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Keizer residents urge council not to pause Community Diversity Engagement Committee as council debates rule changes
Summary
Dozens of residents and current CDEC members told the Keizer City Council on Feb. 3 they oppose pausing or restructuring the Community Diversity Engagement Committee (CDEC). Councilors discussed recent changes to council rules and the charter-driven limits on mayoral appointment authority; no final change to the CDEC was approved at the meeting.
Keizer — Dozens of residents and current members of the Community Diversity Engagement Committee told the Keizer City Council on Monday they oppose a proposed pause and changes to the committee’s appointment process, saying the committee has produced visible community engagement and should not be sidelined.
Councilor Duran raised procedural concerns about moving forward with appointments until the council resolves how the committee’s membership should align with recently adopted council rules of procedure. Duran and other speakers expressed concern that a DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) label could affect access to federal transportation funding if not handled carefully.
Why it matters: The dispute centers on whether council rules adopted Jan. 21 — which change how some committee appointments are made — supersede existing committee resolutions and on how long citizen appointments should last. Residents said…
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