Port Huron City Manager James Freed has announced the creation of the City of Port Huron’s Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. The new office was created to focus on more diversity in hiring, and equitable disbursements of city resources. According to Freed, the move comes after a lot of discussions with community leaders and a review of what other communities and companies were doing to address challenges. NAACP President Kevin Watkins believes that the action that has been brought forth through previous discussions is the key.
According to Freed, the initiative has several goals, one of them being to promote and increase access for minority and disadvantaged populations to city job opportunities while also educating the community on equal opportunity hiring practices. Freed said the office will directly interface with communities, churches, and civic groups to promote the goals and objectives of the office. Funding for this position will come from the city’s Community Development Funds and support from the Community Foundation of St Clair County.
Reporting for WGRT, I’m Karly Hurley.
