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City attorney presents draft charter amendment to replace gendered pronouns; ordinance will be posted for readings and public hearing
Summary
City Attorney summarized a proposed ordinance to amend the city charter to use gender‑neutral language; council agreed to move the ordinance for a first reading and a 30‑day notice before a second reading and public hearing in March.
The city attorney told the Committee of the Whole that staff prepared an ordinance to amend the Morgantown City Charter to replace gendered pronouns with inclusive language in those charter provisions that refer to city officials.
The attorney said the draft was reviewed in concert with other ordinance amendments the council considered last fall to avoid duplicate changes; only one charter section had already been changed and was omitted from the new draft. The proposed amendment is to be processed as a charter amendment by ordinance: if moved forward, the city will publish a 30‑day notice of a public hearing after the first reading and schedule a second reading and public hearing (the attorney said the second reading is scheduled for March 4). Council agreed to move the draft to the agenda for readings.
No formal vote occurred at the Committee of the Whole; the ordinance will be scheduled for its first reading at an upcoming council meeting and a public hearing after the publication of a 30‑day notice.
