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Council formalizes Martin Luther King Jr. subcommittee under Human Relations Commission
Summary
The council adopted an ordinance to formally establish the MLK subcommittee as a subcommittee of the Elgin Human Relations Commission; council clarified funding balances and open-meetings responsibilities for volunteers.
The Elgin City Council voted unanimously Aug. 27 to adopt an ordinance that will formally establish a Martin Luther King Jr. subcommittee as a subcommittee of the Elgin Human Relations Commission.
City staff told the council the move will codify long-standing volunteer work that coordinates the annual MLK weekend of activities, including a breakfast, food drives and a Sunday program. Council and community speakers described the event decades-long…
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