Office of the Mayor

Proclamation

Lawrence, Kansas

WHEREAS:     April 2010 marks the forty-second anniversary of the passage of the Fair Housing Act which provides equal opportunity for all Americans in the sale, rental, and financing of housing and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, age, marital status, disability, familial status, color, religion, sex, or national origin; and

WHEREAS:     The City of Lawrence supports efforts to eliminate discrimination in housing by working to educate all its residents on fair housing rights and responsibilities, and through enforcement of fair housing laws, including Chapter 10 of the Code of the City of Lawrence; and

WHEREAS:     The month of April is officially set aside as Fair Housing Month throughout this nation;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mike Amyx, Vice-Mayor of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, in conjunction with the annual national commemoration, do hereby proclaim the month of April 2010 to be

                                                       “FAIR HOUSING MONTH”

in Lawrence, and ask the people of Lawrence to join me in reaffirming our obligation to fair and equal housing for every person who resides or wishes to reside in our city.

Mike Amyx

Vice-Mayor

April 6, 2010