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Town Council Resolution No. 09-2024 May 28, 2024
RESOLUTION NO. 09-2024
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF TIBURON PROCLAIMING JUNE
2024 AS LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER+ PRIDE MONTH IN THE TOWN
OF TIBURON AND AUTHORIZING THE RAINBOW PRIDE FLAG TO BE FLOWN ON TOWN
BUILDINGS DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE
WHEREAS, the Town of Tiburon has a diverse LGBTQ+ community and is committed to supporting visibility,
dignity, and equity for all people in the community; and
WHEREAS, in honor of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan, June has become a symbolic month in
which the LGBTQ+ community and their supporters come together in various celebrations of pride, with cities
and towns across the country recognizing and celebrating June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month; and
WHEREAS, LGBTQ+ people make vital contributions to and enhance the social and economic fabric of the
Town of Tiburon; and
WHEREAS, The Town of Tiburon has adopted a policy regarding the display of commemorative flags on town
property which allows individual councilmembers to request that commemorative flags be displayed or flown as
a means of reflecting the Town’s viewpoint; and
WHEREAS, The Rainbow Flag has been recognized since the 1970s as a symbol of LGBTQ+ pride; and
WHEREAS, members of the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon have requested that the Town Council
approve the flying of the Rainbow Flag for the month of June to further symbolize the Town’s viewpoint in
celebrating the diversity of and support for the LGBTQ+ community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IS RESOLVED, that the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon hereby proclaims
June 2024 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer+ (LGBTQ+) Pride Month in Tiburon to inspire
equity, create alliances, celebrate diversity, and establish safe environments in our schools and community.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon directs Town staff to fly the
Rainbow Pride Flag on Town facilities for the entire month of June 2024.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a special meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon held this 28th day
of May, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Fredericks, Nikfar, Ryan
NAYS: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Thier, Welner
ALICE FREDERICKS, MAYOR
TOWN OF TIBURON ATTEST:
LEA DILENA, TOWN CLERK
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