HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 118-19 - Amicus Brief Supporting Title VII Protections
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, former Mayor Brede and Mayor Norton are active members of Freedom for All
Americans (FFAA), a nonpartisan group working on LGBTQ protections; and
WHEREAS, FFAA has asked its member cities to support employment nondiscrimination
protections by signing on to a Title VII Amicus Brief related to cases that have been appealed to
the United States Supreme Court; and
WHEREAS, by authorizing the City to be part of the Amicus Brief, the City of Rochester will be on
record supporting the notation that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act applies to members of the
LGBTQ community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Rochester,
Minnesota, that the Council authorize the Mayor, City Clerk and City Attorney to sign on to the
Amicus Brief supporting Title VII protections for members of the LGBTQ community.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________, 2019.
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PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2019.
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)