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Board adopts policy requiring board approval for department celebrations after heated public comment
Summary
Fresno County supervisors on Sept. 9 adopted Administrative Policy 81 to require board resolution or proclamation before departments may publicly celebrate or recognize holidays, themes, days or months; the 3–2 roll call followed substantial public opposition and debate among supervisors.
The Fresno County Board of Supervisors voted Sept. 9 to adopt Administrative Policy 81, which requires that county departments obtain prior board approval by resolution or proclamation before officially celebrating or publicly recognizing holidays, themed days, weeks or months.
The policy spells out that federal holidays remain unaffected and that the board may ratify approvals after the fact when the county executive officer determines a recognition arose too late for the board calendar. The…
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