City Council go on record in staunch opposition to the Department of Homeland Security’s proposed “Public Charge” rule change

How it started

Nov 26, 2018 · Proposed by Councillor E. Denise Simmons: a statement of the Council’s position, not a request for action.

What happened

Nov 26, 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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🗓 The meeting where this was taken up: Nov 26, 2018