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Dane County advisory group reopens review of DEI documents, sets homework and next steps

3626534 · May 21, 2025
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Summary

Members of a Dane County racial equity advisory group agreed to review six DEI documents placed on a shared drive, asked staff for summaries and set expectations for recommendations at the June meeting. They also discussed how the advisory role relates to department equity plans and monitoring.

Viola (chair) called the meeting to order and the group agreed to review a set of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) documents placed on a shared drive and to return next month with recommendations on how those materials could inform county departmental equity plans.

The group focused on two sets of materials the chair highlighted as most relevant: a best-practices document (about 10 items) and a packet of data Dana compiled on equity initiatives across departments. The chair said those two files should inform the group’s idea of a recommended “format, additional components” and monitoring approach the Office uses when asking…

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