Fort Wright’s committee to investigate the adoption of a Fairness Ordinance for the city met on Feb. 6. As of now, the committee is still gathering information, and no formal decisions have been made.
City council committed to appointing and meeting as a community to discuss this issue after several citizens requested they do so in response to an incident of homophobic vandalism in October 2023.Â
Those serving on this committee are Mayor Dave Hatter, city administrator Jill Cain Bailey, city attorney Timothy Theissen, police chief Ed Butler, and council members Bernie Wessels and Scott Wall.
Community member Jason Worms asked for an update on this committee at the Feb. 7 council meeting.Â
“I continue to check in on this committee because it is a concern of mine and my neighbors,” Worms said. “Council said they would investigate this issue and I want to be sure that they’re holding to their word.”
Mayor Dave Hatter said that so far, they have looked into other fairness ordinances in Northern Kentucky. Local cities of Elsmere, Cold Springs, Dayton, Fort Mitchell, and Fort Thomas have already adopted forms of this ordinance. They are also navigating meeting scheduling difficulties.