89-EERESO ,U ON NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
ENDORSING AND SUPPORTING AN AMENDMENT TO
THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION FOR THE
PURPOSE OF PROTECTING THE FLAG OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
WHEREAS, the American Flag represents the freedom
afforded to the citizens of the United States of America as
guaranteed in the Constitution of the United States and the
laws of the fifty states and their cities and towns; and
WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court has recently
ruled that the United States Constitution, as it currently
exists, does not serve to protect the American Flag from
desecration and abuse; and
WHEREAS, The City Commission of the City of Boynton
Beach deems it necessary, appropriate and in the public
interest to support an amendment to the United States
Constitution to protect the American Flag from actions such
as those which gave rise to the United States Supreme Court
decision, and to advise its elected officials in the United
States Senate and the House of Representatives of their
support for such an amendment;
NOW, T~RREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
OFT HE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA,.,THAT:=
1. The City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach
hereby endorses and supports the submission to the State
Legislature, for consideration of the voters of the State of
Florida and the voters of the United States of America, an
amendment to the United States Constitution to protect the
Flag of the United States of America from desecration and
abuse.
2. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed
to provide a copy of this resolution to the Speaker of the
Florida House of Representatives, the President of the
Florida Senate, the Chairman of the Palm Beach County
Legislative Delegation,
State of Florida, and
congressional district in
Representatives.
the United States Senators for the
the Representative for this
the United States House of
3. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon
adoption.
AND ADOPTED this /~day o July, 1989.
~ASSED
FLORIDA
~yor
Vice Mayor
ATTEST:
Ci{y
(Corporate Seal)
Con~uissioner