Tennessee city adopts anti-hate resolution in 3-0-2 vote

August 30, 2017 at 4:27 p.m. | Updated August 30, 2017 at 4:28 p.m.

by Associated Press

File - In this May 10, 2017, file photo, protesters stage outside of the offices of Sen. Dianne Feinstein in San Francisco. Northern California police and civic leaders are hoping for calm, but bracing for violence this weekend when hundreds, possibly thousands, of demonstrators of all stripes flock to the San Francisco Bay Area for dueling political rallies. Law enforcement officials in San Francisco and Berkeley, California are grappling with protecting free speech rights while preventing the type of violence that occurred this month in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
File - In this May 10, 2017, file photo, protesters stage outside of the offices of Sen. Dianne Feinstein in San Francisco. Northern California police and civic leaders are hoping for calm, but bracing for violence this weekend when hundreds, possibly thousands, of demonstrators of all stripes flock to the San Francisco Bay Area for dueling political rallies. Law enforcement officials in San Francisco and Berkeley, California are grappling with protecting free speech rights while preventing the type of violence that occurred this month in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

GERMANTOWN, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee city has adopted a non-binding resolution against hate, extremism and bigotry in line with a position by the U.S. Conference of Mayors following the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, earlier this month.

The Commercial Appeal reports the Germantown Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted 3-0-2 Monday night in favor of the position after public comment. The two abstaining aldermen said the resolution needed more vetting.

The resolution was suggested by Mayor Mike Palazzolo. More than 300 mayors from 45 states have signed onto the Mayors' Compact to Combat Hate, and Palazzolo has said he intended to sign once the board adopted the measure.

One of the two Virginia state troopers killed in the helicopter crash during the Charlottesville protests was a graduate of Germantown High School.

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