A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL THE CITY OF EVANSVILLE, IN CO-SPONSORED By MOSBY, WEAVER AND RILEY

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Councilwoman Missy Mosby
2nd Ward Councilwoman Missy Mosby
3rd Ward City Councilwoman Stephanie Brinkerhoff-Riley
3rd Ward City Councilwoman Stephanie Brinkerhoff-Riley

RESOLUTION C-2013- INTRODUCED BY WEAVER, MOSBY AND RILEY OF THE CITY OF EVANSVILLE COMMON COUNCIL.

A RESOLUTION BY SELECT MEMBERS OF  THE COMMON COUNCIL THE CITY OF EVANSVILLE, IN

WHEREAS, in 2011, The Indiana General Assembly adopted House Joint Resolution No. 6 (“HJR 6”), which would add a new section 38 to Article 1 of the Indiana Constitution, to read as follows:

“Section 38. Only a marriage between one (1) man and one (1) woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in Indiana. A legal status identical or substantially similar to that of married for unmarried individuals shall not be valid or recognized”; and

WHEREAS, to become affective, HJR 6 must be agreed to by the 2014 General Assembly and ratified by a majority of the State’s voters voting on the question at the November 2014 general election; and

WHEREAS, IC 31-11-1-1(a) already provides that, “Only a female may marry a male. Only a male may marry a female”; and

WHEREAS, on August 21, 2013, a coalition of Indiana businesses and groups announced the formation of Freedom Indiana, a bi-partisan statewide organization that opposes HJR 6; and

WHEREAS, the Freedom Indiana coalition partners include Eli Lilly and Company and Cummins Inc., each of which made a significant financial investment in the campaign to have the Indiana general assembly reject HJR 6; and

WHEREAS, a Ball State University poll shows that 58% of Hoosiers oppose the Constitutional Amendment and only 38% support it; and

WHEREAS, Indiana, Purdue, Ball State, Butler and DePaul Universities have all expressed opposition to the Constitutional Amendment; and

WHEREAS, the Democrat controlled City-County Council of Indianapolis passed a similar Resolution and it was endorsed by Indianapolis’ Republican Mayor; and

WHEREAS, the Common Council recognize that discrimination in any form adversely impacts the ability of industry to attract the best employees; and

WHEREAS, it is the intent and obligation of the Common Council to promote economic development and to insure that industry is not discouraged from doing business in the City of Evansville; and

WHEREAS, the Common Council calls on Mayor Winnecke to join in this Resolution.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,

THE COMMON COUNCIL OF EVANSVILLE, INDIANA HEREBY urges the General Assembly of the State of Indiana to reject the proposed State Constitutional Amendment permanently defining marriage.

PASSED BY the Common Council of the City of Evansville, Indiana, on the 9th day of December, 2013 on said day signed by the President of the Common Council and attested by the City Clerk.

Constance Robinson, President of the Common Council, City of Evansville, Indiana

Attest: Laura Windhorst, City Clerk

Presented by me, the undersigned City Clerk of the City of Evansville, Indiana, to the Mayor of Evansville, this day of December, 2013, at o’clock .m. for his consideration and action thereon.

Laura Windhorst, City Clerk

City of Evansville, Indiana

Having examined the foregoing resolution, I do now, as Mayor of the City of Evansville, Indiana, approve said resolution and return the same to the City Clerk this day of December, 2013, at o’clock .m.

Lloyd Winnecke, Mayor City of Evansville, Indiana

 APPROVED AS TO FORM BY TED C. ZIEMER, JR., CORPORATION COUNSEL

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9 COMMENTS

  1. What does the ERA letters stand for that are posted next to Weavers picture? Could it stand for Equal Rights Amendment?

  2. Oh, Well, where is Mr Danks in this FUBAR….Why is the council now represented by Mr. Ziemer?? Why in the hell is the City Council, namely Weaver, Riley, and Mosby being distracted by such non-sense…we have roads, sewers, parks, zoo amphitheater issues etc, etc.etc. we need to be focus on, but, we are concerned about the happening at the state house which none of us can control, at all!!! but, now we have a Mayor, joined by the magnificent three regarding the gay marriage issue, what in the hell did someone put in their Pepsi!!!

    • LOL…it’s a easy target, and as you say they have no control over what the state house does but posturing does look good in the press. The anti folks see the politicians as posturing for votes, the pro group see’s it as support, it’s a win win topic for those elected officials….and the answer to your last question is fine Kentucky bourbon.

      JMHO

    • Agreed. It is purely a political football for the politicians to spike for photo ops. Instead of championing this cause, why not try to drum up local support to make sure the medical education facility is built in the city’s limits?

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