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Home My WebLink AboutResolution No. 4217, Declaring that All Are Welcome Here CommissionMemorandum REPORTTO: HonorableMayorandCityCommission FROM: KaarenJacobson,Mayor AimeeKissel,DeputyCityClerk StacyUlmen,CityClerk SUBJECT: ResolutionNo.4217,Declaringthat“AllAreWelcome Here”,andSupportingtheDiversityoftheCommunity MEETINGDATE: November9,2009 AGENDAITEMTYPE: Action RECOMMENDATION: ApproveResolutionNo.4217,Declaringthat“AllAre WelcomeHere”,andSupportingtheDiversityofthe Community. BACKGROUND: OnOctober29,2009,theMayormetwithrepresentatives fromSchoolDistrictNo.7,MontanaStateUniversity,the GallatinValleyInter-FaithAssociation, TheDowntown BozemanPartnershipandtheBozemanDailyChronicle. ThegroupagreedtosupporttheattachedResolution. FISCALEFFECTS: None ALTERNATIVES: AssuggestedbytheCityCommission. Attachments: ResolutionNo.4217 Reportcompiledon:November4,2009 COMMISSIONRESOLUTIONNO.4217 ARESOLUTIONOFTHECITYCOMMISSIONOFTHECITYOFBOZEMAN, MONTANA,DECLARINGTHAT“ALLAREWELCOMEHERE”,ANDSUPPORTING THEDIVERSITYOFTHECOMMUNITY. Whereas ,theGallatinValleyhastraditionallybeenaplacewhereriversandculturesmeet, Whereas ,thelaborofancestorsofallreligions,races,andethnicitiesbuiltourcommunities, Whereas ,everyonebenefitswhenhumanrightsarerespected,andprotectionoftheserightsis theresponsibilitynotonlyofindividualsbutalsoofcivicinstitutionsandgovernments, Whereas ,acceptanceanddiversityareasnecessaryforeconomicviabilityastheyarefor personalgrowth,and Whereas ,diversitypromotesrespectful,creative,andhumanecommunities, We,theundersigned,declareourindividualandcollectiveresolveto: x Honorandwelcomehumandiversity, x Promoteinclusivenessinourpublicendeavorsandprivateactions, x Worktoend silenceandstopthespreadofhate, And,insodoing, x Buildjustandcaringcommunities,congregations,workplaces,schoolsandhomes. PASSEDANDADOPTED bytheCityCommissionoftheCityofBozeman,Montana,ata th regularsessionthereofonthe 9dayofNovember,2009. ____________________________________ KAARENJACOBSON Mayor ATTEST: ______________________________ STACYULMEN,CMC CityClerk APPROVEDAS TOFORM: ____________________________________ GREGSULLIVAN CityAttorney