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New Spokane civil-rights office reports 83 referrals, launches equity dashboards and plans language-access coordinator
Summary
The Office of Civil Rights, Equity & Inclusion reported assisting 83–84 community members with potential complaints this year, referred cases to state agencies, completed an ADA transition-plan draft, created internal and external equity dashboards, and plans a 12-month ARPA-funded language-access coordinator to lead department trainings.
Drell Haynes, director of Spokane’s Office of Civil Rights, Equity & Inclusion, briefed the Urban Experience Committee on Dec. 8 about the office’s 2024 work and priorities for 2025.
Haynes said the office engaged with 83 community members this year (now 84 after an additional case on the day of the meeting) who believed their civil rights were infringed; staff refer those cases to state entities such as the state human-rights commission or a hate-crimes hotline. "We were able to refer 100% of them to the state…
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