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Ellensburg council directs staff to rename DEI commission and rewrite duties
Summary
Council directed staff to draft ordinance language renaming the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commission the “Community Engagement Commission,” and discussed membership size, duties (advocacy, outreach, work plan and metrics), grant reporting and appointment rules; staff will return the ordinance for readings in March.
Ellensburg’s City Council on Feb. 17 directed staff to prepare ordinance language to rename the city’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commission the Community Engagement Commission and to revise the commission’s duties and membership rules.
City Manager Heidi Baron opened a continued review of chapter 1.88 of the city code, saying the composition language and some duties require revision so staff and employees are not placed in legally or operationally uncomfortable positions. The council’s discussion focused on three central choices: an updated name that would avoid perceived partisan baggage, how many commissioners the…
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