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Council directs staff to draft flag-display policy after discussion of flags, locations and criteria
Summary
City attorney Dina Burke briefed council on legal considerations for flying nongovernmental flags on city property; council provided guidance on an approved-list approach, location flexibility (inside vs. outside), and to exclude indiscriminate public requests.
City Attorney Dina Burke briefed the Snoqualmie City Council on July 14 about legal considerations for flying nongovernmental and commemorative flags on city-owned property and recommended a written policy defining an approved list rather than accepting ad hoc public requests. Burke said courts have found problems when governments allowed indiscriminate public-request flag programs and then refused particular flags.
The discussion matters because an explicit policy determines whether the city will allow public-initiated flag requests, which flags are permitted, where they may be displayed…
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