Asked the City Manager to instruct the City Solicitor to draft appropriate language for Cambridge to file its own home …

How it started

Proposed by Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, and Councillors Cheung and McGovern — a formal request from the Council to the administration.

What happened

✅ Order adopted — the Council's request now goes to the City Manager. (Order adopted as amended · Jun 27, 2016)

Present and voting at this meeting (9)

Craig A. Kelley
David Maher
Dennis Carlone
E. Denise Simmons
Jan Devereux
Leland Cheung
Marc McGovern
Nadeem Mazen
Timothy J. Toomey

Adopted by voice vote. A voice vote records the outcome, not individual positions — no member's yes or no is on the record (though a member can ask to be recorded in the negative in the minutes). Showing the members who cast recorded votes at this meeting. Rule 6 requires a roll call for spending over $50 or on any member's request; state law requires one for every vote when a member participates remotely. · photos: City of Cambridge

What’s next

⌛ Waiting on the answer — the administration has not yet reported back.

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The document a council order

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City of Cambridge

IN CITY COUNCIL

June 27, 2016

ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is request to report back to the City Council regarding the feasibility of the City of Cambridge filing its own home rule petition in conjunction with Boston’s current efforts.