File #: R-24-18    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 5/14/2018 In control: City Council
On agenda: 6/25/2018 Final action: 6/25/2018
Title: Equal Protection Task Force - African-American Residents - For the purpose of establishing a temporary advisory Task Force commissioned to provide the Mayor and City Council with a public forum for studying and preparing reports about the issues of African-American residents of the City of Annapolis; and matters generally relating to said Task Force.
Sponsors: Marc Rodriguez, Fred Paone, Elly Tierney, Shaneka Henson, Gavin Buckley, Rob Savidge, Rhonda Pindell Charles, Sheila Finlayson
Indexes: Housing and Human Welfare Committee, Public Safety Committee
Attachments: 1. R-24-18 Equal Protection Task Force AfricanAmericanCommunity.pdf, 2. R-24-18 HHW Proposed Amendment.pdf, 3. R-24-18 SIGNED.pdf
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Equal Protection Task Force - African-American Residents - For the purpose of establishing a temporary advisory Task Force commissioned to provide the Mayor and City Council with a public forum for studying and preparing reports about the issues of African-American residents of the City of Annapolis; and matters generally relating to said Task Force.
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CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis

Resolution 24-18

Introduced by: Alderwoman Pindell Charles, Alderman Rodriguez,
Alderwoman Tierney, Mayor Buckley, Alderwoman Henson,
Alderman Savidge, Alderwoman Finlayson and Alderman Paone

Referred to:
Public Safety Committee
Housing and Human Welfare Committee

A RESOLUTION concerning

EQUAL PROTECTION TASK FORCE - AFRICAN-AMERICAN RESIDENTS

FOR the purpose of establishing a temporary advisory Task Force commissioned to provide the Mayor and City Council with a public forum for studying and preparing reports about the issues of African-American residents of the City of Annapolis; and matters generally relating to said Task Force.

WHEREAS, the City Council adopted R-7-17 on June 19, 2017 for the purpose of establishing a temporary advisory Task Force to study and prepare reports about the issues of foreign-born residents of the City of Annapolis; and

WHEREAS, the City Council further wishes to establish a temporary advisory Task Force to study and prepare reports about the issues of African-American residents of the City of Annapolis;

WHEREAS this additional advisory Task Force is commissioned to address concerns and questions raised about the needs, circumstances, and issues of African-American residents in the City of Annapolis in each of the following areas: 1) transportation, 2) education, (3) communication, 4) economics and finances, 5) social and political concerns, 6) health care, 7) housing; and 8) city services and outreach.

NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that establishment of the Annapolis Equal Protection Task...

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