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Legislation and Rules Committee certifies credentials of alderwoman-elect Jamie Cox Antwee
Summary
The committee voted unanimously to approve minutes from June 24 and to adopt the credentials of alderwoman-elect Jamie Cox Antwee, establishing a five-member quorum and completing a routine certification step.
The Legislation and Rules Committee voted unanimously to adopt the credentials of alderwoman-elect Jamie Cox Antwee and approved the committee minutes from June 24 during a brief session in which five members established a quorum.
The committee recorded five aye votes on both the minutes and the credentials. Members recorded as voting yea were Alderman Cone, Alderman Narayan, Alderman Keys, Alderman DeVote and Chair Velasquez. Committee members stated the submitted credentials were “in order” and no committee member raised questions or submitted written testimony during the public-comment period, which the clerk said had none.
Adopting credentials is the routine, procedural step that the committee used to recognize and enroll the newly elected member from the July 1 special election. The clerk called the roll at the start of the meeting and the chair confirmed a quorum of five members before the votes.
The committee also moved to excuse an absent member; the motion was made during the meeting but a roll-call vote on that motion was not recorded in the transcript. After completing the credentialing and routine business, members moved to adjourn.
Meeting actions and the credential adoption occurred without extended public discussion or contest, and the committee closed the session shortly after the votes.
