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Council refers unaffiliated employee salary ordinance (88‑25) to ordinance committee after procedural challenge
Summary
Following a public comment that the item is an ordinance requiring committee review and public notice, the council voted to refer item 88‑25 (unaffiliated employee salaries) to the ordinance committee as required by chapter 6 of the city charter.
During public comment Maria Pereira argued that the unaffiliated employee salaries item on the agenda must be treated as an ordinance and referred to the ordinance committee with public notice and a hearing, per the city charter. Council members debated the procedural requirement and then moved to refer the item.
"I make a motion to take 88 25, which is the unaffiliated employee salaries ordinance ... and refer to the ordinance committee as required by chapter 6 of the city charter," Maria Pereira said on the floor. The motion was seconded by Councilor Alfredo Castillo. After the roll call vote the council president announced, "Motion carries unanimously." The referral will send the salary ordinance to the ordinance committee for review and any required public notice and hearing before the council acts again.
