CooCoo Supervisors Erase Gender-Specific Pronouns From Ordinance Code

[Diversity Liberal Style]

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA—The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors voted
unanimously this week to significantly update the County Ordinance Code by
removing gender-specific pronouns.

The language of the ordinance code, which governs areas such as health and
safety, administration and land use, had not undergone a comprehensive
review since it was recodified in 1970.

During the update, 841 instances of gender-specific pronouns were
identified across more than 1,300 pages. Terms such as "he" were replaced
with neutral descriptors like "the department head," ensuring the code is
inclusive and representative of all residents, county officials said.

"Contra Costa County is a community for all, and our policies should
reflect our dedication to serving everyone," said Board Chair and District
5 Supervisor Federal Glover. "By updating the County Ordinance Code, we’re
delivering on our commitment to create meaningful change that benefits all
residents."

The initiative marks a step toward broader modernization efforts,
including plans to draft a policy mandating gender-neutral language in all
county policies and procedures, both existing and future, the county said.

"We are changing our county ordinances to reflect today’s reality and
removing gender references turns the page on a practice that has no place
in county policy," said District 1 Supervisor John Gioia, chair of the
Board’s Equity Committee.

The project was sponsored by the County Administrator's Office in
partnership with the County Counsel’s Office with advice from the Office
of Racial Equity and Social Justice.

"Removing gender-specific pronouns from the County Ordinance Code reflects
Contra Costa County's dedication to fairness and modernizing our
practices," said County Administrator Monica Nino. "This change ensures
our policies and language honor the diversity of our community and promote
dignity and respect for all."

https://patch.com/california/concord-ca/coco-supervisors-remove-gender-
specific-pronouns-ordinance-code

[Peter Moylan]

[AUE only]

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA—The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
voted unanimously this week to significantly update the County
Ordinance Code by removing gender-specific pronouns.
The language of the ordinance code, which governs areas such as
health and safety, administration and land use, had not undergone a
comprehensive review since it was recodified in 1970.
During the update, 841 instances of gender-specific pronouns were
identified across more than 1,300 pages. Terms such as "he" were
replaced with neutral descriptors like "the department head,"
ensuring the code is inclusive and representative of all residents,
county officials said.

Changing "he" to "the department head" is, in my opinion, a positive
step. Changing "he" to "they" would be a backwards step.

In looking at such changes, we should make an effort to distinguish
between good and bad changes. Otherwise, we risk seeing broad-brush
knee-jerk reactions. I suspect that the OP was trying to provoke
knee-jerk reactions.

P.S. What is the point of posting stuff like this to a guns newsgroup?

[Hibou]

Post by Peter Moylan
[AUE only]

Me too.

Post by Peter Moylan

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA—The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
voted unanimously this week to significantly update the County
Ordinance Code by removing gender-specific pronouns.
The language of the ordinance code, which governs areas such as
health and safety, administration and land use, had not undergone a
comprehensive review since it was recodified in 1970.
During the update, 841 instances of gender-specific pronouns were
identified across more than 1,300 pages. Terms such as "he" were
replaced with neutral descriptors like "the department head,"
ensuring the code is inclusive and representative of all residents,
county officials said.

Changing "he" to "the department head" is, in my opinion, a positive
step. Changing "he" to "they" would be a backwards step.
In looking at such changes, we should make an effort to distinguish
between good and bad changes. Otherwise, we risk seeing broad-brush
knee-jerk reactions. I suspect that the OP was trying to provoke
knee-jerk reactions.
P.S. What is the point of posting stuff like this to a guns newsgroup?

He was perhaps adopting a scatter-gun approach to choosing newsgroups.

The future is a foreign country; they do things differently there....

'Sweden's "soft girl" trend that celebrates women quitting work' -
<https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0j1wwypygxo> :

"Her boyfriend works remotely in finance, and while he spends his days
on his laptop, she's at the gym, out for coffee, or cooking. [...]
'Every month he gives me a salary from his money that he made. But if I
need more, I'll ask him. Or if I need less, I don't - I just save the
rest,' explains Ms Larsson. [...] Ms Larsson – who wants to have
children in the future – says her decision to become a stay-at-home
girlfriend is partly due to watching older women struggle to juggle a
career and homelife. / 'I think a lot of women feel burned out from
their work,' she says. 'And I just think of my mother and her mother, my
grandma, and my sister, everyone. They're always so stressed.'"

Dear me! I'm concerned about the boy working at a laptop all day - not
very ergonomic. I think our old workplace nurse would have quite a lot
to say about it.