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Council creates community engagement and accessibility coordinator; disability commission asks for ADA certification in job description
Summary
Council adopted Ordinance 64-25 to reclassify a mayor’s office position from DEIA/training coordinator to community engagement and accessibility coordinator. Michelle Hahn, a member of the Athens City Commission on Disabilities, urged the council to require ADA coordinator certification and better communication with the commission.
Athens City Council on June 16 adopted Ordinance 64-25, amending the city’s 2025 staffing ordinance to replace the DEIA/training coordinator position with a community engagement and accessibility coordinator in the mayor’s office.
Michelle Hahn, who identified herself as a member of the disabled community, a member of the Athens City Commission on Disabilities and co-chair of its outreach and communications committee, addressed council during…
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