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Rules Committee Advances Slavery Era Disclosure Ordinance After Hours of Testimony; Sends Measure to Full Board
Summary
Supervisor Sophie Maxwell’s proposed ordinance would require certain city contractors to disclose ties to the slave trade and create a voluntary contribution account to fund economic and educational initiatives; the committee voted to forward the ordinance to the full Board with a committee recommendation after extensive presentations and public comment.
The Rules Committee advanced a proposed Slavery Era Disclosure Ordinance and agreed to forward it as a committee report to the full Board of Supervisors with a recommendation. The ordinance, introduced by Supervisor Sophie Maxwell, would amend the Administrative Code to require contractors providing insurance, insurance services, financial services or textiles to disclose participation in the slave trade and create an account accepting voluntary contributions to fund economic development and educational initiatives addressing the legacy of slavery.
Supervisor Maxwell framed the proposal as part of a broader movement to document how slavery contributed to…
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