Supervisor Franklin directs staff to wind down Racial and Social Justice Commission and form a temporary task force

Jan 13, 2026

Supervisor Franklin proposed dissolving the Racial and Social Justice Commission and creating a temporary task force under the Human Rights Commission to review findings, timelines and fiscal impacts; supervisors discussed the amendment to explicitly call it a 'temporary task force' and asked staff and the county attorney to return analysis and a draft resolution.

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Supervisor Franklin used supervisor time to introduce a directive to dissolve the Racial and Social Justice Commission as a separate advisory body and establish a task force under the Human Rights Commission to review the commission's findings and finalize recommendations. Franklin asked that recommended solutions include timelines, fiscal impacts and other pertinent considerations and directed the county attorney's office to review legal issues.

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