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Council defers omnibus HARC and minority/women-owned business ordinance after questions about DEI language and federal grant certification
Summary
Council voted Dec. 2 to defer an omnibus ordinance amending minority/women-owned business provisions and HARC reauthorization to community development for further review amid concern over executive-order/DEI certification language that may affect federal grant eligibility.
Council considered an omnibus ordinance on first reading intended to update the city’s minority- and women-owned business code and reauthorize HARC to ensure compliance with federal grant requirements. Mayor Cogswell said the timing was driven by federal grant application deadlines and asked council to give first reading with a…
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