An county has voted to eliminate its Equity and Inclusion Office, saving the district almost $1 million a year after deciding the unit was divisive and unnecessary.Clackamas County, which encompasses the eastern suburbs and stretches out to Mount Hood, announced earlier this month it was closing the office. The two full-time employees will be reassigned to jobs in different parts of the council.Ben West, a Republican nurse and US Navy reservist who became one of five members of the Board of County Commissioners last year, said that the office was not working in the interests of the residents.
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