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Councilors urge city manager to reconsider Human Rights Commission leadership changes

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Summary

Councilors and commissioners asked the city manager to reconsider not reappointing two Human Rights Commission leaders, citing continuity and oversight needs; the city solicitor said appointments are executive decisions and not subject to council confirmation.

A group of councilors on May 6 publicly urged the City Manager to reconsider a decision not to reappoint the chair and vice chair of the Human Rights Commission (HRC), saying the commission’s work and institutional knowledge are important while police oversight and related policy work proceed.

Councilor Tatiana Ijeh told the manager she was “highly, highly, highly” urging reconsideration and said the two leaders were “very professional, meticulous, articulate, intelligent people” whose removal…

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