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Joint Committee: Finance; Public Safety

Tuesday, November 10, 2015 · 10:00 AM AM · Council Chambers -- City Hall -- Chicago, Illinois

TL;DR

The Joint Committee on Finance and Public Safety met to advance protections for military service members against hate crimes. They recommended passing both a congressional resolution and a municipal code amendment to include military personnel as a protected class under hate crime legislation.

Key Decisions

  • Call for Federal Hate Crime Protections for Military Members Recommended to Pass
  • Municipal Code Amendment to Protect Military Personnel from Hate Crimes Recommended to Pass

Agenda

  1. Attendance
  2. 1 Call for U.S. Congress and Illinois General Assembly to include military service members as protected class under hate crime legislation
    Resolution
    Action: Recommended to Pass Passed

    Recommended to Pass BY VOICE VOTE

  3. 2 Amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 8-4 to include military service personnel as protected class under hate crimes legislation
    Ordinance
    Action: Recommended to Pass Passed

    Recommended to Pass BY VOICE VOTE

  4. 4 Approval of the Consent Agenda
    Action: Passed Passed

    A motion was made to Approve the Consent Agendaby the following vote: