st. cloud regional human rights office

Sauk Rapids is the latest metro area city to join the Regional Human Rights Office. The city council voted four-to-one tonight (Monday) to take St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis up on his offer to join at no cost to the city for the next 30 months.

The City Of St. Joseph will decide whether to rejoin the St. Cloud Regional Human Right's Office at tomorrow's (Thursday) council meeting.

The St. Cloud Regional Human Rights Board is looking for two people to serve on the advisory commission. If you are interested, you must live in either St. Cloud or St. Joseph.

The St. Cloud Regional Human Rights Office has been busy taking calls and educating employers and landlords on discrimination issues since it opened in September. Richard Cousin is the Department of Human Rights Enforcement Officer in St. Cloud. He says he handles 10-12 phone calls per week and has sent out approximately 20-30 questionnaires to people who feel they are the victim of discrimination.