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CMA 2021-46
Calendar Item Number 2 dated November 2, 2020, which requested draft ordinance language to prohibit the use of tear gas in Cambridge
How it started
Mar 8, 2021 · Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager.
What happened
Mar 8, 2021 · 📁 Placed on file. This was an informative report; there were no decisions to make. (unanimous)
Voted yes (9), unanimous
Dennis Carlone
Patty Nolan
Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler
Alanna Mallon
Marc McGovern
Sumbul Siddiqui
E. Denise Simmons
Timothy J. Toomey
Quinton Zondervan
What’s next
🚪 End of the line: filing closes the matter. Nothing further is scheduled.
The document Agenda item attachment · 5 pages
Prohibits the Cambridge Police Department from Using Certain Weapons
Dear Mr. DePasquale: 1. INTRODUCTION This legal opinion is written in response to the question whether the City Council of the City of Cambridge (the "City") has the legal authority to adopt an ordinance that prohibits officers of the Cambridge Police Department (the "Police Department" or the "Department") from using certain weapons. As outlined in detail below, I am of the opinion that such an ordinance would violate the City's Plan E Municipal Charter, and in addition, would likely be held to be invalid if challenged in court as presenting a sharp conflict with the general laws of this Commonwealth. II.
LEGAL ANALYSIS