City of Gainesville - File #: 070889.

• File #: 070889.
• Version: 4
• Name: ANTI-DISCRIMINATION POLICIES (B)
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Second Reading
• File created: 8/21/2008
• In control: City Attorney
• Final action: 9/4/2008
• Title: ANTI-DISCRIMINATION POLICIES (B) Ordinance No. 0-08-53 An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, relating to Equal Opportunity; adding protections against discrimination on the basis of gender identity to certain anti-discrimination policies of the City; amending the Policy Statement; amending the Discrimination, Harassment and Conduct Policy; amending the Equal Employment Opportunity Policy; and amending the Equal Opportunity Complaint Policy; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/4/2008	4	City Commission	Adopted on Final Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
8/21/2008	4	City Commission	Adopted on First Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
7/14/2008	3	City Commission	Approved as Recommended	Pass
4/17/2008	2	Equal Opportunity Committee	Approved as Recommended
3/20/2008	1	Equal Opportunity Committee	Deferred
1/28/2008	0	City Commission	Referred	Pass

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ANTI-DISCRIMINATION POLICIES  (B)

Ordinance No. 0-08-53

An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, relating to Equal Opportunity; adding protections against discrimination on the basis of gender identity to certain anti-discrimination policies of the City; amending the Policy Statement; amending the Discrimination, Harassment and Conduct Policy; amending the Equal Employment Opportunity Policy; and amending the Equal Opportunity Complaint Policy; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.

recommendation

The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.

explanation

At its meeting of July 14, 2008, the City Commission authorized the City Attorney to draft and the Clerk of the Commission to advertise an ordinance adding protections against discrimination on the basis of gender identity to the City's anti-discrimination policies.