Report Prepared by: Jennifer Levesque, Assistant City Clerk, City Clerk’s Office
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SUBJECT: Adoption of a Resolution to Display the Council Approved Commemorative Flag at Bob Hart Square per City Council Policy C-7
REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers adopting a Resolution to display a Council approved commemorative flag in Bob Hart Square per the City Council Policy C-7.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion approving Resolution 2025-10, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, authorizing the display of a commemorative flag on the City flagpole in Bob Hart Square from April 11, 2025 to May 9, 2025.
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DISCUSSION
The City established a Flag Policy in July 2021 after a request from the public to fly a flag during the month of June at Bob Hart Square. Request to fly flags must be approved by the City Council and are approved at a first come first serve basis. Establishing an annual Flag Calendar will ensure that there is no overlap and to schedule staff to secure the flags at the City facility.
At the December 16, 2024, City Council meeting, Council discussed the 2025 Flag Calendar and directed staff to start accepting flag requests and to bring all request back to Council for approval. The Clerk’s Office received a flag request on January 21, 2025, from the Barn Church to fly the Christian Flag from April 11, 2025 to May 9, 2025.
At the February 3, 2025, City Council meeting, Council with a 6-1 vote, approved the display of the Christian Flag from April 11, 2025 to May 9, 2025 on the flagpole in Bob Hart Square.
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ATTACHMENTS
1. Resolution 2025-10