There were tense vibes and words after what was supposed to be a vote passing a proclamation in support of Pride Month failed to happen during Tuesday's Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners meeting.
County Chair George Dunlap said the reason is because the proclamation wasn't submitted soon enough to be on the board's agenda to vote. Dunlap said the deadline is 11 days before the board meets.
Other commissioners, including Pat Cotham, pushed back against Dunlap's reasoning, saying even though it wasn't submitted on time, it's too important of an issue to not be voted on.
"I am so tired of being politicized," one person said during the meeting. "Commissioner Jerrell, I agree with you. Your vote today does not validate or invalidate who I am, but it sends a message to your community. And the message will be that Pride Month was not important to you."
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