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The Ohio Civil Rights Commission held a regular meeting on December 14, 2023, at Rhodes State Office Tower in Columbus, with Chair Valerie Lemmie presiding and four commissioners in attendance (Commissioner Charlie Winburn did not participate). The commission approved minutes from November 16, 2023, by a 3–0 vote with one abstention, and approved minutes from October 26, 2023, by a 3–1 vote with one abstention, after an initial motion on the October minutes failed due to lack of quorum. Staff confirmed compliance with Ohio Administrative Code Section 4112-1-04 notice requirements, and the commission reviewed multiple complainants' requests for reconsideration of original findings, including cases involving housing, employment, and other civil rights matters across regional offices in Columbus, Toledo, Akron, and Cleveland.