Council resumes debate on 3 held policy orders
Council held special session on three charter-right policy orders without taking a vote.
In this report: Key decisions · Full report · Sources
What happened
The Cambridge City Council held a special meeting October 28 to resume deliberation on three policy orders (195, 196 and 189) held under charter right since October 9. An October 19 public comment session drew over 350 speakers and ran until midnight, with thousands of written communications received. The October 28 meeting did not include additional public comment and no vote on the three orders was recorded.
Key decisions
- 📜 Deliberation on policy orders 195, 196 and 189. The council held a special session October 28 to deliberate on policy orders 195, 196 and 189, held under charter right since October 9. No vote was recorded. The orders remain pending. (Vote No vote). Read case details
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The complete, section-by-section account of the meeting, 1,167 words, for members.
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