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Lincoln council refers source-of-income housing measure to May ballot after hours of testimony
Summary
After a three-hour public hearing featuring dozens of residents, advocates and business representatives, the Lincoln City Council voted unanimously to submit a citizen-initiated ordinance that would ban source-of-income discrimination in housing to the May 6 ballot.
The Lincoln City Council voted 7-0 on Monday to send a citizen-initiated ordinance to the May 6 ballot that would prohibit discrimination in renting or buying housing based on a person’s lawful source of income.
Supporters of the measure — who collected more than 15,000 verified petition signatures to qualify the ordinance for council consideration — urged the council to enact the ordinance immediately or let Lincoln voters decide in May. Opponents including the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce urged more study and an economic impact analysis before adoption.
The proposed amendment would add “lawful source of income” as a protected class in Title 11 of the Lincoln Municipal Code. City Attorney Hansa Christie told the council the Lancaster County Election…
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