Boynton Beach considers creating diversity task force

City commissioners in Boynton Beach on Tuesday will discuss establishing a task force to address racial and social equity.

WILL DISCUSS CREATING A NEWTASK FORCE THAT LOOKS ATRACIAL AND SOCIAL ISSUESWITHIN THE CITY.

THEDISCUSSION WILL START AT THECOMMISSION MEETING THISEVENING SOUTH COUNTY REPORTERMIRANDA CHRISTIAN LOOKS ATWHAT SOME COMMUNITY MEMBERSHOPE THIS TASK FORCE CAN DOFOR THE CITY.THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH ISLOOKING TO CREATE A DIFFERENTKIND OF TASK FORCE& ONE THATLOOKS AT THE RACIAL AND SOCIALEQUITY IN BOYNTON.

VICE MAYORTY PENSERGA SAYS COMMISSIONERSWILL START DISCUSSING THEDETAILS OF THE TASK FORCETUESDAY&LOOKING AT WHO&HOW&ANDWHEN IT WILL START.

6.01 WESTBOYNTON COMMUNITIES ARE VERYDIFFERENT FROM THE EAST, WENEED TO MAKE SURE TO GROW THCITY IN AN EQUITABLE WAYREVERAND RODNEY WILKINSONSAYHELP CLOSE GAPS WITHIN THECITY&LIKE HOUSING IN EASTBOYNTON.

HE NOTES THAT THECITY MUST INCLUDE THECOMMUNITY.

17.38 I THINK IF WEDONINDEPENDENT COMMUNITY MEMBERSAT THE TABLE WE ARE DOING ADISSERVICE PENSERGA SAYS HEALSO LIKE TO SEE COMMUNITYINVOLVEMENT&BUT ALSO MAKE SURETHE CITY HAS PROPER TRAINING8.24 ONE OF THE SAME IREQUESTING IS WE TRAIN OURCITY LEADERSHIP FROM THERACIAL EQUITY INSTITUTEWILKINSON SAYHEAR WHAT THE COMMISSION HTO SAY ABOUT CREATING THISTASK FORCE&AND THE COMMUNITYGETS INVOLVED 22.57 IT IS NOTJUST ONE PERSONRESPONSIBILITY, IT IS ALL OFOUR RESPONSIBILITY MC: 3.44THE BOYNTON CITY COMMISSIONSMEETING STARTS AT 530 AND THECOMMISSION WILL DISCUSSFORMING A TASKFORCE LIKE THIS,THE MEETINGS ARE STILL HELDVIRTUALLY AND YOU CAN WATCHONLINE.

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