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Flagstaff council declines ordinance, keeps directive and adds signage and airport carve‑out after heated public debate on federal use of city property
Summary
Council debated whether to convert a manager directive into an ordinance governing partner use of city property, including whether to bar civil immigration enforcement without a warrant. The body declined the ordinance, directed immediate additions to the manager directive (signage and a TSA/airport carve‑out) and voted to enter executive session to consider warrant language.
Mayor Becky Daget convened a lengthy discussion April 7 after the city manager and city attorney presented a draft ordinance that would formalize a directive on how partner governments and nonprofits can request use of city‑owned property.
City Manager Joanne Keane said the March 4 directive had been adopted to provide a process for requests and that staff is now proposing an ordinance “that provides some guidance to those partner entities for what to do when they want to make those type of requests.” Keane said she remained concerned about potential challenges under Arizona’s 1487 statute and the fiscal risk of litigation. “I do continue to have concerns about 1487 claims and impact on our city resources,” she told council.
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