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Speakers ask about DEI policies; meeting participants say city has no formal DEI policy

5968162 · October 21, 2025
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Summary

Attendees raised questions about diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies. Meeting participants said the city does not have a formal DEI policy, and clarified that federal funding can require outreach or contractor forms but does not always impose hiring requirements.

During the "for the good of the order" portion of the meeting, several people raised questions about the city's stance on diversity, equity and inclusion policies.

A meeting participant thanked another speaker (identified in the transcript as "Mr. Murphy") for clarifying the issue and said, "the city has, to my knowledge, absolutely no policy." The speaker and others explained that the only time the city has been asked to…

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