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Proposal to elect Mount Vernon council by wards fails in charter commission vote
Summary
A proposal to implement a hybrid at-large/ward system for Mount Vernon City Council failed in an 8–7 roll-call vote after Commissioner Dolores Lopes moved the measure and Kareen Bell seconded.
Commissioner Dolores Lopes moved that the Mount Vernon Charter Review Commission adopt the proposed ballot initiative titled: "Proposal to Change the Method of Electing City Council Members and Define the Role of Mayor in Mount Vernon," which would implement a hybrid at-large/ward-based election system for City Council members. The motion was seconded by Kareen Bell.
The commission took a roll-call vote: Kareen Bell (No), Rosa Blackwell Lawrence (No), Brian Dwyer (Yes), Anitra Hadley (No), Mary Kingsley (No), Susan Lally (Yes), Eileen Lambert (No), Dolores Lopes (Yes), Erin McGarry (Yes), Geeta Morris (No), Kevin Morrison (No), Haley Pilgrim (No), David Rogers (Yes), Monica Whiting Hogans (Yes), Tamala Boyd (Yes). The tally was Yes: 7, No: 8; the motion failed.
