine Alternates: Mr. Ray Moore Mr. Ben Perry Mr. Al Keuttner Mr. Mike Davis 17. Mrs. Dorothy Bolder Thompson, Member of Human Relations Committee 18. Rev. Samuel Williams, Member of Human Relations Committee 19, Rev, Fred Stair, Central Presbyterian Church Alternate: Rev. Allison Williams, Trinity Presbyterian Church 20. Mr. Robert Mitchell, Vice President of Lockheed Alternates: Mr. Robert M. Wood, Sears, Roebuck and Company Mr. W. A. Parker, Sr., Beck & Gregg Mr. John Wilson, Horne Wilson & Company The Community Relations Commission charter provides that the Mayor shall nominate individuals to serve on this Commission to the Board of Human Relations Committee Minutes November 17, 1966 Page Four — Aldermen for their approval. It also provides that the Mayor shall appoint. six individuals for one year terms, seven for two year terms, and seven for three year terms and shall appoint one member.as Chairman. It was also agreed that the names of all individuals considered for membership on this Commission be submitted to the Community Relations Commission for consideration on any advisory committees which might be established. ‘The Committee also voted to recommend a budget for the first year of $30,000 which Mr. Farris will have included in the Finance Committee report, There being no further business the meeting was adjourned sine die.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 14, Document 68 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 14 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | formation of commission | 1966-1969