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Council amends city code definition of 'gender' to comply with state law
Summary
Council approved an ordinance updating the municipal code's definition of "gender" to align with new state requirements so the city remains eligible for state ECD grants.
Council considered an ordinance to revise the city code's definition of gender to reflect recent state statutory changes and to maintain eligibility for state Economic and Community Development (ECD) grants.
A staff member explained that the state now requires more specific definitions for gendered words used in local code and cited the grant-eligibility rationale for the change. "The state requires us to more specifically define what we mean when we use gendered words like he, she," the staff member told council. After brief discussion the ordinance was moved, seconded and passed 8–0 on first reading.
Council took no further action beyond approving the ordinance language at first reading; the item will proceed to second reading as required by municipal procedure.
