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City Administrator Hagen said they will generally recognize small businesses in this and keep an <br />eye on the types of conversations that pop up surrounding this. <br /> <br />The consensus of the Council was to move forward with the discussed legislative priorities. <br /> <br />2.03: Holiday Messaging on Social Media <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen reviewed the Staff report in regard to holiday messaging on social <br />media. He asked how the Council felt about using the term ‘Christmas’ in holiday messaging. <br /> <br />Mayor Kuzma stated he is okay with using ‘Christmas.’ <br /> <br />Councilmember Specht noted that he wanted consistency between the City’s social media <br />messaging and the Federal holidays. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff asked if they exclude all other religions if they contradict any ACLU <br />language. <br /> <br />City Attorney Knaak stated that if they exclude all other holidays then it is an issue; however, if <br />they say ‘Merry Christmas’ and they are not showing evidence of preferring or promoting one <br />religion over another then it is not an issue. He noted that there are a lot of different factors that <br />come into play in this. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff said his only concern is seeming to exclusively support a single <br />religion especially when there is so much antisemitism going around lately. <br /> <br />Councilmember Howell shared that they put ‘Happy Holidays’ language up in red and green while <br />all other holidays that are celebrated around the same time as Christmas have different colors. She <br />noted that ‘Happy Holidays’ seems like a cop out to say that they are acknowledging other <br />holidays. She added that Christmas is a Federal and State holiday; however, it is the one thing that <br />they do not say because some people may be offended. She stated they should either recognize <br />everything, or limit it to Christmas which is a State and Federal holiday. <br /> <br />The consensus of the Council was to use the term ‘Christmas’ in the City’s holiday messaging. <br /> <br />2.04: Nuisance Code Updates <br /> <br />Zoning Code Enforcement Officer Swalchick reviewed the Staff concerning the nuisance code <br />updates. <br /> <br />Mayor Kuzma asked if dumping rocks on roads is currently prohibited. <br /> <br />Zoning Code Enforcement Officer Swalchick said it is loosely prohibited and this is to clarify the <br />code so that it is clearly stated. <br /> <br />City Council Work Session / January 9, 2024 <br />Page 7 of 9 <br /> <br />