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Eagan council adopts ordinance amending special hunting permit restrictions with gender‑neutral language
Summary
The council adopted an amendment to City Code section 6.47 updating restrictions associated with special hunting permits; the ordinance was amended to replace gendered phrasing before adoption.
The Eagan City Council on June 17 approved an ordinance amendment to City Code section 6.47 that updates restrictions associated with special hunting permits and includes a minor wording amendment to adopt gender‑neutral phrasing.
City staff said the League of Minnesota Cities provided guidance on the proposed changes and the city attorney reviewed the ordinance language. Council discussion focused on a grammatical phrasing point: multiple council members asked to remove the "his/her" construction and replace it with gender‑neutral wording for consistency across the code.
Councilor Espino moved to approve the ordinance amendment to city code 6.47 updating restrictions associated with special hunting permits; the motion was seconded. The council recorded the motion as adopted "as amended." No members of the public spoke on the item during the public-comment portion on the ordinance.
A staff member noted the ordinance had been drafted under the advisement of the city attorney and that police input had contributed to the proposed updates. Councilmembers were told the special hunting permit requests are relatively uncommon, typically one or two per year.
