2026-08-03 - Human Relations Commission

Summary

Only two commissioners were present, so the August 3 regular meeting at Commons on the Green lasted two minutes. Saro Vay called it to order at 6:00 PM with Pamela Harvey present and city staff liaison Kassaundra S. Lockhart in the room; Pamela McAfee arrived after the meeting had adjourned, and Dr. Sharla Edwards (the chair), Patricia King and Dr. Anitra Wells were absent. At 6:02 PM Harvey moved, and Vay seconded, to adjourn for lack of a quorum, adopted unanimously. As a result none of the posted business was taken up: approval of the June 1 and June 26 minutes, subcommittee updates, a Human Relations Commission Grievance Process committee update, public comment and the August staff report. The official minutes are internally inconsistent: Harvey is listed as both present and absent, and the motion's absent list includes a "Small" who does not appear in the attendance list.

Written from the posted agenda and the official minutes (the minutes are one page); no video recording found.

Issues discussed: Human Relations Commission Grievance Process

Agenda

CITY OF LEXINGTON
HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
AUGUST 3, 2026
Regular Meeting   Commons on the Green   6:00 PM
200 Country Club Blvd. Lexington, NC 27292

I.    CALL TO ORDER
II.   INVOCATION
III.  ADOPT AGENDA
IV.   APPROVAL OF MINUTES
      Human Relations Commission Regular Meeting - June 1, 2026
      Human Relations Commission Special Meeting - June 26, 2026
V.    PUBLIC COMMENT
VI.   REGULAR BUSINESS
      1. Subcommittee Updates
      2. Grievance Process Committee Update
VII.  STAFF REPORT
      1. August 2026 Staff Report
VIII. HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION DISCUSSION
IX.   ADJOURNMENT

Official Minutes

CITY OF LEXINGTON
HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
MINUTES                                   AUGUST 3, 2026
Regular Meeting   Commons on the Green   6:00 PM
200 Country Club Boulevard, Lexington, NC 27292

CALL TO ORDER
Saro Vay called the meeting to order at 6:00pm.

PRESENT: Pamela Harvey, Saro Vay
ABSENT:  Dr. Sharla Edwards, Pamela Harvey, Pamela McAfee (present after
         meeting had adjourned) Patricia King, Dr. Anitra Wells

City Staff Liaison Kassaundra S. Lockhart was also present at the meeting.

ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:02pm.

MOTION:   Adjourn due to not having a quorum
RESULT:   ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER:    Pamela Harvey
SECONDER: Saro Vay
AYES:     Harvey, Vay
ABSENT:   Edwards, King, McAfee, Small, Wells

Dr. Sharla Edwards, Chair, Human Relations Commission
Kassaundra S. Lockhart, HRC City Staff Liaison
Organizational Advancement Administrator

Transcript

No video recording found.