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Commission reviews DEI strategic plan draft; staff recommends personnel, training, outreach and accessibility actions
Summary
Staff presented a draft Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategic plan that recommends updating personnel policies, rolling out citywide training in 2025, improving language access and procurement outreach, piloting an ambassador program, and pursuing accessibility and restroom changes.
City staff presented a draft Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategic plan to the Mountlake Terrace Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commission and outlined a two‑ to three‑year action plan focused on internal policy updates, employee training, community outreach and accessibility improvements.
Carolyn, the commission’s staff liaison, walked commissioners through internal recommendations: updating personnel policies to align with federal civil‑rights standards and the Americans with Disabilities Act, clarifying complaint and reporting pathways for employees, and implementing a 2025 citywide DEI training plan. "Our goal is to get [the personnel policies] updated by the end of this year,"…
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