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DSR commissioner urges procurement policy changes, calls for anti-racist contracting
Summary
Tamara Walker used public comment to raise a prior request from the Dismantling Systemic Racism Commission about the city’s contracting policies and urged Langley to adopt procurement practices that advance anti-racist work.
During the public-comment period Tamara Walker raised a prior request from the Dismantling Systemic Racism (DSR) Commission regarding the city’s contracting policies and urged the council to adopt procurement practices that support anti-racist work. Walker asked the council to consider changes to procurement policy to guide city purchases and elected officials' and administrators' decision-making.
The comment was recorded during public comment; the minutes do not show an immediate council response or formal direction to staff at the March 2 meeting. Walker framed the issue as a policy-area concern the DSR Commission wishes the council to address.
