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File #: 25-0648    Version: 1
Type: Order Status: Sent for Discussion
File created: 3/27/2025 In control: Confirmation of Appointments and Personnel Matters Committee
On agenda: 3/27/2025 Final action:
Enactment date: 3/27/2025 Enactment #: 218618
Title: That the Director of Racial and Social Justice (RSJ) address with this Council the hostile actions taken against the Commission for Persons with Disabilities at their March 18, 2025 meeting and discuss what steps can be taken to enhance the autonomy of the Commission, including moving it from the purview of the RSJ Department.
Sponsors: Willie Burnley Jr., Jesse Clingan, Lance L. Davis, Ben Ewen-Campen, Wilfred N. Mbah, Matthew McLaughlin, Judy Pineda Neufeld, Naima Sait, Jefferson Thomas (J.T.) Scott, Kristen Strezo, Jake Wilson
Indexes: Mayor-Racial & Social Justice

Agenda Summary

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That the Director of Racial and Social Justice (RSJ) address with this Council the hostile actions taken against the Commission for Persons with Disabilities at their March 18, 2025 meeting and discuss what steps can be taken to enhance the autonomy of the Commission,  including moving it from the purview of the RSJ Department.

 

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Official Text

That the Director of Racial and Social Justice (RSJ) address with this Council the hostile actions taken against the Commission for Persons with Disabilities at their March 18, 2025 meeting and discuss what steps can be taken to enhance the autonomy of the Commission,  including moving it from the purview of the RSJ Department.