FROM:
Linda Meneses Kenton, Assistant Town Manager and Town Librarian
SUBJECT:
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Report to the Town Council Summarizing the Work of the Racial Equity Ad Hoc Committee
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RECOMMENDATION
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1. That the Town Council receive an oral report summarizing the work of the Racial Equity ad hoc committee.
2. That the Town Council establish the Racial Equity committee as a standing committee by adopting the attached Resolution. (Attachment 2)
3. That the Council approves funding for the diversity, equity and inclusion audit of the Town's policies and procedures.
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BACKGROUND
The Town Council issued a statement on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, in support of the movement known as "Black Lives Matter." Town Council officially joined in the national protest of the killing of George Floyd and urged all residents of San Anselmo to continue to work to be honest about and rectify our country's history of racial injustice. In recognition of this pledge, the Town Council formed a Racial Equity ad hoc committee to examine issues of racial equity, social justice, systemic racial bias, and diversity in the Town at its November 10, 2020, meeting (Resolution 4363 attached hereto as Attachment 1).
The goals and objectives of the committee were as follows:
1. Charge: The charge of the Racial Equity Ad Hoc committee was to examine issues of racial equity, social justice, systemic racial bias, and diversity in the town and make recommendations to the Town Council on how to best address identified issues.
2. Purpose: The purpose of the committee was to ensure that the Town, its rules, policies, ordinances and staff are free of implicit biases. The committee was also to explore additional opportunities to examine and/or address issues of racial equity, social justice, systemic racial bias, and diversity in the town and develop strategies and tactics to ensure that the Town's rules, policies and laws are fair, equitably enforced and free of...
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