Mission Hills looking to join other northeast Johnson County cities with non-discrimination ordinance

Mission Hills will move forward with drafting a non-discrimination ordinance that would provide legal protections for LGBTQ+ residents and employees, the city council agreed Monday. The city will base its ordinance off of those adopted by the neighboring cities of Mission, Prairie Village, Merriam and Roeland Park. Ordinances passed by those northeast Johnson County cities provides LGBTQ residents with legal protections from discrimination that apply to commercial employers and rental housing. Generally speaking, exemptions are allowed for religious institutions and private entities like county clubs. City staff said the ordinance would mainly apply to city employees and city contractors.