This resolution is sponsored by Councilmembers Flaherty, Piedmont-Smith and Rollo. It recognizes the substantial danger that nuclear weapons pose both locally and globally. Further, it expresses the City of Bloomington's support for: the global abolition of nuclear weapons; the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons; and the plan called for in the Back from the Brink Campaign. It confirms that public funds are not directly invested in corporations involved in the design or manufacture of nuclear weapons and that the City will endeavor not to contract with companies involved in the design or manufacture of nuclear weapons or the delivery systems of nuclear weapons, unless no alternative company is available to perform needed services at a reasonable price, and insofar as state law allows. It calls on the United States to take steps to lead a global effort to prevent nuclear war. Note: This resolution was revised after release in the September 1, 2021 Legislative Packet but before introduction at the September 1, 2021 Regular Session to clarify that the City will endeavor not to contract with companies involved in the design, or manufacture of nuclear weapons or delivery systems of nuclear weapons.

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