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Council debates, advances amendments to 'welcoming city' resolution after equity-board outreach
Summary
Councilors heard equity-board members and public comment on Resolution 26003, which adds language encouraging inclusive eligibility practices and language access; members pressed for clarity on staff obligations, budget impacts and limits where the city must comply with court orders.
A Fort Townsend council meeting advanced amendments to Resolution 26003, an update to the city’s 2019 ‘welcoming city’ policy that councilors and equity-board members said reflects feedback from listening sessions with immigrant community members.
Rachel Maddie, identified in the meeting as the executive for the Equity Access and Rights Board, introduced the item and said much of the new language came from community listening sessions conducted in Spanish and through immigrant-led groups. “This is lived experience feedback that we support,” Maddie said.
Juliet Cochran, an equity-board member, told the council the board used existing community groups and a work group to collect input because organizers did not feel it…
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