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Mayor proposes ordinance to adopt four official Salt Lake City flags — sago lily, Juneteenth, Pride and transgender visibility designs

3208765 · May 7, 2025
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Summary

The mayor presented an ordinance to make four Salt Lake City flags official — the existing sago lily design plus three new sago‑canton variants representing Juneteenth/Black celebration, LGBTQIA Pride and transgender visibility — and framed the proposal in light of recent state legislation narrowing flags cities may display.

Salt Lake City's mayor presented an ordinance proposal to formally adopt four official city flags: the sago‑lily flag previously adopted by resolution and three new Salt Lake City sago‑canton flags that combine the sago lily with designs representing Juneteenth/Black celebration, LGBTQIA Pride and transgender visibility.

The mayor opened by recalling the 2020 redesign process and the adoption of a sago‑lily flag, which the administration uses as a recognizable city emblem. "A good flag has the ability to unite the city that works under it and personify the people that…

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