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Riverside Commission on Disabilities keeps bylaws intact, seeks clearer city feedback on 2025 work plan
Summary
The commission debated how to make presentations and city follow-up more actionable, proposed a questionnaire for departments, discussed using 3-1-1 data to prioritize accessibility reviews, and voted to keep its current bylaws without forming an ad hoc committee.
The Riverside Commission on Disabilities voted to keep its standing bylaws unchanged and pressed city staff for clearer direction and better follow-up on the commission’s 2025 work plan.
During public comment, Pete Benavidez, president and CEO of Blindness Support Services Incorporated, said he is organizing a collective of disability-service organizations to provide coordinated input to city boards and commissions. Vice Chair Stewart emphasized the commission’s duties and reading from the standing rules, saying, “We are to advise the city council on all matters affecting persons with disabilities in the community,” and urged that invited presenters tell the commission not only what they do but where they need help.
Commissioners spent the bulk of the meeting reconsidering how the commission receives information from departments and community groups. They proposed…
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