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Holyoke City Council overrides mayoral veto, requests written legal opinion
Summary
After debate over the mayor’s authority to veto a council request for a written legal opinion, the Holyoke City Council voted 11–2 to override Mayor Garcia’s veto and asked the law department to provide the requested opinion as soon as possible.
The Holyoke City Council on Thursday voted to override Mayor Garcia’s veto of an order that had directed the law department to prepare a written legal opinion about a prior transfer and related action.
Councilor Lehi Jourdain moved to override the mayor’s veto after an extended discussion over whether the council’s request for a legal opinion was an internal council matter or an executive function subject to mayoral veto. City Solicitor Anthony (A.) Bissonnette told the council the veto implicated executive…
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