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Prescott Valley amends flag-display policy to clarify town control over flags on public property
Summary
Council unanimously approved an amendment to Town Policy 1-07 to provide guidance for display of flags on town property, citing a court precedent and League of Cities and Towns guidance to preserve government-speech control over flag poles and prevent the town being treated as a public forum.
Prescott Valley — The Town Council unanimously adopted a resolution April 20 amending Town Policy 1-07 to provide guidance on the display of flags on town property, clarifying the town’s control over which flags may be flown and where.
Town staff, presenting the draft policy, said recent case law and guidance prompted municipalities statewide to adopt clear rules so that city- or town-owned flagpoles are treated as government speech rather…
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