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Detroit council approves two FTEs for language-access work to support proposed ordinance
Summary
Council members voted to add two full-time positions to support a language-access program and the city’s pending language access ordinance, citing needs for Creole, ASL and other services.
Detroit City Council members approved funding for two full-time equivalent positions to staff a new language-access function intended to support a language-access ordinance now under referral.
Council member Gabriela Santiago Romero, who sponsored the funding, said the additional positions were necessary because current staff are not dedicated to language access work. “Currently, right now, we heard Creo has staff that is doing this…
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