Berkley Citizens Vote Yes to Christmas Holiday Display

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Berkley, MI 48072

 

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Charter Amendment 

CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT—A PROPOSAL REQUIRING THE CITY OF BERKLEY, MICHIGAN, TO ERECT ON CITY HALL PROPERTY EACH YEAR A CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY DISPLAY THAT INCLUDES A NATIVITY SCENE.  This proposed charter amendment would:  Require the city, in compliance with governing law, to display on city hall property each year from the Monday following the Thanksgiving holiday through the following January 6th, a holiday display of symbols and objects that depict or relate to the national holiday of Christmas and that includes a depiction of a nativity scene, which at the minimum includes figures of the infant Jesus, Mary and Joseph.

 

Should this amendment be adopted?

   X     YES   ______NO

If the charter amendment passes, the charter would be amended as follows:

 

Sec. 5.8, Christmas Holiday Display

In recognition of Christmas as a national holiday and in light of the history in this city of displaying a nativity scene during the Christmas holiday season, the city council shall ensure that each year the city displays on city hall property Christmas holiday display from the Monday following the Thanksgiving holiday through the following January 6th.  The Christmas holiday display shall include symbols and objects that depict or relate to the national holiday of Christmas and that includes a depiction of a nativity scene, which at the minimum includes proportionally-sized figures of the infant Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.  The overall nativity scene display shall not be smaller in size than 4 feet by 4 feet.  The symbols and object that comprise the Christmas holiday display shall be exhibited in a reasonably comparable and proportional manner and shall be reasonably observable to the passing public.  The Christmas holiday display shall be in compliance with the governing law and may be modeled after the Christmas holiday display appearing in the City of Clawson, Michigan, that was ruled constitutional in Doe v. City of Clawson, 915 F.2d 244 (6th Cir. 1990), and that included, among other items, a nativity scene, gift packages, colored lights, a “Seasons Greetings” sign, and a Santa Claus figure.

KEEP OUR NATIVITY!

 

Vote YES! November 6!

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