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Montanette Rocker

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

DateLocationAgendaMinutes
January 17*Meeting cancelled*
February 21In-personView AgendaView Minutes
March 20In-personView AgendaView Minutes
April 17In-personView AgendaView Minutes
May 15In-personView AgendaView Minutes
June 19No Meeting
JulyNo Meeting
August 21In-personView AgendaView Minutes
September 18No Meeting
October 16In-personView AgendaView Minutes
November 20In-person
@ Central Library
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December 18In-person
@ Central Library
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2025 Human Rights Commission Meeting Dates

Central Library, 447 South Salina Street, Syracuse 13202

DateLocationAgendaMinutes
January 15Central Library  
February 19Central Library  
March 19Central Library  
April 16Central Library  
May 21Central Library  
June 18Central Library  
JulyNo Meeting
August 20TBD  
September 17TBD  
October 15TBD  
November 19TBD  
December 17TBD  

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