Asked the City Manager to the City Solicitor and City Clerk to determine appropriate wording for City Council rule 15 to reflect the conversation regarding “present” vs. “abstain”, and whether it is appropriate to bifurcate into rules 15a and 15b as discussed, for the next Government Operations, Rules and Claims Committee on this topic

How it started

Oct 17, 2022 · Proposed by Councillor E. Denise Simmons: a formal request from the Council to the administration.

What happened

Oct 17, 2022 · ✅ Order adopted. The Council's request went to the City Manager. (unanimous)

Voted yes (9), unanimous

Burhan Azeem
Dennis Carlone
Alanna Mallon
Marc McGovern
Patty Nolan
E. Denise Simmons
Paul F. Toner
Quinton Zondervan
Sumbul Siddiqui

Roll call of Oct 17, 2022 · from the council’s minutes · photos: City of Cambridge

What’s next

⌛ No response on the docket: nothing has been filed back under this request's number. Answers sometimes arrive as other items; this ledger tracks only this one.

🏛 This item on the city's site

🗓 The meeting where this was taken up: Oct 17, 2022