HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution BPW 10-02-24-02/ADMIN/Governing the Display of Flags on City PropertyThis Resolution was prepared by Benjamin J. Legge, City Attorney, on September 30, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. No subsequent
revision to this Resolution has been reviewed by Mr. Legge for legal sufficiency or otherwise.
RESOLUTION NO. BPW 10-02-24-02
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CARMEL BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY
GOVERNING THE DISPLAY OF FLAGS ON CITY PROPERTY
WHEREAS, the City of Carmel Board of Public Works and Safety (the “Board”), pursuant to
Indiana Code Chpt. 36-9-6, has custody of and has the duty to supervise and maintain the property, public
streets, and public grounds of the City of Carmel, Indiana (“City”); and
WHEREAS, the Board now desires to establish certain guidelines regarding the display of all flags
flown on City-owned or City-maintained properties; and
WHEREAS, in adopting this Resolution, the Board declares that flagpoles owned or maintained by
the City of Carmel are not intended to serve as a forum for free expression by the public, but rather as a
nonpublic forum only for the display of governmental and military based flags as authorized by the City
and either required by law or as an expression of the City’s official government speech.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Carmel Board of Public Works and
Safety as follows:
Section 1. The foregoing Recitals are incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2. Only the U.S. flag, the Indiana State flag, the City of Carmel flag(s), and the flags of
the branches of the U.S. Armed Forces (including the POW/MIA flag) are authorized
to be displayed on City property.
Section 3. Applicable flags shall be displayed in accordance with any applicable Federal and
State statutes and regulations, including but not limited to, United States Code, Title
4, Chapter 1.
Section 4. This Resolution is effective upon its passage.
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This Resolution was prepared by Benjamin J. Legge, City Attorney, on September 30, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. No subsequent
revision to this Resolution has been reviewed by Mr. Legge for legal sufficiency or otherwise.
SO RESOLVED.
CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA
By the Carmel Board of Public Works and Safety
BY:
Laura Campbell, Presiding Officer
Date:
James Barlow, Member
Date:
Alan Potasnik, Member
Date:
ATTEST:
Jacob Quinn, City Clerk
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