Board Of Aldermen - Minutes - 12/26/2018 - P7
Board of Aldermen 12-26-2018 Page 7
President Wilshire
We need a simple majority to reconsider and we need 10 for an over-ride.
Alderman Jette
Thank you.
President Wilshire
You're welcome.
Alderman Lopez
I’d just like to comment that | understand why the Board might want to reconsider it but personally |
haven't actually heard anything new or enlightening with respect to reconsideration. All we have is
another reaction of another rollback with unionized employees being the example, and if my
understanding is correct of what is on our Agenda, another union, and this one is specific to unaffiliated
employees. So | think the speaker was correct that we are treating employees differently; we are treating
the unaffiliated employees as though anything can be done to them and they don’t really have any say.
Whereas now we are going to consider a unionized group because they are coming forward and they are
represented. | don’t like that message personally, | think we vetted this resolution pretty thoroughly and we
are doing it for the reasons we should.
| understand that it may be considered an unwise expenditure and | am glad that we are fiscally
responsible, but | also have several other examples this year alone where we have been much more risky
with investment or with tax payer money and haven’t really flinched away from that. Whereas in this kind
of situation we are not investing in unknown quantity, we are acknowledging existing employees who have
given time and deserve the recognition in my opinion. So | am going to vote against re-considering.
Attorney Bolton
Let me try and make it clear what you are doing. If there is any desire for this Board to further consider
this measure, following the fact that it has been vetoed by the Mayor, you must vote to reconsider. If the
motion to reconsider fails, it is finished and it does not become law. Of the Motion to Reconsider prevails,
then the matter is before the Board, at that point you can doing anything you want, you can amend it, you
can pass it with 10 votes over the Mayor’s veto, you can send it to Committee, you can table it, either of
the last two would allow further study but it appears that there is some confusion about what the Motion
before you is and what its effect is.
Alderman Lopez
There is and thank you for that clarification.
Attorney Bolton
So if you want to be able to further consider whether this measure or some amended version of it will
become part of the law of this City, you should vote to reconsider. If you are satisfied with the Mayor's
veto, you should vote against reconsideration.
Alderman Lopez
| understand, thank you.
