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Home My WebLink About06-14-19 Correspondence - Human Rights Campaign to Andrus - Feedback Participation in Municipal Equality Index HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN Office of Mayor Andrus P.O. Box 1230 Bozeman, MT 59771 • June 14, 2019 ✓/� Dear Mayor Andrus, This letter is to invite you to participate in the feedback period of the eighth edition of the Human Rights Campaign's Municipal Equality Index (MEI). The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is the largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer(LGBTQ)Americans. The MEI is an annual nationwide evaluation of municipal laws, policies, and services affecting the LGBTQ community. HRC has conducted preliminary research on each of the 506 cities selected for rating. We would now like to extend the opportunity to cities to verify our research. We compiled the information on the scorecard based on publicly available resources. If we have missed anything or are in error, please let us know so that we can fix it. We have enclosed your city's drat scorecard with this letter.As a reminder, all draft scores and scorecards are for internal review and feedback purposes only,and should be kept strictly confidential. All scores are not final and are subject to change until the MEI is officially published and released. If you have any corrections to make to your city's scorecard, please contact us by email at mei@hrc.org. We are also happy to answer questions about the scoring process or how your city may improve its score before the 2019 MEI is published. In order for us to incorporate your feedback into the final publication, we ask that we receive your revisions by Wednesday July 31 2019. Please be sure to include documentation for any portion of the score which you would like to be amended. As a reminder, our full standards for credit and documentation requirements are available online at https://www.hrc.org/resources/standards-for-credit-on-the-mei. Thank you for your participation. Sincerely, The MEI Team Xavier Persad Senior Legislative Counsel Collen Kutney Senior Manager for State and Municipal Programs HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN 11640 RHODE ISLAND AVE., N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036 P 202-628-4160 1 F 202-423-2861 I MEI @ H RC.ORG CONFIDENTIAL DRAFT - NOT FOR PUBLICATION - CONFIDENTIAL DRAFT 13 HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN i u l s t. ., 2019 MEI Scorecard - Bozeman, Montana Max Pts. State County Municipal Earned (SO/GI) Pts. RilplilikilMlaWmination Laws s0 GI SO GI SO GI A.Employment to(515) 0 0 0 0 5 5 to B.Housing 10(515) 0 0 0 0 5 5 to C.Public Accommodations 10(515) 0 0 0 0 5 5 to Bonus:All-Gender Single Occupancy Facilities z 0 0 0 0 Bonus:Protects Youth From Conversion Therapy z 0 0 0 0 30(t51t5) Part I.Standard Points 30 4 Part I.Bonus Points 0 Par;H.Municipality As Employer SO GI A.Non-Discrimination in City Employment 14(717) 7 7 14 B.Transgender-Inclusive Healthcare Benefits 6 6 6 C.City Contractor Nan-Discrimination Ordinance 6(313) 3 3 6 D.Inclusive Workplace z o 0 BONUS:City Employee Domestic Partner Benefits 1 o 0 28 Part IL Standard Points 26 t Part II.Bonus Points 0- Part III.Municipal Services SO I GI SO GI A.Human Rights Commission 5 0 0 0 B.Enforcement Mechanism in Human Rights Commission z o 0 0 C.LGBTQ Liaison in City Executive's Office 5 0 0 Bonus:Youth Bullying Prevention Policy for City Services z(t1t) 0 0 0 BONUS:City Provides Services to LGBTQ Youth z o 0 BONUS:City Provides Services to LGBTQ Homeless People z 0 0 BONUS:City Provides Services to LGBTQ Elders z 0 0 BONUS:City Provides Services to People Living With HIV or AIDS z 0 0 BONUS:City Provides Services to the Transgender Community z 0 0 12 Part III.Standard Points o tz Part III.Bonus Points 0 Part IV.Law Enforcement A.LGBTQ Police Liaison or Task Force 10 0 0 B.Reported 2017 Hate Crimes Statistics to the FBI tz tz iz za Part IV.Standard Points 12 Part V.Leadership on LGBTQ Equality A.Leadership's Public Position on LGBTQ Equality 0-5 5 5 B.Leadership's Pro-Equality Legislative or Policy Efforts 0-3 z z BONUS:Openly LGBTQ Elected or Appointed Municipal Leaders z 0 0 BONUS:City Tests Limits of Restrictive State Law 3 3 3 8 Part V.Standard Points 7 5 Part V.Bonus Points 3 Key Standard Points Total 75 SO= Sexual Orientation Bonus Points Total 3 GI=Gender Identity Total Raw Score 78 Final Score 78 CONFIDENTIAL DRAFT - NOT FOR PUBLICATION - CONFIDENTIAL DRAFT