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Dispute over May 19 vote clouds Freeport residency ordinance
Summary
Alderman Sanders and others questioned the validity of a residency requirement ordinance they say lacked a quorum on May 19; the city attorney and other council members said a quorum of five was present and the ordinance was voted and passed.
A dispute over whether a residency requirement ordinance was validly adopted on May 19 surfaced at a Committee of the Whole meeting, with aldermen clashing over meeting cancellations, quorum and voting procedure.
Alderman Sanders asked that the record show actions taken at a council meeting without a roll call or established quorum and asked who authorized proceedings on May 19. “I wanted to be put on record of who authorized action to be taken on this council floor without council having a roll call or a quorum,” Sanders said.
City Attorney Zito and other officials said…
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