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Council amends ordinance 11‑2025 to remove gendered pronoun for traffic commission designees
Summary
At the pre‑council meeting April 3, the West Lafayette City Council approved an amendment to ordinance 11‑2025 removing the word “his” and replacing it with gender‑neutral language for traffic commission designees.
The West Lafayette City Council on April 3 voted to amend ordinance 11‑2025 by removing two instances of the word “his” in language describing designees to the traffic commission.
Councilmember Parker moved to amend the ordinance; the motion received a second and was approved by voice vote. A council member explained the change was intended so that language referring to designees for appointments to the traffic commission would read simply “or designee” rather than using the masculine pronoun.
The council president said the amended ordinance will return to the council agenda for formal consideration on Monday, at which time the amended text will be available for review.
No roll‑call vote was recorded in the pre‑council transcript; the amendment was adopted by voice vote.
Background: The pre‑council discussion included an earlier confusion over which properties were named in a historic‑preservation ordinance (the Morris Schoolhouse and a caretaker's cottage), but that concern was separate from the language change to ordinance 11‑2025.
