Resolution 1381RESOLUTION NO. 1381
A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE CITY OF EDMONDS TO
BE AN EQUITABLE, SAFE, AND INVITING COMMUNITY
FOR EVERYONE WHO LIVES IN, WORKS IN, AND VISITS
EDMONDS
WHEREAS, as City Council of the City of Edmonds, it is an honor and privilege to serve our
community, and it is our utmost responsibility to uphold the rights and freedoms of the families
and individuals we represent, and
WHEREAS, we have heard from community members who have concerns about their safety and
wellbeing and the safety and wellbeing of their family members, friends, and neighbors, and
WHEREAS, with this Resolution, we affirm the following commitments to our residents:
• We believe that the strength and vitality of our community comes from our rich diversity
of cultures, experiences, and faiths and we celebrate that diversity.
• We recognize and uphold the rights of individuals to be treated fairly and to live their
lives with dignity, free from discrimination or profiling because of their faith, race,
national origin, or immigration status.
• We are committed to ensuring that Edmonds remains a welcoming, inclusive, and safe
community for all who live, work, and visit Edmonds.
• We strongly condemn bullying, intimidation, profiling, harassment, or any other acts of
hate that are based on age, faith, race, national origin, immigration status, gender
identity, ability, ethnicity, housing status, sexual orientation, economic status, or any
other social status.
• We will continue to work, in cooperation with our community partners, to ensure our
services and social programs are accessible and open to all individuals.
• We believe that, as elected representatives of the people of Edmonds, we have a special
responsibility to speak out against hate and discrimination against any of our residents,
and we choose to be a leader in protecting human rights, equity, public safety, and social
wellbeing; and
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WHEREAS, in furtherance of the above -cited commitments, we created the Edmonds Diversity
Commission in 2015 and continue to support the Commission's programs and activities intended
to carry out its mission, which is codified at ECC 10.65.040 as follows:
A. Serve as a commission for city government and the community by providing
information, education, and communication that facilitates understanding of diversity and
to celebrate and respect individual differences.
B. Recommend to the mayor and city council diversity opportunities to promote
programs, and provide guidance to assure an accessible, safe, welcoming and inclusive
government and community.
C. Support, challenge, and guide government and the community to eliminate and
prevent all forms of discrimination.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL as follows:
Section 1. The City Council is committed to making Edmonds an equitable, safe, and inviting
community for everyone who lives in, works in, or visits Edmonds.
Section 2. The City Council is committed to joining with the people of Edmonds in opposing
hate, violence, or any acts of intolerance committed against our community members.
Section 3. The City Council is committed to continuing our work to reach out to and connect
with all members of our community to ensure that our programs and services are accessible and
open to all individuals.
RESOLVED this 10" day of January, 2017.
PROVED:
L. V . L_,I Ai
VID O. EARLING, MAYOR
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED :
CI CLERK, SCOTT P EY
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: January 6, 2017
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: January 10, 2017
RESOLUTION NO. 1381
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