HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 04/03/2012 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING APRIL 2012 AS FAIR HOUSINGPROCLAMATION
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, “Creating Equal Opportunity in Every Community”,
indicates a collaborative effort of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and its
housing partners in realizing increased housing opportunities for every individual; and
WHEREAS, the State of Colorado, which passed its own Fair Housing Act in 1959,
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, sexual orientation, marital status or disability; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins welcomes this opportunity to reaffirm our commitment
to the principal of fair housing for all and is committed to all efforts that address discrimination in
our communities, supports all programs that will educate the public concerning their rights to equal
housing opportunity and wants to assure every person their right to live free of the fear of housing
discrimination.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Karen Weitkunat, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
declare April 2012 as
FAIR HOUSING MONTH
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 3rd day of April, A.D. 2012.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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Interim City Clerk