Laserfiche WebLink
City Council Policy on the Display of Flags at City Facilities <br />Purpose <br />This policy provides procedural guidance for (1) the display of the Flag of the United States, the <br />California State Flag, and the City of Santa Ana Flag at City facilities; (2) the display of the POW -MIA Flag; <br />and (3) the display of commemorative flags at City Hall. <br />Procedures <br />Flags are to be displayed in conformance with Federal and State statutes, including Title 4, Chapter 1, of <br />the United States Code and Sections 430 through 439 of the California Government Code. Additionally, <br />the following standards below shall be followed regarding the display of flags. <br />Standards <br />1. Federal, State, and City Flags <br />A. Outdoor Flags <br />The Flag of the United States, the California State Flag, and the City of Santa Ana Flag may be flown from <br />the same staff or may be flown from separate staffs as follows: <br />a) When two or more flags are flown from the same staff, the Flag of the United States shall always <br />be at the peak of the staff. <br />b) When two flags are displayed from separate staffs and on the same level, the Flag of the United <br />States shall be placed in the position of honor, to the right of the other flags as observed while <br />standing directly in front of a building and facing toward the flags. <br />c) When three or more flags are grouped and displayed from separate staffs, the Flag of the <br />United States shall be at the center and at the highest point. The California State Flag shall be <br />placed in the next position of honor, to the right of the Flag of the United States. <br />d) No other flag shall be placed above the Flag of the United States. <br />e) Flags shall be displayed during operating hours on all days on which the City is open for business, <br />upon or in front of all City facilities equipped for display. <br />f) Flags shall not be displayed in inclement weather. However, all- weather flags may be flown on a <br />24 -hour basis as long as they are illuminated during darkness. <br />B. Indoor Flags <br />a) When flags are displayed in an indoor location, the Flag of the United States shall hold the positior <br />of honor, in the front of the location. Any other flag displayed in the same location shall be placed <br />on its own staff and to the right of the Flag of the United States, as observed while facing out <br />toward the flags. <br />b) When grouped and displayed with other flags, the Flag of the United States shall be placed at the <br />center and at the highest point among the flags. <br />2. POW -MIA Flag <br />The POW /MIA Flag is a nationally recognized flag, created in 1971 and recognized by an act of Congress <br />through the adoption of U.S. Public Law 101 -355, to represent concern of individuals who are identified <br />as prisoners of war or missing in action. The POW -MIA Flag has become a symbol of commitment to <br />achieving the fullest possible accounting for those in the future who may become prisoners of war, <br />missing in action, or otherwise unaccounted for as a result of hostile action. <br />SSA-L7 <br />