HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 15218 (LGBTQIA+ Pride Month and Display of Pride Flag)RESOLUTION NO. 15218
RESOLUTION OF THE SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE
DECLARATION OF JUNE 2023 AS LGBTQIA+ PRIDE MONTH AND AUTHORIZING
THE ANNUAL DISPLAY OF THE PRIDE FLAG DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE ON
THE CITY HALL FLAGPOLE
WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael has celebrated LGBTQIA+ Pride Month in June and
wishes to declare June 2023 as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month; and
WHEREAS, whereas the October 2021 revised Outdoor Flag Display Policy states that if
requested by a City Council member, and with the authorization of the City Council at a
meeting of the City Council, a commemorative flag can be flown on the City Hall flagpole
for a reasonable period but no longer than thirty-one days; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Kate Colin has requested the display of the Pride Flag on the City Hall
flagpole for the month of June 2023, to commemorate Pride Month; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Kate Colin made the request to establish the annual permanent action
of displaying the Pride flag on the City Hall flagpole for the month of June, unless
withdrawn by a future resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby authorizes the
declaration of June 2023 as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month and authorizes the annual display
of the Pride Flag during the month of June on the City Hall flagpole.
I, LINDSAY LARA, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of San Rafael, held on Monday, the 5th day of June 2023, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Hill, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Lindsay Lara, City Clerk