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Jerry Merrill REXBU RG
Mayor America's Family Community
mayor@rexburg.org
PROCLAMATION
No. 2026-01
April as Fair Housing Month
WHEREAS, April 2026 marks the 58th anniversary of the passage of Title VIII of
the Civil Rights Act of 1968, commonly known as the Federal Fair Housing Act; and
WHEREAS, the Idaho Human Rights Commission Act has prohibited
discrimination in housing since 1969; and
WHEREAS, equal opportunity for all -regardless of race, color, religion, sex,
disability, familial status or national origin -is a fundamental goal of our nation, state and
city; and
WHEREAS, equal access to housing is an important component of this goal -as
fundamental as the right to equal education and employment; and
WHEREAS, housing is a critical component of family and community health and
stability and
WHEREAS, housing choice impacts our children's access to education, our
ability to seek and retain employment options, the cultural benefits we enjoy, the extent
of our exposure to crime and drugs, and the quality of health care we receive in
emergencies; and
WHEREAS, the laws of this nation and our state seek to ensure such equality of
choice for all transactions involving housing; and
WHEREAS, ongoing education, outreach and monitoring are key to raising
awareness of fair housing principles, practices, rights and responsibilities; and
WHEREAS, only through continued cooperation, commitment and support of all
Idahoans can barriers to fair housing be removed;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jerry Merrill, Mayor of Rexburg, do hereby proclaim April
2026 to be
FAIR HOUSING MONTH
In the City of Rexburg, Idaho.
ADOPTED by the City of Rexburg, State of Idaho, on this 1st day of April 2026.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my
hand and caused the Seal of the City of Rexburg
to be affixed this 1st day of April of the year of
our Lord two thousand twenty-six.
APPROVED:
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j� rry Me i 1,Mayor
ATTEST.
eborah Lovejoy, City Clerk