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CC - CONSENT ITEM: Consideration of the Equity and Human Relations Advisory Committee's Request and Recommendation to City Council to Approve and Adopt the Pamphlet Entitled "Recognizing and Preventing Harassment and Discrimination," for Distribution to the Public, to City Council and to All City Commissions, Boards and Committees.
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Meeting Date: June 12, 2023
Contact Person/Dept.: Michelle Hamilton / Human Resources Department
Phone Number: (310) 253-5647
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - Equity and Human Relations Advisory Committee (1/25/22; 10/3/2022; 10/25/2022; 12/13/2022; 1/24/2023; 5/23/2023; (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (06/07/2023).
Department Approval: Dana Anderson, Director of Human Resources (06/06/2023)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve the Equity and Human Relations Advisory Committee's (EHRAC) request and recommendation to adopt the pamphlet entitled Recognizing and Preventing Harassment and Discrimination for distribution to the public, to City Council and to all City Commissions, Boards and Committees.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The EHRAC's Educational Materials Ad Hoc Subcommittee has developed an educational document to share important and helpful information with the community regarding harassment, discrimination, and hate crimes. Part of the Educational Materials Ad Hoc Subcommittee's work plan and tasks is to develop and create educational materials regarding race and equity issues to share with the community. The educational materials created are meant to be helpful and informative to identify what may be unlawful harassment or discrimination of another person that may even rise to the level of a hate incident or hate crime.
The purpose of the document is to give information on recog...
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