City Council
TL;DR
The City Council voted to officially establish the Office of Returning Citizens, which is likely designed to support individuals who have previously been incarcerated and are re-entering society. This new ordinance was passed with strong support from 11 council members, indicating a commitment to providing resources and support for formerly incarcerated individuals.
Key Decisions
- Creating Office of Returning Citizens Passed (11-0)
Agenda
- Government Operations Committee Hearing on Docket #0138
- 2025-0138 On the ordinance, referred on January 8, 2025, Docket #0138, codifying the Office of Returning Citizens, the committee submitted a report recommending that the ordinance ought to pass in a new draft. Councilor Worrell in the chair. The report was accepted; the ordinance was passed in a new draft; yeas 11 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), not present 1 (Murphy).Committee Reports