Raleigh committee disbands Community Engagement Board, recombines several advisory bodies

A special City of Raleigh committee voted to disband the Community Engagement Board and to recombine a set of advisory bodies, directing staff to bring legal questions and implementation details to the full City Council.

The committee approved a motion to dissolve the Community Engagement Board and reallocate its remaining members to other advisory boards where their assistance is needed, and approved a separate motion to merge the Human Relations Commission with the Hispanic and Immigrant Affairs Board and to incorporate the as-yet-unseated African American Affairs Board into that commission. The committee also declined to proceed with renaming the Raleigh Transit Authority at this time and asked the city attorney to review whether the transit authority's statutory powers or HUD funding rules affect other board-name changes.

Tyesha Moseley of the Community Engagement Department summarized the group's work to date and the decisions before the committee: "We have a couple of things that we're gonna review today. We're gonna remind the public of the committee's charge," she said, and outlined actions already adopted, including a bylaw template and guidance for council liaisons.

Councilor Jones said public comment at the committee's earlier hearing showed clear resistance to…