weho: Lesbian and Gay Advisory Board
Lesbian and Gay Advisory Board
The Lesbian and Gay Advisory Board was created on February 6, 1989 and is comprised of twelve (12) voting members (six (6) lesbian women and six (6) gay men) appointed by the Council as a whole (at-large). Each member of the Board shall serve a two-year term commencing June 1st following a general municipal election. Members of advisory boards shall either: (1) be a resident of West Hollywood; (2) be an owner of a legitimate business entity in the City; or (3) work in the City of West Hollywood or for a business or agency that serves West Hollywood. If a member of the Board is absent for any reason for three or more regular meetings in any twelve-month period, the office of such member shall be vacated.
The Board addresses matters relating to the Lesbian and Gay community such as education, empowerment, equal rights, hate crimes prevention and domestic partner rights, and makes recommendations to Council relative to the adoption of programs, policies or ordinances of benefit to the constituency.