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Evanston Rules Committee approves Nov. 4 minutes, advances Item 1; member urges broader reparations committee membership
Summary
At its April 14 Rules Committee meeting, Evanston councilors approved previous meeting minutes and passed an agenda item by voice vote. During closing remarks, a council member urged amending the reparations committee ordinance to allow more flexible membership beyond specific wards.
The Evanston Rules Committee on Monday, April 14, approved the committee minutes from Nov. 4, 2024, and passed an unspecified agenda item known as Item 1 by voice vote. During closing remarks, a council member said the city should consider amending the ordinance that currently specifies membership by ward on the reparations committee.
The committee approved the minutes (RM 1) after a motion moved by Council Member Nussma and seconded by Council Member Wynne. Committee members adopted the motion by consent; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript. The committee then moved and passed Item 1 after a motion by Council Member Reid and a second by Council Member Nussma; the transcript records only a voice vote and does not specify the substance of Item 1.
There was no public comment, either online or in person, recorded before business began. The meeting was brief and procedural: members called the meeting to order, confirmed a quorum, disposed of the two consent items noted above, and adjourned.
At the end of the meeting an unidentified council member used closing remarks to urge a future change to the municipal code governing the reparations committee. “I think having someone who’s African American on the reparations committee makes sense. And so I do think we should amend that code to allow more flexibility, with the membership as opposed to just those wards,” the council member said, adding they would not be able to make a referral themselves but were raising the idea publicly for a future meeting.
Mayor Biss and council members Kelly, Harris, Wynne, Nussma, Burns, Suffreddin, Ravel, Reid and Herre Caris were present. The chair adjourned the meeting at approximately 6:53 p.m.
