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Committee approves ordinance setting rules for flag displays on city property; POW-MIA flag can still be flown under process
Summary
The committee approved Ordinance 51-025 creating procedures for displays of flags on city property. Staff said the measure does not bar flying the POW-MIA flag at Fountain Square but adds a process requiring city manager direction, a mayoral proclamation or council resolution.
The Administration and Public Works Committee approved Ordinance 51-025, establishing rules for display of flags on city property.
Liza Robertson Young, chief legislative policy adviser, told the committee the ordinance "would not prohibit flying" the POW-MIA flag at Fountain Square but would require an additional process: the city manager or designee must direct continued display or there must be a mayoral proclamation or a council resolution.
Why it matters: the ordinance creates a standardized process for flag displays on city property, which council members said many constituents care about. Committee members asked staff to confirm that the POW-MIA flag could continue to be displayed under the new process; Robertson Young confirmed it could, subject to the additional procedural step.
The committee approved the ordinance on a 6-0 vote and forwarded it on for any remaining legislative steps required by the council calendar.
