City Council go on record in recognizing October as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and support the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act

How it started

Oct 1, 2018 · Proposed by Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor Simmons, Vice Mayor Devereux, and Mayor Siddiqui: a statement of the Council’s position, not a request for action.

What happened

Oct 1, 2018 · ✅ Adopted: the Council approved it (Order adopted)

Present and voting at this meeting (9)

Alanna Mallon
Craig A. Kelley
Dennis Carlone
E. Denise Simmons
Jan Devereux
Marc McGovern
Quinton Zondervan
Sumbul Siddiqui
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

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