October 10, 2023Asheville City Council
From the minutes, not yet reviewedCouncil amends Ordinance No. 4370 prohibiting discriminatory practices in private employment and public accommodations to include additional language.
Council voted to amend Ordinance No. 4370 prohibiting discriminatory practices in private employment and public accommodations to include additional language regarding discrimination protections for natural hair and hairstyles.
- Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- What the City says it's for: “This amendment provides additional language to the existing NDO to add specificity to the current protections afforded to natural hair and hairstyles.”
What that means
- Consent agenda:
- Routine items Council approves together in one vote, without discussion. Any member can pull an item out for its own vote.
More from the minutes
- “The recommendation as proposed would incorporate language from the NC CROWN Act, which does not currently exist in the City’s NDO.”
Official title: Ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 4370 prohibiting discriminatory practices in private employment and public accommodations to include additional language regarding discrimination protections for natural hair and hairstyles
Carried unanimously, as part of the consent agenda
From the minutes: This motion was seconded by Councilwoman Ullman and carried unanimously.
Read the motion as recorded
“ORDINANCE NO. 5043 - ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 4370 PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES IN PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AND PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE REGARDING DISCRIMINATION PROTECTIONS FOR NATURAL HAIR AND HAIRSTYLES”
Open the minutesConsent agenda, item D