April 25, 2025
Lansing, MI—The Michigan Civil Rights Commission will hold their regular quarterly meeting in Flint at 10 am on Monday, April 28, 2025. The meeting will take place in the Dort/Durant Ballroom, Hilton Garden Inn, 110 West Kearsley Street in Flint, Michigan.
At this meeting, the Commission will consider a resolution in support of removal of Article 1, §25 from the State of Michigan Constitution, which states that “…the union of one man and one woman in marriage shall be the only agreement recognized as a marriage or similar union for any purpose.”
They will also consider a resolution regarding legal rights of transgender students in schools and public accommodations, and use of pronouns.
Commissioners will hear from Atty. Lamont Satchel and Atty. Marcelina Treviño on presidential executive orders and their potential impact on the work of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights. See the proposed meeting agenda below.
The meeting is open to the public and will include a public comment period. To deliver remarks during public comment, individuals must attend in person at the Flint location. ASL and CART services will be provided. The meeting will be livestreamed to the MDCR Facebook page at facebook.com/MDCR.
The Michigan Civil Rights Commission was created by the Michigan Constitution to safeguard constitutional and legal guarantees against discrimination. The Commission is charged with investigating alleged discrimination against any person because of religion, race, color or national origin, genetic information, sex, age, marital status, height, weight, arrest record, and physical and mental disability. The Michigan Department of Civil Rights serves as the operational arm of the Commission.
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AGENDA (PROPOSED)
I. CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL – Chair David Worthams
II. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA
III. OPENING MATTERS
A. Welcome – Chair Worthams
Role and Authority of the MCRC – Atty. Lamont Satchel
B. Recognition of Significant Observances in April
- Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (April 4, 1968)
- President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968, also known as the Fair Housing Act. (April 11, 1968)
- National Fair Housing Month
- Arab-American and Chaldean-American Heritage Month
- Deaf History Month
- World Autism Awareness Month
C. Public Comment Protocol – Deputy Executive Director Kim Woolridge
IV. ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA
The following items from the agenda have been identified as those that may not require Commission discussion prior to being adopted or received. Items may be removed from the consent agenda on the request of any Commission member. Items not removed will then be moved for adoption by general consent without debate.
CONSENT AGENDA
(VII. DIVISION REPORTS)
1 Deputy Executive Director Report, Atty. Kim Woolridge
2 Strategic Initiatives and Public Information Division Report, Harold Core
3 Legislative Liaison Report, Annie Urasky
4 Budget and Management Services Division Report, Abdel Aly
5 Enforcement Division Report, Atty. Marcelina Treviño and Marlene Cain
6 Disability Rights and Compliance Division Report, Atty. Tyra Khan
7 Development, Innovation and Access Division Report, Alfredo Hernandez Corsen
8 Community Engagement and Education Division Report, Anthony Lewis
V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Meeting Minutes from January 27, 2025
VI. PUBLIC COMMENT
VII. DIVISION AND OTHER REPORTS
A. Executive Director Report, Atty. John E. Johnson, Jr.
B. General Counsel Report, Atty. Lamont Satchel
C. Division Presentation: Enforcement update, Atty. Marcelina Treviño, Director, Enforcement Division
D. Division Presentation: Budget update, Abdel Aly, Director, Budget and Management Services Division
E. Native American Boarding School Study update, Alfredo Hernandez Corsen, Director, Development, Innovation and Access Division
F. Attorney General Report, Assistant Attorney General Tonya Jeter
VIII. COMMISSION BUSINESS
A. Chair’s Report, Chair David Worthams
B. Information on Presidential Executive Orders and their impact on the work of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, Atty. Lamont Satchel and Atty. Marcelina Treviño
C. Committees Updates
• Standing Committee on Rules
• Standing Committee on Budget and Policy
• Standing Committee on Executive Director Assessment
• Commission Priority on DEI with emphasis on AI Discrimination
IX. NEW BUSINESS
A. Resolution in support of removal of Article 1, §25 from the State of Michigan Constitution, Vice Chair Londo
B. Resolution reaffirming the state civil rights laws in Michigan and the Michigan Civil Rights Commission’s commitment to their continued preservation and enforcement, Vice Chair Londo
X. PUBLIC COMMENT
XI. COMMISSIONER CLOSING COMMENTS
XII. ADJOURNMENT
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