Do You Know Someone Striving for an Environment that Promotes Fair and Equal Treatment for Everyone?  Nominate them today!

Throughout the community, people work to build an environment that promotes fair and equal treatment for everyone. The Stillwater Human Rights Award is to recognize worthy individuals, organizations and businesses and support their efforts.  Complete the items below to submit a nomination.  Nominations will be selected in June and awarded at the 3rd Tuesday in July City Council meeting.  Nominations are due by May 30th.

Eligibility:

1. The nominee must be an individual, business or organization that resides, works or volunteers in the City of Stillwater, and whose actions promoting respect for all people.
2. The nominee’s activities proposed for recognition should be related to enjoyment and protection of human rights without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, disability, sexual orientation or age. Added weight will be given for activities of a nominee that have occurred over an extended period of time.
3. The nominee’s activities must either be voluntary or be above and beyond the usual job responsibilities of an employee or the usual customer relations practices of a business or organization.
4. Members of the Stillwater Human Rights and their immediate families are ineligible for the award while serving on the Commission.  Members of the Stillwater City Council and their immediate families are ineligible for the award while serving on the Council.