Asked the City Manager to forward a letter to Cambridge organizations and City Departments regarding the status of our …

How it started

Proposed by Councillors McGovern and Simmons, Vice Mayor Devereux, and Councillor Mazen — 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 · Nov 21, 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

November 21, 2016

ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to forward a letter to all Cambridge organizations working with immigrant populations, as well as all City Departments, reminding them of our Sanctuary/Trust Act City status and what that means for working with non-citizens and what resources are available to anyone experiencing physical or emotional abuse or discrimination; and be it further ORDERED: That the City Council go on record encouraging all residents of Cambridge and around the United States to treat each other with kindness and peace and to value our differences as the most diverse country on earth.