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Hutto staff relay mayoral guidance: religious proclamations will not be read at meetings; Veterans Day and Human Rights Day planned
Summary
City staff relayed a mayoral message that religious proclamations (for example, Diwali) should not be read at council meetings going forward; commissioners discussed alternatives to single-meeting readings and confirmed plans for Veterans Day (Nov. 11) and International Human Rights Day (Dec. 10).
Christie Barnes, the city’s community and culture officer, told the DEIB Commission she had provided a packet containing a mayoral email saying that, going forward, religious proclamations will not be read during council meetings unless specifically requested.
Barnes read the mayor’s message aloud and said the mayor was concerned that reading multiple religious proclamations at council would consume meeting time: "...going forward, if it's a religious…
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