Overview
- The council will continue displaying Pride banners at City Hall after defeating the proposal 4–1.
- Mayor Pro Tem Joe Pradetto’s proposal sought to stop city recognition of Pride Month and remove group-specific banners.
- The meeting drew hours of public testimony, with LGBTQ advocates and residents calling the proposed change discriminatory.
- Councilmember Jan Harnik moved to keep the existing policy and emphasized the need to make residents feel safe and welcome.
- Pradetto later framed his stance in an emailed statement as opposition to identity politics and said some residents viewed the banners as favoritism.