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City manager given discretion to help move reproductive materials after downtown bombing; council seeks more details
Summary
After a May 22 briefing on the bombing that damaged several downtown businesses, council members authorized the city manager to work with American Reproductive Centers to ensure embryonic material can be moved safely; staff will seek details on immediate costs and coordination with investigators.
City officials on May 22 directed the city manager to exercise discretion to assist American Reproductive Centers (ARC) in the immediate relocation and safeguarding of reproductive materials after the clinic was impacted by a downtown bombing.
City Manager Scott Stiles told the council staff had learned there might be urgent needs to move embryos and other reproductive material while federal investigators process the crime scene. “We want to make sure that we're able to respond quickly and fast,” Stiles said, asking council members for authority to work with ARC and other agencies if the clinic needs emergency assistance.
Mayor Pro Tem and other council members described the situation as urgent: ARC…
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