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Evanston reparations committee delays vote after no quorum, pausing payments
Summary
The Evanston Reparations Committee deferred a vote because it lacked a quorum, pushing a recommendation that could add payments for 10 more descendants to the city council review in April. Members also sought a clearer financial report on fund flows and urged filling a vacant committee seat to avoid future delays.
The Evanston Reparations Committee on Feb. 21 said it could not vote on a recommendation because the meeting did not have a quorum, delaying an item that would allow 10 additional descendants to receive reparations payments if approved by the committee and city council.
The committee chair said the item will return to the reparations committee in April for a quorum vote and then, if advanced, to the City Council. “We don’t have a quorum so we can’t vote anyway,” the chair said, explaining the timing and next steps.
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