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Keizer committee seeks clear guidelines for proclamations to avoid politicization

5134152 · July 4, 2025
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Committee members discussed drafting guidance for proclamation presenters to keep proclamations educational and nonpartisan, and recommended requiring identification of speakers and advance notice of proclamations.

Keizer’s Community Diversity and Engagement Committee discussed July 3 whether to adopt guidelines for proclamation presenters to ensure proclamations stay educational and nonpolitical.

Member Barney said the committee should do “due diligence” before issuing proclamations, suggesting the committee be “privy to what they're going to say and hold them to it” so proclamations don’t become political platforms. Several members agreed that…

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