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Aug 11, 2010
A divided South Bend, Ind., City Council has put off a vote on a proposed ordinance extending employment discrimination protection to gays and lesbians.About 200 people packed the meeting room in late July as council members heard two hours of public debate about the proposal.
Councilman Oliver Davis, one of the measure’s three sponsors, sought the continuance when it became clear he lacked the five votes needed for a majority on the nine-member council.
Former Gov. Joe Kernan, a former mayor of South Bend, told council members failure to adopt a gay rights ordinance would hurt the city’s image.
The South Bend Tribune reported that councilwoman Karen White is the swing vote among the nine-member council. She said the proposal’s language was too vague and that she wanted more time for city attorneys to work on it before she decided how she would vote.
From WiG and AP reports
