Board of Aldermen 3-24-2020 Page 12
President Wilshire
Further discussion on the motion to suspend the rules?
Alderman Harriott-Gathright
This is Linda and | just have a question. If we suspend the rules tonight, does that mean that it doesn’t go
to the Committee?
President Wilshire
Yes if we pass it tonight, it doesn’t go to Committee.
Alderman Harriott-Gathright
Right and then it will come before the Full Board correct?
President Wilshire
It will be before the Full Board this evening and that will be, if we pass it tonight that’s the end of it for us.
Alderman Harriott-Gathright
OK you have answered the question, thank you.
President Wilshire
You are welcome. The motion is to suspend the rules to allow for a second reading of Ordinance 20-011.
Alderman Lopez
| just wanted to second reluctance that was needed to just move forward with this. | Know it is a pandemic
and we are all kind of bunkering down. At the same time, we don’t want to make decisions now that we
can’t take back later. We are going to introduce processes that aren’t well-vetted and | think a lot of that
includes public trust. So it is a little precarious right now where we need to make it very clear that we are
not doing anything without planning it out or really vetting it. So | am not really comfortable trying to
approve a plan that | have barely seen at all.
President Wilshire
That’s fair. Further discussion on suspending the rules?
Alderman Dowd
Since we are having a discussion that seems to be steering away from the motion on the floor, | think that if
we defer this to a Committee that everybody that is concerned about this particular Legislation should
review it thoroughly before that Committee Meeting so that Committee Meeting is not elongated by
discussion that could be answered by researching the Legislation.
President Wilshire
The Motion is to suspend the rules. Anyone further.
