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HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.010-78 RESOLUTION CITY OF ASPEN Resolution No. 78- WHEREAS, inclusion in the Constitution of the United States is the basic right of every citizen, and WHEREAS, women have been and continue to be excluded from the Con- stitution, and WHEREAS, the City of Aspen views this exclusion of over one half of the population of the United States from the protection of the Constitu- tion as intolerable, and WHEREAS, the people of the State of Colorado have spoken in favor of the Equal Rights Amendment but are being denied the benefits of it because of the failure of three states to ratify, and WHEREAS, at the present time, the following states have not ratified the Equal Rights Amendment: Nevada Utah Arizona Illinois Missouri Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Georgia Florida South Carolina North Carolina Virginia, and WHEREAS, many organizations have adopted a policy of holding con- ventions only in states which have ratified the ERA, thus providing incen- tive for other states to do the same, and WHEREAS, the Aspen City Council has been requested by the National Organization of Women to do the same, which, with certain limitations, the Council is'willing to do, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Aspen City Council of Aspen, Colorado, that from and after the effective date of this resolution, no City of Aspen monies shall be spent on out-of-state travel, food or accommodations for City officials or employees who attend meetings or conventions in states which, at the time of the meeting or convention have not ratified the Equal Rights Amendment. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this prohibition shall not apply with respect to those expenses incurred (1) in the extradition or other delivery of prisoners or (2) by City personnel or officers engaged in business found by the City Council necessary for the administration of City government (provided, however, that the official or employee.has made reasonable attempts to change the place of meeting and that the persons participating in the meetings will, where appropriate, present a resolution mandating the organization to hold future meetings in ratified states). BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the resolution shall expire on March 22, 1979, or on adoption or expiration of the Equal Rights Amendment, whichever first occurs. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the various City officials, department heads, and City agencies, as well as to the Governors of the states identified above which have failed, at this time, to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. Approved on ~,~,~- ~ , 1978 ATTEST: ~tt'yhrcY~k Hau~er'- CITY OF A~q~EN.~-~ ~tacy Standley, III Mayor tacy II / FROFORMARESOLUTION (To present to organizations for adoption) WHEREAS, inclusion in the Constitution of the United States is the basic right of every citizen, and WHEREAS, women have been and continue to be excluded from the Constitution, and WHEREAS,'~(organization name) views this exclusion of over one half of the population of the United States from the protection of the Constitution as intolerable, and WHEREAS, two-thirds of the states have spoken in favor of the Equal Rights Amendment but are being denied the benefits of it because of the failure of three states to ratify, and WHEREAS, at the present time, the following states have not ratified the Equal Rights Amendment: Nevada Utah Arizona Illinois Missouri Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Georgia Florida South Carolina North Carolina Virginia, and WHEREAS, many organizations have adopted a policy of holding conventions only in states which have ratified the ERA, thus providing incentive for other states to do the same, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by (organization name) that from and after the effective date of this resolution, no meetings of this organization will be held in unratified states (as above) which, at the time of the meeting or convention, have not ratified the ERA. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the resolution shall expire on adoption of the ERA. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution will be forwarded to the Governors and the Chambers of Commerce of the states identified above which have failed, at this time, to ratify the ERA. Approved on ~'~'"9~t:~ ~',~,.~ date RESOLUTION CITY OF ASPEN Resolution No. 78-1~ WHEREAS, inclusion in the Constitution of the United States is the basic right of every citizen, and WHEREAS, women have been and continue to be excluded from the Constitution, and WHEREAS, the City of Aspen views this exclusion of over one-half of the population of the United States from the protection of the Constitution as in- tolerable, and WHEREAS, the people of the state of Colorado have spoken in f~vor of the Equal Rights Amendment but are being denied the benefits of it because of the failure of three states to ratify, and WHEREAS, many organizations have adopted a policy of holding conventions only in states that have ratified the ERA, thus providing incentive for states to ratify the ERA, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that no City of Aspen monies shall be spent on out-of-state travel, food, or accommodations expenses for employees who attend conventions or meetings in states (Exhibit A) which have not ratified the Equal Rights Amendment, and FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to all department heads and to the appropriate organizations which the City has funded. Date CITY OF ASPEN ATTEST: Stacy Standley, III - Mayor City Clerk Unratified States: Nevada Utah Arizona Illinois Missouri Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Georgia Florida South Carolina North Carolina Virginia EXHIBIT A