LOCAL LAW - 2025
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A LOCAL LAW AMENDING SECTION C14-20, ENTITLED "RESERVED", OF PART E, ENTITLED "OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION", OF ARTICLE XIV OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF YONKERS, ENTITLED "DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION AND CONSERVATION".
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By: City Council President Lakisha Collins-Bellamy
WHEREAS, the City of Yonkers enjoys and benefits from a diverse population, representing a rich community of racially, ethnically, culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse groups and heritages; and
WHEREAS, the City of Yonkers therefore recognizes the paramount importance for the acceptance of, respect for, and inclusion of persons of different ancestries within the City; and
WHEREAS, the Yonkers City Council, however, finds the existence of prejudice, intolerance, hatred and antagonism among some of its residents because of actual or perceived differences, including those based upon race, color, religion, ethnicity, creed, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, familial status, gender, marital status, sexual orientation or disability; and
WHEREAS, the Yonkers City Council declares that such prejudice, intolerance, hatred and antagonism is unacceptable, having no place in a civil society, and that it poses a great danger to the morale, health, safety and welfare of the City and its residents; and
WHEREAS, accordingly, the Yonkers City Council affirms that the City has a present and ongoing interest in assuring that every individual in the City is afforded an equal, fair and timely opportunity to enjoy a full and productive life and that the absence or denial of such equal and fair opportunity may present a threat to the peace, order, health, safety and general welfare of the City, its residents and institutions; and
WHEREAS, the federal government, the State of New York and the County of Westchester have each enacted and/or adopted laws, ...
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