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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) connection is being removed from Fresno County authorities occupation applications.
Fresno County Supervisor Garry Bredefeld announced this determination Friday, pursuing President Donald Trump's DEI enforcement bid signed past month. The Fresno County Human Resources teams person already started removing DEI connection from applications. Additionally, they volition behaviour a afloat audit to guarantee this connection is eliminated crossed each hiring material.
"Not lone is it unfair and discriminatory, but it's besides dangerous, arsenic we've seen with the hiring practices for aerial postulation controllers," Bredefeld said. He's referring to President Donald Trump blaming DEI programs for the deadly clang betwixt a subject chopper and a rider airplane, which killed 64 people.
"The DEI system besides puts radical successful categories arsenic victims oregon victimizers, which creates division, strife, and conflict," Bredefeld added.
Bredefeld says they've specifically seen this connection utilized successful the Departments of Behavioral Health and Social Services. He provided a occupation exertion for an Unlicensed Mental Health Clinician and highlighted the substance helium believes is politically motivated.
"The hiring practices promoted by DEI initiatives person besides been amerciable nether national law, including Title 7 of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits favoritism successful employment."
From present on, successful the hiring process successful Fresno County, Bredefeld says diversity, equity, and inclusion volition beryllium replaced with equality, merit, and colorblindness.
YourCentralValley.com besides spoke with supervisor Luis Chavez, who believes it's imaginable to execute some merit and diversity.
"Supervisor Bredefeld has his opinions, I person my own," Chavez said.
Chavez has asked the County's Chief Administrative Officer to reappraisal this alteration to guarantee authorities backing isn't jeopardized by removing DEI language, portion besides complying with Trump's enforcement order.
