City Council

F.9. UPDATE TO THE CITY’S NONDISCRIMINATION ORDINANCE TO\nINCLUDE PROTECTIONS FOR DIVERSE FAMILY AND\nRELATIONSHIP STRUCTURES [C. BYERS, Y. QUARKER, A.\nLOVANO, J. DEL TORO]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider directing the City Attorney to\nevaluate updating the City’s Nondiscrimination Ordinance, West\nHollywood Municipal Code Chapter 9.28, to recognize and protect\nindividuals from discrimination based on diverse family and relationship\nstructures.\nRECOMMENDATION: Direct the City Attorney to review West Hollywood\nMunicipal Code Chapter 9.28 and return to the City Council with\nrecommendations to amend the ordinance to explicitly prohibit\ndiscrimination based on family or relationship structure, which may include\nmulti-parent families, step-families, polyamorous relationships, and other\nnon-nuclear family structures.