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City of
Collins
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act, which guarantees fair housing for all
residents of the United States, was signed into law in April 1968; and
WHEREAS,the Month of April is nationally recognized as Fair Housing Month and a time
to reflect on and reaffirm our national commitment to the ideal that fair housing opportunity is
available to everyone in the United States without regard to race,color,religion,national origin,sex,
familial status, and disability; and
WHEREAS,this year's theme,Fair Housing 2010: a Time to Act,indicates a collaborative
effort of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and its partners in
realizing increased housing opportunities for every individual; and
WHEREAS, the State of Colorado, which enacted prohibitions against housing
discrimination in 1959, was the first state in the nation to pass anti-discrimination laws pertaining
to private property, recognizing and affirming that all persons in the State of Colorado are free to
purchase, rent, finance, and insure their homes without regard to their race, color, religion, creed,
sex, national origin, ancestry, familial status, marital status, or sexual orientation; and
WHEREAS,the City of Fort Collins welcomes this opportunity to reaffirm our commitment
to the principal of fair housing for all and are committed to all efforts that address discrimination in
our communities, support all programs that will educate the public concerning their rights to equal
housing opportunity and to assure every person their right to live free of the fear of housing
discrimination.
NOW,THEREFORE,I,Doug Hutchinson,Mayor of the City of Fort Collins,Colorado do
hereby declare April 2010 as
FAIR HOUSING MONTH
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 6th day of April, A.D. 2010.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk