Blackburn, Burkholder say policy, which needed 4 votes to pass, would be problematic and possibly costly
A motion to allow the display of commemorative flags including the rainbow Pride flag at Carlsbad City Hall failed on a 3-2 vote Tuesday night, with Mayor Keith Blackburn and Councilmember Melanie Burkholder opposed.
The idea stemmed from the council’s previous discussions of the Pride flag and LGBTQ issues in recent years. The display of any specific commemorative flag would have required a separate agenda item requested by a council member and approved by a two-thirds majority at a future meeting.Burkholder said she opposed the policy because there are many other months recognizing groups or issues, from Black history to honey manufacturers, that could want their flag displayed.
She recalled that in 2019, when the City Council voted 3-2 to declare June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month each year going forward, the opponents said it would lead to a flood of similar “evergreen” declarations. Yet, since then, there have been no others. Director of Legislative and Constituent Services Sheila Cobian said the reason for a third flagpole is that sometimes the flags are lowered to half-staff, which would put the lowest flag too close to the ground.
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