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Pflugerville staff proposes converting Equity Commission into an initiative‑focused advisory body; commissioners debate name and role
Summary
Staff proposed amending the ordinance to create an initiative‑focused equity task force (meet as‑needed) to advise on specific city initiatives; commissioners generally supported the reorientation but raised concerns about the term "task force," meeting cadence and keeping a listening role.
City staff presented a proposal to amend the ordinance that created the Equity Commission and reconstitute it as a more initiative‑focused advisory body (described in the proposal as an "equity task force" that would meet as‑needed). Staff said the change would preserve commissioner numbers and appointment processes while allowing the group to deliver targeted feedback on initiatives such as updates to the Unified Development Code and other master‑plan projects.
"Our proposal will be to make those edits," a staff member told…
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