Board of Aldermen 06-22-2021 Page 12
President Wilshire
Anyone else?
Alderman Caron
To you Madam Chair to Corporation Counsel. You said that this may not get done in time to be on the
November ballot. Would that mean we would have to have a special election or would this just die out in
December?
Steve Bolton, Corporation Counsel
It would be up to the Board.
Alderman Caron
Okay. All right. Thank you.
President Wilshire
| would not be inclined to hold a special election for this. If it’s going to go, we should send it. We still have
time to talk about it at committee, at the public hearing, back here at the Board. We'll have plenty of time for
input. This is just wnat the Statute says according to our Attorney.
Alderman Caron
No | appreciate it. | just don’t want us doing this and then find out that you knowwe have to have a special
election. So he clarified. Thank you.
President Wilshire
Okay. Thank you. Anyone else?
Alderwoman Kelly
Thanks. | don’t want to belabor the point but | do agree that there is some confusion at least in my mind as
well in terms of how are we supposed to determine whether this is necessary if we haven’t had the discussion
yet so it does feel a little cart before the horse just the way it’s written. So there’s an opportunity to adjust that
in the future and maybe there isn’t. I'm sure Attorney Bolton could weigh in on that but it definitely is confusing
when things come and we are asked to determine if it's necessary with no information.
President Wilshire
Did you want to address that?
Steve Bolton, Corporation Counsel
If the piece of legislation had been introduced earlier in the year, there would obviously be more time. If the
legislature were to adjust the Statute so that it did not require a determination of it being necessary before a
public hearing could be schedule, then it would perhaps be easier to understand. | didn’t write it. | wasn’t
consulted before it was written. That's wnatit says.
Alderwoman Kelly
Can | follow up please?
