Human Rights & Relations Commission

Susan Heiberg
Human Services
Coordinator

Commission is responsible for advising and counseling the Edina City Council and Edina Board of Education on matters relating to discrimination and human relations. The group works to secure for all of the residents of the City freedom from discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, or national origin in connection with employment, housing and real property, public accommodations, public services and education.

The Commission is made up of 12 regular members, appointed by the Mayor with the consent of a majority of the Council, but six of the 12 regular members shall be from a list presented to the Council by the school Board. The Commission may appoint an ex-officio youth member to the Commission to participate in all discussions.

Current members of the Commission are Chair Luis Bartolomei, First Vice Chair Emery Erickson, Second Vice Chair Idelle Longman, Mary Brindle, JoAnn McGuire, Andy Otness, Wayne Prochniak and student Hamdi Yusuf. Staff Liaison is Human Services Coordinator Susan Heiberg. Contact members of the Commission by writing to edinamail@ci.edina.mn.us.