CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT BURTON REQUEST COUNCIL TO SUPPORT ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LETTER TO THE MAYOR

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CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT BURTON REQUEST COUNCIL TO SUPPORT HIS ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LETTER TO THE MAYOR

(If you are interested in signing this doc to be sent to Mayor, please let me know ASAP.) 

Dear Council Member;

We aspire for ‘E to be for Everyone’, yet too many kids and adults face experiences that are unacceptable. The recent incident at Olive Garden is an example of what many people face living in or visiting Evansville too often experience.

As members of the council, we want to reassure residents and visitors that there is no place for discrimination of any in our community. We would like the administration in the City of Evansville to take action by reviewing and potentially updating our city’s policies to ensure we have zero tolerance for all city employees who promote hate and/or discrimination. Upon review, we’d also like a report back to show progress in the next 60 days.

All of our residents and visitors deserve to feel welcome throughout our community. There remains work to do because there is an existing racist undercurrent in our community that far too many residents deal with. As members of the council, it is our job to bring about systemic change that leads to an inclusive and truly welcoming community.

Thanks,

Alex Burton

City Council-Ward 4

FOOTNOTE: MR. BURTON  SENT THIS LETTER TO EVERY CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AND ALSO PROVIDED A COPY OF THIS LETTER TO SELECT MEMBERS OF THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA BUT NOT THE CITY-COUNTY OBSERVER. 

WE RECEIVED A COPY OF THIS LETTER FROM ONE OF CIVIC CENTER “MOLES”!

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3 COMMENTS

  1. So, is the reason for this letter about discrimination among city employees that Burton is aware of? Was the person at Olive Garden asking for a “white” server a city employee? Or, could this be a politician who is under fire for being in-effective in his role as City Council president trying a little deflection? Does he want an ordinance criminalizing an individual’s personal bigotry? What’s the point, other than the obvious pandering?

  2. It appears to me that the Evansville City Council is wasting tremendous amounts of time and energy on non-binding resolutions, etc.

    Couldn’t their time be put to better use?

    One complaint, one fired and two quit as a result.

    I would suggest that the mayor should spend time in direct contact with Olive Garden management demanding proper oversight of their franchises. With the supposed

    firing of the local manager I believe a first step has been taken.

  3. Typical knee-jerk reaction. Leave it to Olive Garden to handle their own situation and keep City Govt out of it.

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