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Title 18
Chapter 18.10
Section 18.10.050
 

Title 18 Human Rights

Chapter 18.10 Process for Review of Institutional Statements, Names and Monuments on City Property

Section 18.10.050 Naming Policies

All administrative City policies and procedures relating to naming shall be revised to include, as part of its criteria, a desire to avoid causing recollections of the historical denial of human rights, discrimination, and exclusion of historically marginalized members of the community. The Park Board and Library Board are encouraged to adopt a mechanism for avoiding commemoration of the historical denial of human rights, discrimination, and exclusion of historically marginalized members of the community in their naming policies.

Date Passed: Monday, January 29, 2024

Effective Date: Thursday, March 7, 2024

ORD C36484 Section 1