City Council

27. 23-184 Submitted by Mayor Strickland and Mayor Pro Tem Van Der Mark -\nRequest to prepare a Invocation Policy\nRecommended Action:\nDirect the City Manager to work with the City Attorney to return to the City Council with a\nResolution for a City Council policy for the constituting of a list of religious associates or\nleaders, maintaining that list, evaluation of religious associates or leaders, and rotation\nsystem for religious leaders at City Council meetings to offer an invocation. The City\nAttorney should ensure that whatever policy is returned to Council for a vote is compatible\nwith Constitutional principles of government involved/restricted speech and exercise of\nreligion. In doing so, modifications or adjustments to this proposal are welcome from the\nCity Attorney.