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Committee backs sending half‑staff flag policy to council, favors honoring current employees at funerals
Summary
After discussing federal and state practices, Garland staff and committee members agreed to forward a policy to Council that would make lowering city flags automatic for current employees on the day of their funeral for 24 hours and leave recognition of former employees to mayoral discretion or family requests.
The Garland Administrative Services Committee discussed options for lowering city flags in recognition of deaths and agreed to forward a proposed policy to the City Council that would make lowering flags an automatic honor for current city employees on the day of their funeral for a 24‑hour period, while leaving recognition of former employees to mayoral discretion or at the family's request.
Mitch, a staff member, summarized current practice and the limits of local authority: "Currently current practices, on on the The US flag flag. The president does that, governor does the Texas flag, and then the…
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