An Arizona town council has taken action against the so-called “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” policies. In a 5 to 2 vote, the Fountain Hills Town Council passed a resolution banning “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” (DEI) practices by Town employees and officials.
The resolution was authored by Fountain Hills Councilman Allen Skillicorn with the assistance of the Goldwater Institute. Skillicorn said the best part was the banning of pronouns in emails.
“In compliance with this ordinance staff shall promptly issue a directive to end invested and identification-based pronoun usage to best achieve the policy outlined in this ordinance and remove any reference to their identifying pronouns from town email signatures and other forms.”
I voted for this! pic.twitter.com/WGtd5lOPGo
— Skillicorn for Arizona (@allenskillicorn) March 7, 2025
The Town Council passed the resolution banning the divisive DEI policies at its Tuesday March 4, 2025 meeting.
“I talk a lot about how Fountain Hills is open for business,” Skillicorn said. “Tonight, I get to join Amazon, Disney, Ford, Harley-Davidson, Lowe’s, McDonald’s, Molson Coors, Pepsi, and Toyota in rejecting divisive DEI policies. In the public sector, the Supreme Court ruled that most forms of affirmative action were unconstitutional in 2023. Our town joins the Federal Government, Department of Education, and many states banning divisive DEI.”
Councilmembers Gayle Earle, Rick Watts, and Skillicorn joined Vice Mayor Hannah Toth and Mayor Gerry Friedel in favor of the resolution.
Councilwoman Peggy McMahon voted against it while Councilmember Brenda Kalivianakis abstained from the vote.
I guess every now and then you can do the right thing.
Sounds like a first amendment lawsuit just waiting to happen! Lol
Great! it’s past time for all the cities in the country discard that perverted policy from the Biden era perverts.
DEI is prima facia racial profiling and discrimination, I don’t care how it’s dressed up. Who would _want_ to be a DEI hire? How do you work knowing you weren’t hired for your ability, but because you were the least proud ‘x’ who applied? How do you find inner peace knowing that everyone – including, maybe especially, the DEI advocates – questions your abilities?
Covid quarantines, stolen elections, and Joebiden, should never have happened. Now we have to fix the lies that were thrust upon us.
DEI absurdities should never have been allowed in the first place.
AMEN!!!!!!!