Lacey Commission on Equity approves 2026 draft work plan

Commissioners reviewed an updated draft of the Commission on Equity’s 2026 work plan and voted to approve it for recommendation to the City Council. Staff summarized changes that reflected previous commissioner input (photos and commissioner updates) and noted the addition of a quarter-two item to review internship programs and internal hiring practices with Human Resources.

A commissioner moved to approve the 2026 draft work plan and Commissioner Brown seconded. The chair called the vote and the motion carried; the transcript records the motion as carried and commissioners described the plan as ambitious but necessary to guide the commission’s work. Staff said the plan is tentatively scheduled to go before the City Council on Feb. 10, 2026.

Commissioners asked for clarification about when to add the commission’s recent discussion notes into the final plan and requested that the report card of 2025 accomplishments accompany the draft to council. Staff agreed to include the items discussed at the Dec. 22 meeting in the version sent forward to council.