HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 4809 COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 4809
A RESOLUTION TO OPPOSE THE NOVEMBER 2004 GENERAL
ELECTION BALLOT MEASURE 36 BY THE EUGENE CITY COUNCIL.
PASSED: 5/3
REJECTED:
OPPOSED: Pap6, Poling, Solomon
ABSENT:
CONSIDERED: September 13, 2004
RESOLUTION NUMBER 4809
A RESOLUTION TO OPPOSE THE NOVEMBER 2004 GENERAL ELECTION
BALLOT MEASURE 36 BY THE EUGENE CITY COUNCIL.
WHEREAS, Ballot Measure 36, which is on the November 2, 2004, general election
ballot, would amend the Oregon Constitution to state that only a marriage between one
man and one woman shall be valid or legally recognized as a marriage; and
WHEREAS, Ballot Measure 36 would hurt Eugene citizens rather than protecting them,
by putting unequal treatment for gays and lesbians into our Constitution; and
WHEREAS, The Eugene Code states that the city values the dignity and worth of all
human beings and is committed to promoting justice, equity and inclusivity regardless of
sexual ohentation; and
WHEREAS, Eugene citizens may disagree about social issues such as marriage, but those
disagreements do not belong in our Constitution.
NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, A
Municipal Corporation of the State of Oregon, that the Eugene City Council opposes
Ballot Measure 36.
The foregoing resolution adopted this 13th day of September, 2004.
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