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Equity Commission debates rebranding as a task force or advisory board; staff to draft ordinance edits
Summary
Staff proposed converting the commission into an initiative-focused equity task force (or similar advisory body); commissioners raised concerns about the term "task force," suggested alternative labels and asked staff to keep meeting frequency flexible. Staff will redline the ordinance for City Council review (two readings).
Staff presented a proposal to amend the ordinance that created the Equity Commission so the body would operate more like an initiative-focused group (described as an 'equity task force') that meets as needed to review specific initiatives and provide targeted feedback. Staff said they would draft redline edits and forward them to City Council for the two readings required for ordinance changes.
"Our proposal will be to make those edits, and then in January, when that task force is then set, that we go through kind of what…
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