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Human Relations commissioners ask city for clarity after item to pause enforcement of human-rights ordinance was pulled
Summary
Lawrence Human Relations Commission members asked staff to invite city legal staff to their next meeting after a City Commission agenda item proposing pause or change to the city's human-rights ordinance was placed on then removed from the commission's agenda.
At its Aug. 18 meeting, the Lawrence Human Relations Commission said it wants an explanation from city staff and the city attorney's office after a City Commission agenda item about suspending or amending the city's human-rights ordinance was placed on — and then pulled from — a recent City Commission agenda. Commissioners said they learned of the proposal through local media rather than through staff briefings.
Members said the item, described in public reporting as a possible pause in enforcement tied to federal guidance, matters because the commission is the advisory body for the ordinance and would normally expect notice and an opportunity to…
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