2008-014City of Southlake, Texas
RESOLUTION NO. 08-014 OFFICIAL RECORID
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE TO SUPPORT FEDERAL ADOPTION OF THE
INTERNET COMMUNITY PORTS ACT.
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council recognize the Internet as an important and
popular means of exchanging information and is relied upon for business, education,
recreation, and other uses;
WHEREAS, many Internet sites contain material that is pornographic, either obscene or
inappropriate for children, and represent a threat to the values and family structure of this
community;
WHEREAS, the availability of Internet pornography on the job costs employers
significant numbers of work hours, strains employee relations, reduces productivity, and
leads to potentially hostile work environments;
WHEREAS, while the custody, care, and nurturing of children resides primarily with the
parent, the widespread availability and ability for children to circumvent current filtering
technology defeats the best attempts at Internet parental control;
WHEREAS, prior attempts by Congress to control children's access to Internet
pornography have not been based on technology that allows individual Internet users to
select what kind of Internet content enters their homes and work spaces;
WHEREAS, protecting the right of Southlake citizens to control what materials enter
their homes and other private property is a compelling interest of the City of Southlake:
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE, THAT:
Section 1: The City of Southlake hereby strongly urges the United States Congress to
take action to stop children and employees from accessing Internet pornography.
Section 2: The City of Southlake further urges the United States Congress to
seriously consider enacting legislation to facilitate a technology based solution that
allows parents and employers to subscribe to Internet access services that exclude adult
content.
Section 3: A copy of this resolution be sent to the Majority Leader of the United
States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the President of
the United States, and members of the Texas congressional delegation.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE.
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Andy Wambsganss
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