Mission Hills on Monday became the seventh city in the Shawnee Mission area to pass a non-discrimination ordinance that provides legal protections for individuals on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
Mission Hills passage of the ordinance comes a month after Westwood Hills adopted its own non-discrimination ordinance.
The ordinance applies to any employers in the city with four or more employees, city hall and related city boards, and any city contractors.
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