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Philomath committee debates making inclusivity group permanent; agrees to check municipal code with city attorney
Summary
Committee reviewed draft municipal code language to formalize the Inclusivity Committee, debated renaming (Inclusivity vs Equity and Inclusion), whether to include duties in code or a handbook, chair term length, and appointment authority (mayor vs council); members asked staff to consult the city attorney before advancing to council.
The Philomath Inclusivity Committee spent a substantial portion of its Feb. 25 meeting reviewing draft municipal-code language intended to establish the group as a permanent committee rather than an ad hoc body. Members discussed the committee’s official name, whether to encode duties in municipal code or in a separate procedural handbook, term lengths for officers, and the appointment process for members.
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