Board of Aldermen 05-14-2019 Page 34
ON THE QUESTION
Alderman Lopez
| object to indefinite postponement because again a month ago when certain promises were made and
concessions were made the point was raised that not all the Aldermen were here and | know that
Alderman Laws was particularly interested in this legislation but was unable to address it due to family
emergency.
Alderwoman Kelly
Forgive me if this out of order, I’m still learning, but | know this hasn’t been an easy piece of legislation,
it hasn’t been an easy debate, we’ve heard a lot from both people on both sides of the issue. | know
that Alderman Clemons has stated that 3 to 1 that’s what he heard: that was not my experience, |
heard more people in favor than against. And | know I’ve had a hard time kind of gauging where
people are with that, so as possible compromise | would move to put the amended Ordinance on the
ballot as a binding question and let’s just put our money where our mouth is and ask the City how they
feel about it.
President Wilshire
OK. Attorney Bolton?
Alderwoman Kelly
Can | do that.
President Wilshire
| don’t know how to answer that.
Attorney Bolton
| don’t think you can put it on the ballot as a binding question, you can put it on as a non-binding
question. But | think some more thought ought to go into what it is that you want on the ballot and how
we should phrase the question. We recently went through something where we put something on the
ballot that was a snap decision similar to what this would be and | think tabling it and letting us work
out how that would work if anyone is truly interested in doing something like that, | think would be a
better idea than just voting to do it tonight.
President Wilshire
My next question Attorney Bolton is | Know we’ve been running up against deadlines to get the
vacancy question on the ballot. This would run into a similar issue | assume.
Attorney Bolton
No there’s not as much to go through on something like this, you don’t have to send it to State officials
and get it vetted up there or anything like that.
Alderman Jette
| have a parliamentary inquiry, forgive me for my ignorance, but what is the effect of indefinite
postponement and if that fails what is the status, | mean the motion was defeated.
