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Diversity and Inclusion panel’s menorah recommendation on consent; council OKs funding authorization
Summary
A city Diversity & Inclusion Commission recommendation to include a menorah in the holiday display and to authorize up to $600 from WinterFest or similar budget lines was included on the council’s consent agenda and approved 6-0; a commission member told council private fundraising had nearly covered the cost.
Sasha Aber, a Diversity and Inclusion Commission member, asked the City Council on May 12 to adopt two commission recommendations on the consent agenda: add a menorah to the city’s Academy Lawn holiday display and authorize up to $600 from the WinterFest budget (or another applicable line) to fund a 6-foot menorah if private donations did not fully cover the purchase by Oct. 1, 2025. Aber told council…
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