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Council asks city manager to place Human Relations Commission review of diversity programs on a future agenda after public concerns
Summary
After a public speaker urged clarification about recent changes to the city’s diversity and dialogue programs, Councilwoman Solange Whitehead moved and the council unanimously directed the city manager to agendize a review by the Human Relations Commission of diversity‑related programs and guidelines.
Councilwoman Solange Whitehead on April 8 asked the Scottsdale City Council to direct the city manager to place an item on a future council meeting agenda asking the Human Relations Commission to review the city’s diversity programs and provide recommendations. The motion passed unanimously.
Sam Campana, a longtime former mayor and council member, used the meeting’s public‑comment period to ask for clarification of a new ordinance and a city memo he said appeared to discontinue some programs of the former Office of Diversity and Dialogue. Campana told the council the original office — established in 1998 — had focused on ADA compliance, Title VI obligations and nondiscrimination outreach. He said the new ordinance language was vague about which…
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