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Council reviews draft amendments to Human Rights Commission ordinance; members urge broader updates and clearer domestic-partnership language
Summary
The City Council reviewed staff’s draft amendments to the Human Rights Commission ordinance, focusing the commission’s role on advocacy and social‑service coordination while removing investigatory duties and recommending clearer domestic‑partnership language.
Deputy City Manager Jeremy Hammond introduced a proposed ordinance to amend Palm Springs Municipal Code chapter 2.45 governing the Human Rights Commission (HRC) during the Feb. 27 meeting.
Hammond said the council previously directed the HRC to stop taking new business and focus on revising its scope. The draft ordinance reflects staff, a council subcommittee and commission input and aims to narrow HRC duties toward human‑rights advocacy and selected social‑services topics while removing roles the commission no longer needs to perform (for example, investigator or mediator functions now covered by state or…
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