Board of Aldermen 5-21-2020 Page 59
President Wilshire
Yes, correct.
Alderman Jette
So it would effectively forestall any possible consideration of the merits of this Ordinance anytime in the
future, at least as far as the year and a half left on our terms, is that correct?
President Wilshire
| would like to defer to Attorney Bolton.
Attorney Bolton
The Board could suspend its rules if there was a need to address a similar piece of Legislation during the
remainder of the term.
President Wilshire
Are you all set, Alderman Jette?
Alderman Jette
| guess | would just like to say that | am opposed to this. It strikes me as a parliamentary procedure to
prevent further discussion of something. | think we ought to remain open to the possibility of things
changing and being able to discuss things with just being forestalled by this parliamentary procedure to
stifle further discussion. So | am against this.
Alderman Clemons
President Wilshire?
President Wilshire
One moment, Alderman Klee first and then Alderman Clemons.
Alderman Klee
| am supporting exactly what Alderman Jette had said, while | voted against this, | would never want to kill
any kind of conversation. And | appreciate what Attorney Bolton said, is that we can suspend rules. | don’t
like the idea of making a blanket statement that we don’t talk about it unless we have to have another vote.
So | can’t support an indefinite postponement.
Alderman Clemons
Yeah | just want to state for the record that | definitely want to be able to have a conversation on this, and |
stated that before and | would be supportive of, if the time came, to have a discussion again. If it was next
year, | would support a Motion to suspend our rules to allow for the Legislation to come back. But! think for
the time being, you know, | think this is the best course of action.
