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Council declines to change Human Rights Commission funding request process

Saint Joseph City Council · April 1, 2024
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Summary

A proposed code amendment to formalize the Human Rights Commission’s funding request process and create a line item in the city budget failed after council members raised concerns about unequal treatment of boards and loss of council control over specific expenditures.

The Saint Joseph City Council voted down an ordinance that would have amended Section 18‑105 of the code (Human Rights) to create a clearer path for the Human Rights Commission to submit funding requests to the city manager and for those requests to be placed in the annual budget.

Council member 5 said the amendment risked privileging one commission over other boards and…

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