City Council go on record in support of an “Act relative to the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program” and an “Act to ensure right to counsel in eviction proceedings"

How it started

Feb 11, 2019 · Proposed by Councillors McGovern and Simmons, Vice Mayor Mallon, and Mayor Siddiqui: a statement of the Council’s position, not a request for action.

What happened

Feb 11, 2019 · ✅ Adopted: the Council approved it (Order adopted · one not recorded)

Present and voting at this meeting (8)

Alanna Mallon
Craig A. Kelley
Dennis Carlone
E. Denise Simmons
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: Feb 11, 2019