Title
An Ordinance to Amend the Code of the City of Ann Arbor by Adding a New Chapter Which New Chapter Shall be Designated as Chapter 120 (Solicitation of Immigrant Status) of Title IX of Said Code (Ordinance No. ORD-17-02)
Body
ORDINANCE NO. ORD-17-02
First Reading: March 6, 2017 Approved: April 3, 2017
Public Hearing: April 3, 2017 Published: April 6, 2017
Effective: April 16, 2017
SOLICITATION OF IMMIGRANT STATUS
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ANN ARBOR BY ADDING A NEW CHAPTER WHICH NEW CHAPTER SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS CHAPTER 120 OF TITLE IX OF SAID CODE
The City of Ann Arbor Ordains:
Section 1. That Title IX of the Code of the City of Ann Arbor be amended by adding a Chapter 120, Solicitation of Immigrant Status, which shall read as follows:
CHAPTER 120
SOLICITATION OF IMMIGRANT STATUS
9:400. Title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited and may be cited as the Solicitation of Immigrant Status Ordinance.
9:401. Statement of purpose.
It is the policy of the City of Ann Arbor to respect the rights of, and provide equal services to, all persons regardless of appearance, ethnicity, immigration status, manner of dress, national origin, physical characteristics, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression; to ensure the enforcement of rights under the United States Constitution, including due process and equal protection; to promote community safety; to encourage victims of crime and witnesses to cooperate with law enforcement authority without regard to immigration status; and to promote acceptance. In order to permit members of immigrant communities to access services that are provided by the City of Ann Arbor government to which they are entitled; and to ensure that city public servants are acting consistent with federal law regarding local governments cooperating with federal immigration authorities, the City of Ann Arbor enacts this ordinance as an effective way to...
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