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Spokane adopts ordinance to strengthen hiring and use of translation and interpretation skills

2260846 · February 12, 2025
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Summary

The Spokane City Council passed an ordinance directing the city to create policies and procedures to attract, recruit and utilize employees with certified translation or interpretation skills, professional fluency, or native language proficiency; implementation details were not specified.

Council Member Lilina Barreta, District 2, said the council passed an ordinance directing the city to establish policies and procedures to attract, recruit and effectively utilize employees who possess certified…

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