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State of Iowa ORDINANCE NO.5701
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY
Black Hawk County OF WATERLOO
ATY RLOO CODE
ARTICLE UNFAIR
ORDINAN-
CES
PRACTICES-CONVERSION THERAPY,
TO CHAPTER 3, HUMAN RIGHTS,
TITLE 5,POLICE REGULATIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATER-
LOO,IOWA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Article C, Unfair
Practices-Conversion Therapy, Chapter
3,Human Rights,Title 5,Police Regula-
tions is enacted as follows:
Waterloo, City of- Legals 5-3C-1 Purpose.
To protect individuals from the serious
harms caused by conversion therapy or
Accounts Payable sexual orientation or gender Identity
change efforts and protect the physical
715 MULBERRY ST. and psychological well-being of minors
through the exercise of the police power
WATERLOO IA 50703 of the City for the publicy safety, health,
his
and welfare bo list y conpurpose.
this
chapter to accomplish that purpose.
5-3x Definitions.
orientation"Sexualeriorta"ion or gender identity
change efforts,"therapyyalso referred to as
"corsion ," means ace-
ORDER NUMBER 224741 c snve oer treatments that seek to change an
individual's sexual orientation or gender
identity, including efforts to change
behaviors or gender expressions or to
The undersigned, being duly sworn, on oath, do depose and say that I aliminate or reduce sexual or romantic
attractions or feelings
s toward individuals
am an authorized employee of the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, that of the same gender.Sexual orientation or
ender identity change efforts do not
The Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier is a weekly newspaper regularly include counseling that provides assis-
tance to a person undergoing gender
published and printed in the English language in the City of Waterloo, transition or that provides acceptance,
support,and understanding of a person or
Black Hawk County, Iowa, and has a general circulation in the said facilitates a persons coping, social
support, and identity exploration and
city and county; and that I personally know that the notice, a true copy development,
e enveloppmt,ral interventions seo xual-
orientation-neutral which is hereto affixed, was published in the Waterloo Cedar Falls vent or address unlawful conduct or
unsafe sexual practices,as long as such
Courier on the following days, to-wit: counseling does not seek to change an
individual's sexual orientation or gender
identity.
"Medical or mental health professional"
means any individual who is licensed by a
local, state, federal, or other regulatory
body to engage in a profession related to
physical or mental health, including any
students,interns,trainees,apprentices,or
assistants who provide medical or mental
health services under the auspices,
guidance. or supervision of a licensed
medical or mental health professional.
5-3C-3 Unfair Practices-Conversion Ther-
apy.
A. It is a violation for any medical or
mental health professional to provide or
advertise sexual orientation or gender
identity change efforts to a minor,
regardless of whether the provider
receives compensation In exchange for
such services.
Section: Legals B.If the Director or City Attorney or their
g designees receives a report of an alleged
violation of this Chapter,the Director or
Category: 950 Legal Notice City Attorney or their designees may
issue a letter notifying the provider that
provision of conversion therapy or sexual
PUBLISHED ON: 06/09/2023 orientation or gender identity change
efforts is prohibited,The act of sending an
advisory letter does not preclude any
other enforcement power of the Commis-
sion or other body.
Section 2.II any section,provision or part
of this chapter shall be adjudged invalid
or unconstitutional, such adjudication
TOTAL AD COST: 75.04 shall not affect the validity of this chapter
as a whole or any section, provision or
part moue
FILED ON: 6/9/2023
unconstitutional.
Sectiont 3.This ordinanceromshall be in fpll
force and effectb from and after by
That the issues of said paper containing said notice were duly laawsage and publication as provided by
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of
circulated in the regular manner. May2023.
Ouentin Hart,Mayor
Kelley Fetchle,City Clerk
DANINE GLASCOCK
I Commission Number 810108
�OwF My Commission Expires
April 17,2024
Notary u tic in and for Said County