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Eugene council directs staff to prepare charter language updates to remove antiquated gendered terms
Summary
Council voted 8-0 to ask staff to draft a resolution and schedule a work session to update antiquated language in the City Charter, primarily to address gendered pronouns; councilors said broader items such as defining "core services" require more public engagement.
The Eugene City Council voted 8-0 on Sept. 24 to direct the city manager to draft a resolution and schedule a work session to address antiquated language in the City Charter, with councilors citing gendered pronouns as a primary target for cleanup.
Jason Dedrick presented staff research showing that two of the comparison cities had amended their charters to…
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