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Green Bay committee advances plan to shrink Equal Rights Commission from nine to seven, sends measure to council without recommendation
Summary
After hours of debate over quorum, diversity and outreach, the Protection Policy Committee voted split and sent an ordinance to reduce the Equal Rights Commission from nine to seven members to the common council without a committee recommendation.
The Protection Policy Committee on Dec. 8 forwarded to the Green Bay Common Council an ordinance to reduce the Equal Rights Commission’s membership from nine to seven after split committee votes left the item without a committee recommendation.
The measure drew a lengthy debate about whether reducing seats would help the commission meet quorum and act on time-sensitive matters or would weaken representation for minority and stakeholder groups. City staff and commission leaders said the change reflects the commission’s current operating size and would permit it to make decisions more consistently.
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