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Education subcommittee seeks outreach materials and ordinance review; city attorney and DEI budget limit private compensation offers
Summary
The education subcommittee reported limited public submissions and requested city-produced brochures and a city attorney educational review of the housing equity ordinance; a private offer to compensate impacted community members was rejected as unallowable by the city attorney and the DEI office lacks budget for compensation.
The Civil Rights Board’s education subcommittee reported progress and a set of needs at the Dec. 3 meeting. The subcommittee has held six meetings and includes partner organizations such as Housing Resources Incorporated, Disability Network of Southwest Michigan, Open Doors, Kalamazoo Defender, Jacobson Management Company and the Fair Housing Center of Southwest Michigan.
The subcommittee asked the city to produce short educational materials to use at community events and with landlords and tenants. Subcommittee members proposed two separate…
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