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ORDINANCE NO. _______
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING SECTION
2.01, SUBD. 3 OF THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE
CITY OF ROCHESTER, RELATING TO GENDER
NEUTRALITY.
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER DO ORDAIN:
Section 1. Section 2.01, Subd. 3, of the City of Rochester Home Rule Charter is hereby
amended and reenacted to read as follows:
Subd. 3. In construing this charter, words and phrases shall be gender
neutral and in no way indicate any bias as to sex. If language used in the charter
appears to mistakenly or purposefully favor one gender over another, it shall be
assumed that the word or phrase in question includes all genders.
Section 2. This ordinance shall be effective 90 days following its publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS _______ DAY OF _______________, 2018.
___________________________________
PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2018.
___________________________________
MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
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