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Committee of the Whole votes to recess until next scheduled meeting
Summary
At the close of the hearing, the Committee of the Whole moved, seconded and voted to recess until the next scheduled session in May 2025; microphones recorded only an aye voice vote and the chair declared the motion carried.
Philadelphia — After department testimony and member questions, the Committee of the Whole adopted a procedural motion to recess the public hearing until the committee’s next scheduled session.
Majority Leader Councilmember Thomas made the motion; the chair acknowledged a second by the council president. The chair called for the voice vote: members responded “aye.” The chair declared the motion carried and recessed the committee until the date announced on the record.
Nut graf: The vote was routine and procedural; no roll-call tally or roll was recorded in the transcript.
Details recorded in the hearing
- Motion: Move that the public hearing and meeting on the bills and resolutions before the committee stand in recess until Tuesday (May 2025) at 10 a.m. (language as spoken on the record). - Mover: Majority Leader Councilmember Thomas (as recognized by the chair during the hearing). - Second: Council President (named on the record during the exchange). - Vote: Voice vote recorded as "ayes"; chair declared the motion carried.
Ending: The committee stood in recess at the conclusion of the public hearing.
