The Montgomery County Council on Tuesday unanimously confirmed Tiffany Ward as the first chief equity officer, responsible for carrying out the county’s racial equity and social justice initiative.
Ward will work out of County Executive Marc Elrich’s office in implementing the county’s racial equity legislation, which the council passed in November.
The racial equity law mandates that all county employees go through racial equity training and creates an advisory committee with seven county representatives and eight public members.
The bill also requires racial equity impact statements submitted with all non-expedited legislation, starting Aug. 1.
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