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Notice/Advertisement Title: Neighborhoods, Recreation, and Parks Committee Hearing - Community Relations Commission Code Change
Contact Name: Jacob Dilley
Contact Telephone Number: 614-645-5292
Contact Email Address: jadilley@columbus.gov
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Neighborhoods, Recreation, and Parks Committee Hearing
Date: Wednesday - June 5, 2024
Time: 5:00pm
Location: Columbus City Hall - Council Chambers, 90 W Broad St, Columbus, OH 43215
Subject: Community Relations Commission Code Change (Ordinance 1440-2024)
Councilmembers Present: Councilmembers Nancy Day-Achauer and Christopher L. Wyche
Summary of Minutes:
- Call to Order: 5:02pm
- Present: Councilmember Nancy Day-Achauer, Councilmember Christopher L. Wyche, Interim Director Todd Dieffenderfer, Pedro Mejia, Robert Tobias, Mark Carter, Marwah Warsame, Chelsea Golterman, Emiliana Morales, Luke Hawes, Ramani Hunter, Chris Cozad
- Introduction: Councilmember Nancy Day-Achauer, Councilmember Christopher L. Wyche, Interim Director Todd Dieffenderfer, Pedro Mejia, Robert Tobias
- Presentation: Interim Director Todd Dieffenderfer and Pedro Mejia, on Ordinance 1440-2024
- Councilmember Comments:
- Vice-Chair Wyche: How will the code change alter the day to day operations?
- Interim Director Dieffenderfer: It would not. This code change would keep everyday operations the same.
- Vice-Chair Wyche: Can you speak to positive outcomes of the Community Relations Commission?
- :Mr. Mejia: Discrimination is very difficult to deal with. Discrimination is addressed at many different levels and it is confusing. At the Community Relations Commission helps people to understand the level of discrimination and if it does not fall under the purview of the CRC, the CRC makes a referral. The success is making sure residents feel heard.
- Chair Day-Achauer: How do people find out about the CRC?
- Interim Director Dieffenderfer: Google, if people search online discrimination in Columbus, CRC comes up. Also with funding ...
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