The Greensboro City Council will hold a virtual work session on Tuesday, Sept. 15 beginning at 3 p.m. with two items focusing on the Human Relations Department.
After decades of doing much of its work in the more informal work sessions, the current City Council had moved away from holding public work sessions. The in-depth discussions about topics were held in small self selected groups. Councilmembers who were left out of these decision making groups repeatedly complained about fully developed policies being presented to the council for the first time a regular meeting for a vote.
It appears the social distancing required by COVID-19 restrictions has forced the City Council back to discussing matters in public, or at least in virtual public with the entire City Council given the opportunity to participate.
At the meeting next week, the City Council is scheduled to discuss a request that the Human Relations Department change its name to the Department of Human Rights. According to the power point presentation:
“Rationale
“• Clear and Concise Understanding for the General Public
“• Enhances Customer Service Experience
“• Distinguishes from other Departments
“• Progressive Branding for City of Greensboro”
Also on the agenda is a request from the Human Relations Department that the Ad-hoc Committee on African American Disparity evolve into a permanent commission.
The reasons for focusing solely on African Americans according to the power point is:
“• Largest minority with unique barriers
“• Challenges, long-term, exceed those of immigrants and refugees
“• Critical to brand community as a place where African Americans among other minorities have the ability to thrive”
The committee will be charged with researching rules, policies and procedures in economic opportunity; education and workforce development; law enforcement, justice and accountability; housing and health disparities; and community engagement.
The presentation states, “Rules, policies, and procedures are not discriminatory on their face.”
The plan calls for the ad-hoc committee to become a permanent commission after no more than two years under the direction of the Human Relations Department, which at that time hopes to be the Department of Human Rights.
By its very existence this is racist. Just a cover up for what they’ll call reparations. Hard working folks owe NO ONE for anything that occurred hundreds of years ago. Shut up & move on already!
When are our “leaders” going to stop pandering and start insisting that folks get off their rumps and earn a living? There should be little or NO public assistance for able bodied adults. REQUIRE them to provide proof they’re working in order to receive a dime. I’m all for helping the elderly & severely handicapped, but our current system is seriously flawed! Why should John Q. Taxpayer pay for laziness, or reward laziness with more of his hard earned money?
Obviously we have people with too much time on their hands sitting around trying to look like they’re doing something useful.
Department of Human Rights? Who gave any municipality, any jurisdiction, an BUREAUCRAT the responsibility for Human Rights. Are they going to be able to decide what is and isn’t a human right based on their whim?
Nose of the camel
1 year ago, the city council sat silent and rewarded former deputy chief james hinson after he trampled all over the human rights of a child. Greensboro’s hypocrisy has no boundaries. Mayor Vaughan should take a peek at those march 2012 council meetings.
Amen to comment above! The disparity is forcing me to hire no-good workers and substandard businesses at bids higher than others as part of mwbe. No whites need apply for jobs or housing in greensboro! It all goes to the blacks.
What a racist, ignorant, thing to suggest! We have an entire FEDERAL department to oversee HUMAN RIGHTS. Get back in your box and concentrate on the entire population of Greensboro.