A proposal to direct the City Solicitor to provide a legal opinion on whether the City Council has the ability to rescind a previous vote

How it started

Sep 17, 2018 · Proposed by Councillor Quinton Zondervan: a formal request from the Council to the administration.

What happened

Sep 17, 2018 · ❌ Voted down, 4–5. The request failed, and nothing goes to the City Manager. (Failed of adoption)

Voted yes (4)

Dennis Carlone
Jan Devereux
Marc McGovern
Quinton Zondervan

Voted no (5)

Craig A. Kelley
Alanna Mallon
Sumbul Siddiqui
E. Denise Simmons
Timothy J. Toomey

Roll call of Sep 17, 2018 · from the city’s record · photos: City of Cambridge

What’s next

🚪 End of the line: the request was never made.

The document a council order

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City of Cambridge

IN CITY COUNCIL

September 17, 2018

ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to direct the City Solicitor to provide a legal opinion on whether a motion to rescind is in order.

🗓 The meeting where this was taken up: Sep 17, 2018