Creating Diversity from Cares Act Funding

Making sure all voices are heard

The city of rochester is looking to target outreach for minority communities and make sure voices of all color are being heard.

The goal is to create a position that ensures diverse cultures are included in important city discussions.

Kimt new three's jessica bringe joins us live from rochester with details of the effort.

Jessica.

Live george and amy ?

"* the city of rochester has allocated 100?

"* thousand dollars to work towards embedding diversity and inclusion from the top down.

Mayor kim norton says using that cares act funding the city wants to create a position that focuses on diversity and inclusion.

The idea has been in the works for a while but budget cuts due to the covid?

"*19 pandemic slowed down progress.

The position would focus on reaching out to the community and working with organizations such as the diversity council to ensure the city is including people of color in all conversations.

<reaching out to those communities of color and different cultures with the information about covid is vital to their life safety so this is allowing us to move ahead in the time of a budget crisis with something we wanted to do anyway but thought we were going to have to delay.> norton says while this position is important ?

"* it's not just on person's job to keep the city equitable ?

"* but it's something we need to embrace as a community.

Live in rochester jessica bringe kimt news three.

Thank you jessica.

The idea comes on the heels of the death of george floyd at the hands of minneapolis police officers.