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Fargo HRC debates community-led framework and partnerships as city deadline approaches
Summary
At a special session after a City Commission extension, the Fargo Human Rights Commission discussed a community stakeholder council, independence and funding options and agreed to a follow-up meeting on Jan. 29 to refine a proposed framework.
Sekou, lead chair of the Fargo Human Rights Commission, opened a special session to draft a new framework after the Fargo City Commission granted the group a two-month extension to present options for making the commission more effective and trusted.
Members and invited guests proposed shifting some HRC work closer to affected communities by forming a permanent stakeholder council that would include Native American, immigrant, disability, LGBTQ and youth representatives, while preserving an official liaison to the City Commission. "We don't have a budget," Sekou said during the meeting,…
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