LGBT issues, recall procedures, nonpartisan elections slated for next Pinellas charter review meeting

It’s looking like members of Pinellas County’s charter review commission will welcome in the new year with a human rights discussion. On the January 6 meeting agenda is the matter of amending language to the topic’s section (2.02) of the Pinellas County Charter – basically, the county’s constitution – to say “gender and sexual orientation,” rather than just “sex.” The current version of this portion of the charter reads as follows: “The county shall establish provisions, pursuant to state and…