
Montanette Rocker
Executive Director of Human Rights, Administrator of the Justice Center Oversight Committee,Title VI, ADA & LEP Plan Coordinator
Our Mission: To promote understanding and acceptance of diversity, facilitate intergroup communication, identify and address sources of intergroup tension and conflict, reduce conditions which can lead to discrimination and restrict opportunity, and to provide related education, information and referral.
The Human Rights Commission especially focuses on addressing prejudice and discrimination on the basis of color, creed, sex, age, religion, nationality/national origin, language used for communication, disability, marital status, and sexual orientation.
The Human Rights Commission Director serves as the County’s coordinator for its non-discrimination policies under Title VI of the federal Civil Rights Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you feel that you have been wrongly denied access to Onondaga County’s programs or services, or discriminated against by a county employee, you can contact the Human Rights Commission for information about the county’s policies and complaint procedures.
The Human Rights Commission staff are also the contact point for the new Jail Oversight Committee. For more information, or to address serious concerns about treatment or conditions at the Onondaga County Jail, please contact the Human Rights Commission staff..
The Human Rights Commission Meetings
The Members of the Onondaga County / Syracuse Human Rights Commission meets once a month at 5:30 pm on a Wednesday night. Please see the specific dates and locations listed below
If you would like to join The Human Rights Commission meetings, please contact our office at (315) 435-3565.
2024 Human Rights Commission Meeting Dates
Central Library, 447 South Salina Street, Syracuse 13202
Date | Location | Agenda | Minutes |
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January 17 | *Meeting cancelled* | ||
February 21 | In-person | View Agenda | View Minutes |
March 20 | In-person | View Agenda | View Minutes |
April 17 | In-person | View Agenda | View Minutes |
May 15 | In-person | View Agenda | View Minutes |
June 19 | No Meeting | ||
July | No Meeting | ||
August 21 | In-person | View Agenda | View Minutes |
September 18 | No Meeting | ||
October 16 | In-person | View Agenda | View Minutes |
November 20 | In-person @ Central Library | View Agenda | |
December 18 | In-person @ Central Library | View Agenda |
2025 Human Rights Commission Meeting Dates
Central Library, 447 South Salina Street, Syracuse 13202
Date | Location | Agenda | Minutes |
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January 15 | Central Library | ||
February 19 | Central Library | ||
March 19 | Central Library | ||
April 16 | Central Library | ||
May 21 | Central Library | ||
June 18 | Central Library | ||
July | No Meeting | ||
August 20 | TBD | ||
September 17 | TBD | ||
October 15 | TBD | ||
November 19 | TBD | ||
December 17 | TBD |
View Meeting Agendas and Minutes from Past Years ยป