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Advisory board votes to adopt gender‑neutral pronouns in charter draft
Summary
The Panama City charter advisory board voted unanimously to adopt gender‑neutral pronouns across the charter redline and asked staff to apply consistent terminology across sections.
A motion to adopt gender‑neutral pronouns for the charter draft was introduced during the Feb. 26 charter review meeting and approved by the advisory board.
A board member proposed a blanket amendment to replace gendered pronouns and a second board member supported the motion. The board held a voice vote; members responded in favor. Staff was instructed to apply consistent terminology (capitalization, uniform names for the commission and offices) across the document and to include a single clause or redline adjustment making the charter gender neutral where appropriate.
Quote: "I’ll motion to adopt gender neutral pronouns for everything we do," one board member said before the vote.
Ending: Staff will make the editorial change across the working redline and present the updated language at the next board review meeting.
