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by Mary Neubauer Korean staff writer
Kansan staff writer
Gov. Mike Hayden recently appointed a Lawrence resident to serve as the president of the Kansas Commission on Civil Rights.
Andrew Remirez was appointed by Gov. Mike Hayden as chairman for the Kansas Commission on Civil Rights.
Andrew Ramirez, Lawrence attorney, said he was surprised but happy with his appointment.
"I don't do a lot of civil rights cases, although I have handled them and have background in the area," he said. "But I am pleased and honored to continue to serve the people of Lawrence."
Ramirez, whose term will expire in June 1990, said that the six members of the commission also had donated a lot of their time and deserved as much crdit for their public service as he did.
commission.
"Since the committee deals with a lot of matters that are legal in nature, it is appropriate he serve as president," he said.
Frank Ybarra, spokesman for Hayden, said Ramirez was the only attorney serving on the commission.
as president, he said.
The commission was created to eliminate and prevent segregation and discrimination because of race, religion, color, sex, ancestry, physical handicap or age in the areas of employment, public accommodation and housing.
Anyone who thinks that they have been discriminated against in any of those areas can file a complaint with the commission, Ramirez said.
The commission had 990 meetings with complainants last year, he said, and 550 conferences were held. From those meetings, 92 settlements were obtained. Fifty-one cases were summarized, or essentially resolved, Ramirez said, and 261 cases were resolved.
the cases." he said.
The commission also counselled complainants to withdraw 72 complaints.
"We have a higher turn-around rate than" the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Ramirez said.
"We are assigned cases from the EEOC and they act us, the state of Kansas, to investigate
the cases, he said.
Ramirez said the commission also helped clients to collect monetary damages. Last year, $254,000 was collected in 1,083 closed cases.
was Connected in 1973, so because
"If someone has lost a job, for example, we have the power to award damages for lost wages," he said.
Another commissioner was appointed at the same time as Ramirez. Adolph Howard, the new commissioner, has been a policeman in Kansas City, Kan., for 19 years.
He said that he was faced with many different people's problems and complaints as a policeman.
That experience will help him as a member of the commission, he said.
Commission members meet on the third Thursday and Friday of each month. Ramirez said. Daily operations are conducted by a staff of about 40 people.
Commission members are paid $35 for the two days they meet each month, Rimazre said.
Ramirez came to Kansas in 1972 and graduated from the University of Kansas in 1978 with a degree in business administration and accounting, and attended the School of Law in 1980 and entered private practice.
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