HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2021-001 Resolution Amending Chapter 12 of the Orange County Code of Ordinances RES -2021 - 001
RESOLUTION OF AMENDMENT
A RESOLUTION AMENDING CHAPTER 12 OF THE ORANGE COUNTY CODE
OF ORDINANCES
Be it Resolved and Ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Orange County , North Carolina :
WHEREAS , in 2016 the North Carolina Legislature passed and Governor Pat McCrory signed
Session Law 3 , a law that came to be known as the " bathroom bill , " which among other things ,
restricted the authority of local governments to prohibit discrimination against groups and classes of
residents of North Carolina ; and
WHEREAS , in 2017 the North Carolina Legislature passed and Governor Roy Cooper signed
Session Law 4 , a repeal of Session Law 2016 . 3 , which among other things , removed the restriction
on the authority of local governments to prohibit discrimination against groups and classes of
residents of North Carolina in the provision of public accommodations effective December 1 , 2020 ;
and
WHEREAS , the Board of Commissioners of Orange County believes all residents of Orange
County who may seek public services or public accommodations should be free to do so without
encountering discrimination based on age ( as defined in the Orange County Civil Rights
Ordinance) , race , ethnicity , color , national origin , religion , creed , sex , gender, gender identity ,
gender expression , marital status , familial status , source of income , disability , political affiliation ,
veteran status , and disabled veteran status .
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDAINED , that the Code of Ordinances , Orange
County , North Carolina , Chapter 12 , is hereby amended by adding sections to be numbered 12 - 50
through 12 - 56 , which sections read as shown in the attached revised ordinance to further prohibit
discrimination in Orange County .
This Amendment is effective upon adoption .
Adopted b the Orange Count Board of Commissioners this day of , 2021 .
Y g Y 1�1�
By : Attest :
Renee Price , Chair . Laura Jens n , Clerk to the Board
Orange County Board of Commissioners
a IN
[ SEAL]
s
Cti f FWD
_T / b'. • "'OyMe{[cloy[
R.3q$