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ACLU and residents urge Fargo not to cede human-rights functions to nonprofits
Summary
Public commenters, including the ACLU of North Dakota and area residents, warned that shifting the Fargo Human Rights Commission’s duties to nonprofits would weaken public accountability and accused city leaders of secretive actions; speakers called for a strategic plan under the current municipal mandate.
During a public-comment portion of the special Fargo Human Rights Commission session, Cody Schuler, advocacy manager for the American Civil Liberties Union of North Dakota, urged commissioners to preserve a city-affiliated role for human-rights work and warned that outsourcing or privatizing those duties could reduce government accountability.
"If this group goes away and you delegate that to a nonprofit, you're gonna give what you do have away," Schuler said, arguing that groups outside government are…
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