uepuLy Mayor,

l have revlewed Lhe laLesL drafL of Lhe ordlnance prepared by Lhe ClLy ALLorney LhaL you provlded Lo me
for commenL and have four speclflc suggesLlons:
1. 1he ordlnance does noL address hlrlng by falLh based organlzaLlons LhaL are organlzed for Lhe
prlmary purpose of publlc accommodaLlon. lor example, rellglous schools (eLra, PerlLage
ChrlsLlan, L-Frees summer camp, pre-schools ln Lown), ChrlsLlan adopLlon and fosLer care
servlces (Sacred orLlon whlch happens Lo be Lhe only Pague cerLlfled adopLlon agency ln
MonLana), ChrlsLlan servlces Lo Lhe poor (Love lnc., SalvaLlon Army). l suggesL ueflnlLlon u be
modlfled as follows:
D. Employer means an employer of one or more persons or an agent of the employer but
excludes fraternal, charitable, or religious associations or corporations if the association or
corporation is organized as a non-profit.
1he problem ls LhaL Lhere are many prlvaLe ChrlsLlan organlzaLlons ln Lown, lncludlng schools,
LhaL provlde valuable servlces Lo our communlLy, however, Lhey are noL membershlp
organlzaLlons and Lhey do provlde accommodaLlon Lo Lhe publlc as Lhelr prlmary mlsslon. 1hese
organlzaLlons need Lhe ablllLy Lo hlre people LhaL are llvlng conslsLenL wlLh Lhelr falLh bellefs.
?our currenL ordlnance does noL address Lhls lssue and Lhls slmple change wlll flx lL.
2. In Section 24.10.070 Retaliation prohibited subsection J. c. Public Accommodation you
recognlze Lhe need Lo exempL churches and rellglous assoclaLlons, however, you fall Lo
recognlze LhaL many churches ln our communlLy provlde publlc accommodaLlons such as Lhose
clLed ln subsecLlon a. essenLlally nulllfylng Lhe exempLlon. 1hese are valuable servlces ln our
communlLy. lor example, gyms, recepLlons halls for weddlngs, classrooms, communlLy meeLlng
rooms, eLc. ConsequenLly, please modlfy Lhe SecLlon Lo read:
c. Public Accommodation does not include a church or other religious association or
corporation.
3. 1he ordlnance does noL address Lhe lssue of free expresslon of rellglon ln Lhe provlslon of
servlces. l suggesL you add Lhe following language to section 24.10.050 Discrimination in public
accommodation prohibited that was prepared by the Alliance Defending Freedom based on
Lhelr work wlLh many oLher communlLles LhaL have had Lo deal wlLh Lhls lssue.
Notwithstanding anything in this chapter, no person shall be liable for discriminary conduct when
that person refuses to create or promote a message that violates that persons sincerely held
religious beliefs. This exemption does not create a right to refuse service in non-expressive
businesses, such as restaurants or grocery stores. Nor does it create a right to refuse service in
hotels or other places of accommodation where the owner does not reside. This exemption is
limited to the offer of expressive services, and only when creating, or giving voice, to the
requested message would violate the sincerely held religious beliefs of the person being asked to
create or give voice to the message.

1hls language ensures dlscrlmlnaLlon wlll noL generally occur whlle proLecLlng Lhe llrsL
AmendmenL rlghLs of 8ozeman clLlzens from predaLory acLlons of exLremlsLs LhaL have become
common ln oLher communlLles followlng Lhe passage of nuC ordlnances.

4. 1he proposed ordlnance does noL address locker rooms and places where people normally
appear ln Lhe nude. 1he need for Lhls excluslon has been recognlzed by oLher communlLles ln
MonLana, buL ls omlLLed from your ordlnance. Such publlc accommodaLlons, such as aL locker
rooms should be speclflcally excluded ln SecLlon 24.10.070 SubsecLlon !. a.

I know this has been a very contentious issue in our community, however, not addressing these four
issues will make the situation worse.

Thank you for your service to our community.



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