Resolution on the Death of Robert S Hurlbut Jr

How it started

Jan 12, 2026 · Offered by Councillor Flaherty.

What happened

Jan 12, 2026 · 🎉 Adopted: the Council approved it. (Order adopted, unanimous · one absent · one not recorded)

Voted yes (7), unanimous

Burhan Azeem
Tim Flaherty
Patty Nolan
Marc McGovern
Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler
Cathie Zusy
Sumbul Siddiqui

Absent (1)

E. Denise Simmons

Not in the portal's roll call (1)

Ayah Al-Zubi

The legacy portal's roll call omits Councillor Al-Zubi is a stale-roster artifact, not an absence. She was seated from the start of the term: sworn in and voting Jan 5, 2026, marked present in this meeting's minutes, and in every roll call recorded after.

Roll call of Jan 12, 2026 · from the city’s record · photos: City of Cambridge

What’s next

🚪 End of the line: condolences extended.

🏛 This item on the city's site

🗓 The meeting where this was taken up: Jan 26, 2026