Legislation Details

Reference No. CR-077-2023    Draft No. 1
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
Meeting Body County Council
Meeting Date 10/3/2023
Introduced Date 9/6/2023 Public Hearing Date
Effective date: 10/3/2023    
Title: A RESOLUTION CONCERNING ESTABLISHING A WORKGROUP TO STUDY LGBTQIA+ ISSUES for the purpose of establishing a LGBTQIA+ Workgroup; providing for the purpose of the LGBTQIA+ Workgroup; providing for the composition of the LGBTQIA+ Workgroup; providing for the staff and technical support for the LGBTQIA+ Workgroup; providing for the issuance of a certain report with suggestions; and generally regarding the LGBTQIA+ Workgroup.
Proposers/Sponsors: Krystal Oriadha, Thomas E. Dernoga, Wanika Fisher, Eric C. Olson, Wala Blegay, Edward P. Burroughs, Calvin S. Hawkins
Attachments: 1. CR-077-2023 - signed, 2. CR-077-2023 Summary, 3. CR-077-2023 Report
Contact: Amanda Denison, Chief Legislative Officer

Title

A RESOLUTION CONCERNING ESTABLISHING A WORKGROUP TO STUDY LGBTQIA+ ISSUES for the purpose of establishing a LGBTQIA+ Workgroup; providing for the purpose of the LGBTQIA+ Workgroup; providing for the composition of the LGBTQIA+ Workgroup; providing for the staff and technical support for the LGBTQIA+ Workgroup; providing for the issuance of a certain report with suggestions; and generally regarding the LGBTQIA+ Workgroup.

 

Background

WHEREAS, the LGBTQIA+ Workgroup shall study current services and come up with recommendations for programs or legislation to expand services for the LGBTQIA+ communities across the County, such as access to medical care, access to social services, access to mental health services, economic opportunity, violence, employment discrimination, housing discrimination, access to affordable housing, bathrooms, schools, and other public accommodations, and discrimination in the criminal justice system.