(A) The county hereby affirms its policy that no vendor, contractor, grant recipient, or anyone receiving public funds or benefits of any kind shall discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, or United States military service status, and any breach of this policy shall continue to be considered a material breach of the relationship with the county.
(B) The county hereby requests the Indiana General Assembly and the Governor to expressly add sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes in state law.
(C) The county hereby requests the Indiana General Assembly and the Governor to expressly exempt the county’s ordinances, resolutions, executive or administrative orders, regulations, customs, and usages from RFRA’s application.
(Ord. 1384A, passed 5-12-2015)