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York City Council fails to override mayor’s veto of immigrant-welcoming ordinance
Summary
The council voted but did not secure the two-thirds margin needed to overturn the mayor’s veto of Bill 47 (Ordinance 47), which would have codified a city policy on providing services regardless of immigration status. Debate focused on potential effects on federal funding and legal risk; public commenters offered sharply divided views.
York City Council on Jan. 7, 2024 voted on whether to override the mayor’s Dec. 27, 2024 veto of Bill 47, Ordinance 47 — an ordinance intended to add Article 156 to the codified ordinances addressing welcoming access to immigrants and refugees — and failed to reach the margin required to overturn the veto. The clerk explained that a “yes” vote would overturn the mayor’s veto and a “no” vote would let the veto stand; the motion to override did not move forward.
The ordinance, described in the resolution introducing the override attempt, would have codified the city’s practices for “provision of city services without regard to refugee or immigration status” and included severability language and an effective-date clause. The resolution cites Section 413 of the Third Class City Code (optional charter law) as the…
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