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Staff Report for a Resolution Amending Chapter 7 of the San Leandro Administrative Code Chapter Regarding the City's Flag Policy
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that Council adopt a resolution, amending Chapter 7, Flag Policy of the San Leandro Municipal Code, to remove the City Manager from the approval process, and for the City Manager to develop requirements for requests for special flag designations.
BACKGROUND
During a review of the City's administrative code, it was discovered that on March 17, 2014 and May 5, 2014 the City Council approved motions to amend the City's flag policy to remove the City Manager from the approval process and to develop procedures for requests for special flag designations. Existing policies that govern flag status at City Hall are outlined in Chapter 7, Section 1.7 of the San Leandro Administrative Code. Section 1.7.205, specifically states:
"As a general rule, special designation flags (such United Nations flag, flag of a Sister City, Children's Memorial Flag, etc.) will be raised only upon the direction of the Mayor or City Manager. Such flags will only be flown at City Hall, and when raised, shall replace the flag of the City of San Leandro, not the flag of the United States or the flag of the State of California."
After discussions regarding the flag policy in 2014, staff did not immediately move forward with the Council's recommendation to amend the Administrative Code. At this time, staff would like to clean up the Administrative Code to reflect the current practice which is to allow the flag approval process to rest with the City Council.
City Manager Recommendation
The City Manager recommends that Council modify the existing flag policy to require applicants requesting the raising of a special designation flag or flag of a foreign nation to provide a detailed assessment of the ancillary needs associated with their request. For example, if a ceremony were to be held along with t...
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