HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 2019-50 RESOLUTION NO. 2019-50
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF
FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA, URGING THE ARIZONA
LEGISLATURE TO HEAR AND RATIFY AN AMENDMENT TO
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES RELATIVE TO
EQUAL RIGHTS FOR MEN AND WOMEN
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, on March 22, 1972, the Congress of the United States, in both houses by a
constitutional majority of two-thirds in both houses, adopted a proposition to amend the
Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women (ERA); and
WHEREAS, Congress originally set a deadline of March 22, 1979 for ratification, as provided for
in Article V of the U.S. Constitution; and
WHEREAS, through 1977, the amendment received 35 of the necessary state ratifications; and
WHEREAS, in 1978, Congress passed a joint resolution with the intent of extending the
ratification deadline to June 30, 1982; and
WHEREAS, on March 22, 2017, the 45th anniversary of Congress' submission of the ERA to
state legislatures, the Nevada Legislature became the first to ratify the ERA after the expiration
of the established deadlines; and
WHEREAS, on May 30, 2018, the Illinois General Assembly ratified the ERA; and
WHEREAS, 37 of the required 38 states have now ratified the ERA; and
WHEREAS, the League of Arizona Cities and Towns (the "League") Neighborhoods,
Sustainability and Quality of Life Committee brought forth this Resolution to League leadership
asking for support; and
WHEREAS, the League leadership approved and forwarded this measure to the Resolution
Committee, consisting of 91 mayors as members; and
WHEREAS, the League Resolutions Committee passed and forwarded this Resolution to the
entire League Business Meeting at the August 2019 Annual Conference where it was adopted;
and
WHEREAS, support from individual cities and towns in Arizona will assist the League in
advocating for this approved Resolution.
ENACTMENTS:
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF
FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA, that the Town of Fountain Hills hereby supports an amendment
to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women and urges the
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Arizona Legislature to hear and ratify the same so that Arizona may become the 38th and final
state needed for ratification of the ERA to the Constitution of the United States.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Council of the Fountain Hills, Maricopa County,
Arizona, this 15th day of October, 2019.
FOR THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS: ATTESTED TO:
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Cle,,,,Gincki, Mayor E izabeth rke, Town C er
REVIEWED BY: APPRO AS TO FORM:
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Grady E. Mill: .wn Manager Aaron D. Arr Son, Town Attorney