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Board to take more input on Wichita anti-discrimination ordinance; many remain skeptical Michael Stavola, The Wichita Eagle
Jul. 23 A large chunk of the people who attended the Wichita Diversity, Inclusion and Civil Rights Advisory Board s meeting Thursday night disagrees with the proposed anti-discrimination ordinance.
The Eagle spoke with about 15 of the roughly 50 people in attendance and only one of them supported the ordinance. Religious beliefs were the main reason people opposed the ordinance.
The currently proposed ordinance would ban discrimination in employment and housing within city limits on the basis of age, color, disability, familial status, gender identity, genetic information, national origin or ancestry, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other factor protected by law.
Ethics code adopted for Wichita elected, appointed officials
After a year-long process, the Wichita City Council has voted to adopt a Code of Ethics for the Mayor, City Council members and advisory board members.
Assistant city manager Donte Martin presented the code to city council members Tuesday, and he said it sets out expected behavior for the Mayor, the Council and advisory board members as the conduct the city’s business. The code addresses issues of conflict of interest, influence and limits on gifts.
The policy calls for the creation of an Ethics Advisory Board that will have seven members appointed by the Mayor and the Council. Each board member will serve a two-year term and the board will be responsible for investigating allegations against officials for violations of the Code. The board will choose one of its members to serve as the city’s Ethics Officer, who will review complaints and organize ethics training for officials.
Wichita will look for private company to manage Century II
The Wichita City Council voted Tuesday to go out for bids from private management companies to take over operations at the Century II Convention Center.
Assistant City Manager Donte Martin told the council that the convention, tourism and event industry has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and Century II had a number of events that were cancelled last year. He said the expertise of a private operator would help in marketing the facility, right-sizing operations for the future and reduce operating deficits for the facility. He said a Request for Proposal would go out in about a week and a committee would review the bids that are received. The committee would have a recommendation for the City Council in May or June.