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Residents ask Tavares council to proclaim June as Pride Month; council takes no immediate action
Summary
Multiple speakers from Lake County Pride and allied community members asked the Tavares City Council to issue a proclamation recognizing June as Pride Month; the council heard public comment and accepted copies of a proposed proclamation but did not place the item on that meeting's agenda.
Several residents and nonprofit representatives addressed the Tavares City Council on June 4 to request that the city adopt a proclamation recognizing June as Pride Month.
Tricia Nicholson, vice president of Lake County Pride, said the group provides youth programming and mental-health support and presented a written proclamation for the council’s consideration. Nicholson told the council some of the city website pages still showed former officeholders and that she had difficulty locating current contact information before attending the meeting; staff accepted copies of the proclamation packet for council consideration.
Other speakers included Erin (a Tavares resident who described raising children locally and concerns about safety for LGBTQ residents and families) and Danielle Olavani, president of Lake County Pride. Olavani told the council this was her fourth year requesting a proclamation and said the recognition is not political but a statement of inclusion and community support for youth programs. Speakers said the proclamation would signal inclusion and would not affect city operations.
Council did not take immediate action on a proclamation during the meeting. Staff accepted the submitted proclamation materials and noted the matter for future agenda consideration; council members thanked speakers and closed public comment.
The meeting record shows staff accepted printed copies of the proclamation and that the speakers asked the council to add the item to a future agenda; no formal motion or vote on a proclamation is recorded in the meeting transcript.
