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Resident says council remarks were ‘degrading’; council members and police respond
Summary
During public comment former council member Juan Morales criticized remarks made at a previous meeting and urged leaders to condemn degrading language; council members pledged to do better and the public safety committee summarized police outreach clarifying the department’s role on immigration matters.
Juan Morales, a Mount Vernon resident and former city council member, used his Feb. 12 public comment to challenge remarks he said were made at the Jan. 22 council meeting and to urge the council to publicly reject degrading language.
“This was explicitly clear, it was explicitly heard at the council meeting, it was disturbing, it was degrading,” Morales said. He told council members silence or laughter in response to the earlier remark erodes trust and confidence in city leadership.
Council members responded directly…
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