| Updated: March 6, 2021, 12:48 a.m.
Mayor Jenny Wilson, a Democrat, issued a joint statement with Diversity and Inclusion Officer Efren Corado Garcia and Diversity Affairs council chair Corey Hodges reaffirming the county’s goals to create a welcoming community for all.
“Yet many in our community continue to experience biases and inequities in a spectrum ranging from age to race to socioeconomic discrimination, just to name a few,” the statement said. “As a new member of the Council, Council Member Alvord may not be fully aware of Salt Lake County’s commitment.”
Alvord, a Republican, was elected to the council to represent District 2 in November and took office in January. He previously served as the mayor of South Jordan.