A proposed amendment to the Ordinance entitled "Municipal Code of the City of Cambridge" Chapter 2.125 entitled “Cambridge Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Commission” be amended to “Cambridge Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Plus Commission.”

Be it ordained that Chapter 2.125 of the Cambridge Municipal Code be amended by changing the name from the Cambridge Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) Commission to the Cambridge Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Plus Commission, to be known by its initials “LGBTQ+” Commission and further amend Chapter 2.125 as follows:

In Section 2.125.010

Add: "The name of the Ordinance is hereby changed to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Plus Commission and shall also be known as the “LGBTQ+” Commission.” after the first sentence.

In Section 2.125.020 A. Add: “and expression” after “gender identity”;

In Section 2.125.020 B. Add: “and expression” after “gender identity”;

In Section 2.125.030

Add: “p” to “Apointment” in the section heading;

In Section 2.125.030 C 1 and 2. Replace “Commissioners’” with “Commissioners” in each line;

In Section 2.125.030 E. Replace: “Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender” with “LGBTQ+” in the second sentence;

In Section 2.125.030:

Add: “G. A quorum is a majority of the number of members serving on the Commission”;

In Section 2.125.040 A. Replace: “Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender” with” LGBTQ+”;

In Section 2.125.050 A. Replace: “GLBT” with “LGBTQ+”;

In Section 2.125.050 B. Replace: “Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender with LGBTQ+” in the second and third lines;

In Section 2.125.070 C.

In Section 2.125.070 D.

In Section 2.125.070 E. Replace: “Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender” with” LGBTQ+”;

In Section 2.125.070 F.

In Section 2.125.070 G

Replace: “Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender” with “LGBTQ+”.

Passed to a second reading at the City Council meeting held on January 23, 2017 and on or after February 13, 2017 the question comes on passing to be ordained.

ATTEST:-

Donna P. Lopez

City Clerk