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Keizer council schedules joint work session with Community Diversity Engagement Committee after weeks of public comment
Summary
After more than an hour of public comment and council debate about the Community Diversity Engagement Committee’s role and appointment process, Keizer City Council voted unanimously to schedule a joint work session with the committee to review mission, membership and naming.
Keizer City Council scheduled a joint work session with the Community Diversity Engagement Committee to review the committee’s mission, membership and next steps after extended public comment and council debate on Feb. 3.
Councilors and dozens of residents raised concerns about recent changes to council rules, the committee’s structure and whether changes might affect federal grant eligibility. The council voted unanimously to request a joint session “as soon as possible” so council and committee members can work together on definitions, scope and any renaming or process changes.
The work session was prompted by a series of public comments from committee members and…
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