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Elkhart County adopts resolution to discontinue prior equal employment/affirmative action plan and dissolve advisory committee
Summary
The board approved a resolution directing the county to discontinue an earlier equal employment/affirmative action plan, dissolve the advisory committee tied to that plan, and authorize HR to remove related references from the county employee manual; the action was presented as compliance with a U.S. presidential executive order and Indiana statute and passed unanimously.
The Elkhart County Board of Commissioners on June 1 adopted a resolution to discontinue an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action plan that had been adopted under prior federal executive orders, to dissolve the advisory committee that reviewed the plan, and to authorize county human resources to amend the employee policy manual to remove related references.
A county staff speaker explained that the resolution was presented in light of changes at the federal level and a cited change in state law. The speaker referenced "U.S. presidential executive order number 14173" and Indiana Code section 22-9.341, and stated that President Donald Trump issued executive order 14173 on Jan. 21, 2025. The speaker said the new executive order revoked prior orders and removed the obligation that had prompted the county's earlier plan.
The resolution directs three steps: discontinuing the now-revoked plan, dissolving the advisory committee (formerly called an affirmative action advisory committee), and authorizing HR to remove references to the plan from the policy and procedure manual. The board approved the resolution by voice vote with no recorded opposition.
What happens next: County HR is authorized to amend the policy manual and staff indicated they will remove references related to the prior plan; no timetable for those changes was stated at the meeting.
