New Fresno County policy requires supervisor approval of department sponsorships

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Tensions were precocious successful the Fresno County Board of Supervisors gathering Tuesday arsenic the committee approved a caller administrative policy.

"Any section that wants to expend wealth for a assemblage lawsuit has to person an docket point approved by this committee of supervisors," Fresno County Supervisor Garry Bredefeld explained.

This comes aft Supervisor Garry Bredefeld says the county's wellness section spent $6000 connected condoms, pamphlets and customized fans that were handed retired astatine Fresno's Pride Parade successful the Tower District.

"I don't deliberation it was an due usage of money," Bredefeld stated. "I wholly disagree with it and it should've travel earlier this board."

The point was unfastened for nationalist remark with nary 1 successful favour it, but astir a twelve took a basal against it.

"This is an effort to dehumanize and delegitimize the queer assemblage and is an existential menace to myself and the thousands of queer radical successful Fresno County," Fresno resident, Mike Dalena said astatine the meeting.

Others claiming the condoms were a cost-effective mode to amended and forestall STDs arsenic attraction for the diseases could outgo the Health Department adjacent more.

"You don't hold for them to travel to the bureau and marque an assignment to get educated astir harmless sex, you spell to them and that's what the wellness section was doing," Fresno County resident, Myra Coble said.

The gathering turned contentious implicit the taxable arsenic radical shouted astatine the supervisors.

"Anymore outbursts, I'm going to wide the room," Supervisor Buddy Medes said.

Bredefeld defending his presumption earlier the vote.

"We person a duty, a motivation work and a fiduciary work to marque definite that our department's don't spell woke. Don't bargain into the nonsense that unluckily involves sex ideology, the trans and each the different worldly that's destructive to our children," Bredefeld said.

The argumentation passed Supervisors Luis Chavez and Brian Pachecho voting no.

Going forward, departments indispensable person support from the committee to sponsor events.

In 2 weeks, the committee volition instrumentality up different vote.

This 1 involves holidays: which ones the region volition take to admit and not recognize.

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