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Snoqualmie committee weighs formal flag policy; staff to bring proposed list to council
Summary
Committee discussion covered whether to adopt a formal city flag policy listing flags the city may fly, including U.S., Washington, Snoqualmie, pride and Juneteenth flags, and the need for tribal consent before flying sovereign tribal flags. Members asked staff to present a list and draft agenda bill to full council.
City attorneys and council members debated a flag-display policy during the Finance & Administration Committee meeting on July 14, concluding the committee should present a proposed list to the full council and that staff should draft an agenda bill for public consideration.
The city attorney explained the legal framework: when a government displays flags on agency property, that display is government speech and not subject to the same public-forum rules that apply to private speech. The attorney…
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