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The San Ramon City Council is poised to resume discussions about the city’s commemorative flag policy that were spurred by comments from one of its members and three residents last month protesting the raising of the LGBTQ Pride Flag in June.
Tuesday’s council meeting is set to see the latest in a series of discussions that have been ongoing ever since, with more than 20 public comments at the subsequent meeting on April 28 expressing support for the city’s existing policy and practice of raising the Pride Flag on its commemorative flagpole each June since 2021.
The proposed update is aligned with recommendations that came from a policy committee meeting on the topic May 6, including clarifications about what government and nationally recognized flags can be displayed on the main flagpole outside City Hall, strengthened language about lowering flags in accordance with directives from the president and governor.
The full council is set to consider two different options that were developed by the policy committee. Option one would authorize commemorative flags to be flown in perpetuity unless or until a councilmember requests that they be reconsidered, while option two would require reauthorizing commemorative flags on an annual basis as a “new business” agenda item, rather than on the consent calendar as is the current practice.
City staff are asking the council for direction on whether to proceed with either of those proposed changes or to leave the existing policy as-is at the upcoming meeting.
The San Ramon City Council is set to meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday (May 26). The agenda is available here.
In other business
* The council is set to vote on adopting the proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year after a series of budget workshops in recent months. More information on the current year’s process and draft budget is available here.
* The council is set to vote on a proposed contract with SEIU members.
* The council is set to discuss a proposal to set a hard end-time of 10 p.m. for its meetings.
