Local groups meet with mayor’s office over concerns about selection process for city positions
An advocacy group from the Minister’s Conference of Winston Salem and vicinity, and representatives from the local NAACP met with the mayor’s office to discuss issues concerning the hiring process for Winston-Salem’s city manager. Top Stories2 teens charged with bringing guns to Dudley High’s football jamboree, police break up fightsTeen dies crashing into a house, authorities sayNOAA doubles the chances for a nasty Atlantic hurricane season due to hot ocean, tardy El NinoGet the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereParticipants in the meeting say it boils down to transparency. They want the city to encourage more public input on qualifications when hiring for certain city positions. It’s a process that Dr. Keith Vereen of the Minister’s Conference says needs more substantial community dialogue. “We’re able to speak up for them and basically communicate some of their concerns to our elected officials,” he said. “As well as to not just the city officials, but to the city government, those who are making important decisions about our everyday life.”Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscasts A major focus of the meeting was understanding how local leaders could work together to create and maintain transparency and diversity when hiring for top city positions. The NAACP criticized the selection of William Pate as city manager over the selection of assistant city manager Patrice Toney. They quoted Mayor Allen Joines as saying she was “ranked as one of the top candidates out of 30.” Chapter president Al-Wadood Salam Jabbar says during their meeting, Mayor Joines was receptive to the groups’ feedback. “He articulated that he received that, and he’s going to act upon that,” said Jabbar. “But you know, as I know, it’s never done to you see it. So right now, we’re going to wait and see what happens.” And Mayor Joines says after this meeting, he wants to reiterate the city’s commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion in its staff.”We had a great dialogue,” he said. “I explained our process, that we’re here to hurt concerns. And I think we came up with some ideas of ways to better improve the process going forward.” Mayor Joines says moving forward, the city plans to make sure the public is better informed about how people can provide input when creating job qualifications for city positions. NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love |Trending StoriesKeep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.
An advocacy group from the Minister’s Conference of Winston Salem and vicinity, and representatives from the local NAACP met with the mayor’s office to discuss issues concerning the hiring process for Winston-Salem’s city manager.
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Participants in the meeting say it boils down to transparency. They want the city to encourage more public input on qualifications when hiring for certain city positions. It’s a process that Dr. Keith Vereen of the Minister’s Conference says needs more substantial community dialogue.
“We’re able to speak up for them [people] and basically communicate some of their concerns to our elected officials,” he said. “As well as to not just the city officials, but to the city government, those who are making important decisions about our everyday life.”
Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscasts
A major focus of the meeting was understanding how local leaders could work together to create and maintain transparency and diversity when hiring for top city positions.
The NAACP criticized the selection of William Pate as city manager over the selection of assistant city manager Patrice Toney. They quoted Mayor Allen Joines as saying she was “ranked as one of the top candidates out of 30.”
Chapter president Al-Wadood Salam Jabbar says during their meeting, Mayor Joines was receptive to the groups’ feedback.
“He articulated that he received that, and he’s going to act upon that,” said Jabbar. “But you know, as I know, it’s never done to you see it. So right now, we’re going to wait and see what happens.”
And Mayor Joines says after this meeting, he wants to reiterate the city’s commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion in its staff.
“We had a great dialogue,” he said. “I explained our process, that we’re here to hurt concerns. And I think we came up with some ideas of ways to better improve the process going forward.”
Mayor Joines says moving forward, the city plans to make sure the public is better informed about how people can provide input when creating job qualifications for city positions.
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