The City Council Budget Committee will meet today to consider Mayor Johnson’s request for $70 million to help care for migrants coming to Chicago. Most of the money would come from a reserve fund set up for migrants, and the rest from rainy day funds. The city has spent nearly $300 million to help feed, […]
CARTHAGE, Mo. — Carthage City Council members attempt to suspend their city attorney - just two weeks after he tendered his resignation. In an emotional statement to the people of Carthage at last night's council meeting - City Attorney Nate Dally expressed sorrow about leaving his position and what it has meant to him. "It []
Erie City Council makes a push to get more people involved in changes they want to see throughout the city. A big part of their efforts to do so will be taking their council meetings to the road this summer calling it the City Council Neighborhoods Tour. Council will function the same way it would []
The proposition gives three or more council members the power to bring an item to the agenda. Before it was passed, only the mayor could bring items to the agenda.
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – The Rio Rancho City Council has signed off on sweeping changes to its noise ordinance. The new ordinance replaces vague language with more specific limits like allowable decibel levels and designated times. Several spoke up in support of the changes at Thursday night's council meeting including Rio Rancho Police Chief Stewart Steele []
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The City Council will be taking a second look at the "Social Host Accountability" ordinance, which brings penalties to anyone offering alcohol to minors at social gatherings. The City wants to amend the ordinance to include fentanyl, opioids, and other illegal narcotics. The Council will also be discussing salary adjustments for []
The Chicago City Council has been known as a rubber stamp for the priorities of mayors for decades. But a bill to supply $70 million more in funding for migrants has raised the hackles of South Side and West Side aldermen whose black constituents are up in arms over the money being given to fill the needs of newcomers.
The council speaker told Adams of her concerns over the weekend.
Some council members are still concerned the committee takes away from the power voters gave them. An unofficial draft of rules was available for the public to see during the first committee meeting.
Councilmembers are conducting oversight of mental health resources in city schools. The hearing comes as schools stand to lose funding for mental health resources. [ more › ]
Members of Project Say Something has teamed up with the City of Florence to establish a new historical marker. They say the proposed marker was supposed to be discussed and approved at Tuesday's city council meeting, but they were shocked to find it wasn't even listed on the council's agenda.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 15, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — The Arizona Coyotes took another step toward relocating to Salt Lake City on Monday with the NHL‘s executive committee reportedly approving the move. That action was first reported by Sportico, noting the relocation bid next moves to a vote of the league’s Board of Governors, […] The post Report: NHL’s executive committee OKs Coyotes’ move to Salt Lake City first appeared on Gephardt Daily.