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County Executive Armond Budish Issues Executive Order Banning Official Travel to the State of North Carolina
Contacts:
Jeane’ Holley: (216) 698-2544, (216) 640-0821 or jholley@cuyahogacounty.us
Cleveland, Ohio – In an Executive Order dated April 5th, 2016, County Executive Budish stated that no officer or employee of Cuyahoga County is authorized to approve any non-essential official travel to the State of North Carolina. Budish’s order is in response to the “Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act,” which was passed on March 23rd. The act prohibits cities and other localities in North Carolina from passing antidiscrimination ordinances that protect lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) communities. Cuyahoga County has adopted an Equity Plan which ensures equal treatment for members of the LGBTQ communities.
“A major pillar of this administration is fairness and equity for all persons. We deplore the radical action recently taken by the state government of North Carolina, and we will not support such action with our tax dollars,” said County Executive Budish. “Moreover, we invite those businesses that share our views, such as Pepsi, Hewlett-Packard, Google, Dow Chemical, IBM and Apple, to bring their business to a much more welcoming location, Cuyahoga County.”
The Executive Order remains in effect until the Act is repealed or amended to allow local North Carolina jurisdictions to enact laws protecting LGBTQ communities from discrimination.
Jeane’ Holley: (216) 698-2544, (216) 640-0821 or jholley@cuyahogacounty.us
Cleveland, Ohio – In an Executive Order dated April 5th, 2016, County Executive Budish stated that no officer or employee of Cuyahoga County is authorized to approve any non-essential official travel to the State of North Carolina. Budish’s order is in response to the “Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act,” which was passed on March 23rd. The act prohibits cities and other localities in North Carolina from passing antidiscrimination ordinances that protect lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) communities. Cuyahoga County has adopted an Equity Plan which ensures equal treatment for members of the LGBTQ communities.
“A major pillar of this administration is fairness and equity for all persons. We deplore the radical action recently taken by the state government of North Carolina, and we will not support such action with our tax dollars,” said County Executive Budish. “Moreover, we invite those businesses that share our views, such as Pepsi, Hewlett-Packard, Google, Dow Chemical, IBM and Apple, to bring their business to a much more welcoming location, Cuyahoga County.”
The Executive Order remains in effect until the Act is repealed or amended to allow local North Carolina jurisdictions to enact laws protecting LGBTQ communities from discrimination.
