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Middletown Township joins just a handful of other Bucks County communities in creating a Human Relations Commission.
The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the ordinance that would establish a Human Relations Commission under the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act.
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The commission will have seven members and can conduct public trainings, educational sessions, informational seminars and community activities. The commission would have the ability to address some complaints related to discrimination in housing, employment, public accommodations, and conversion therapy.
“I think this [Human Relations Commission] is going to give the members of our community who maybe have been disenfranchised or discriminated against a voice and a seat at the table,” said Supervisor Anna Payne.
In Lower Bucks County, Bristol Borough, Newtown Borough, Newtown Township, and Yardley Borough have ordinances establishing Human Relations Commissions.
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The ordinance turns the already-existing Middletown Township Disabled Persons Advisory Board into the Human Relations Commission with an expanded scope.
The plan to create the commission was first brought before the public at the supervisor’s July meeting.
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