CRESTVIEW — The outgoing City Council has asked Administrative Services Director Teresa Gaillard to prepare an ordinance protecting the Crestview city seal and the city’s emblem.
The ordinance, if adopted, would culminate a discussion begun in October 2011 by former Councilwoman Robyn Helt, who was concerned that former city employees or other non-affiliates were misusing the emblem.
The emblem, familiar as the city’s “logo,” is on city vehicles and hangs above the council dais.
The proposed ordinance would also protect the city seal, which is used on official documents.
City attorney Jerry Miller asked the council “to give serious consideration to how the seal … has been used, and how those seals have been used in relation to commerce in the municipality.”
In the past, businesses hoping to contract for city services have used the emblem on proposals, reports or other materials to suggest partnership or affiliation with the city, Miller said.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Crestview to study use of city emblem