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Evanston rules committee keeps two‑thirds threshold for selecting acting mayor after tied vote
Summary
After public commenters urged the city to keep a six‑vote supermajority, the Rules Committee rejected a motion to rescind the two‑thirds (six‑vote) requirement for appointing an acting mayor, leaving the higher threshold intact; legal staff also said restricting who may serve would require a referendum.
The Evanston Rules Committee on Feb. 2 rejected a motion to rescind the two‑thirds (six‑vote) requirement to select an acting mayor, leaving the supermajority rule in place.
Public commenters urged the committee to preserve the higher threshold ahead of committee debate. Jeff Berini, a 2nd Ward resident, told the committee the two‑thirds rule “ensures that this council … have to compromise” when choosing an acting mayor. Several other speakers, including Kiera Kelly and Laurie Keenan, said rolling back the rule would undermine…
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