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Council rejects resolution objecting to pride and Juneteenth flags after two‑hour public debate
Summary
On a 4–3 vote the Pierce County Council declined to adopt a resolution that would have objected to the county executive’s display of a pride flag and a Juneteenth flag at county facilities; the floor debate and public comment were extensive and sharply divided.
The Pierce County Council declined to adopt a resolution on June 10 that sought to object to the executive’s planned display of a pride flag (June 3–July 14) and a Juneteenth flag (June 17–20) at four county facilities.
Council member Morrell introduced Resolution R2025‑158, which formally objected to the executive’s decision to display the two flags on exterior county flagstaffs at the County‑City Building and other county facilities. Under the county’s special flag policy, the executive may authorize special flags and must notify the council at least two weeks in advance; the council may object by resolution and the executive must remove the flag within 24 hours if the council adopts an objection.
Morrell framed his objection as a process and respect concern: he said his principal objection was that “the council was not given the opportunity to really debate the policy” and that the council had not been included in…
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