GOVERNMENT

Scottsdale City Council eliminates DEI programs

Stanna Michelle Slater, the LGBTQ liaison for the city, was one of 48 people who urged the Scottsdale City Council to vote against an ordinance eliminating the city’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs and ordering acting city manager Greg Caton to find new positions for the city’s diversity program director and ADA/Title VI compliance coordinator.

(Courtesy Lee Cooley)

The Scottsdale City Council took a page out of Donald Trump’s playbook during its Feb. 11 meeting by passing an ordinance eliminating the city’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

The council also ordered acting city manager Greg Caton to find new positions for the city’s diversity program director and Americans with Disabilities Act/Title VI compliance coordinator.

The vote was 5-2, with council members Solange Whitehead and Maryann McAllen against the moves.

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