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OGDEN, Utah (AP) -- Under the threat of a veto from the mayor, the Ogden City Council will reconsider its passage of ordinances prohibiting housing and employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender.
The Standard-Examiner of Ogden reports council members approved the ordinances this week by a 4-3 vote during a tense, emotional meeting. The ordinances are modeled after ones passed in about a dozen Utah cities and counties.
Mayor Matthew Godfrey has said he plans to veto the ordinances as approved by the council.
Council Chairwoman Caitlin K. Gochnour says the council on Tuesday night will try to determine how to get a fifth vote needed to overturn a veto.
Godfrey objects to the ordinances because the council removed a religious expression clause and provisions to exempt the city.
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