Amendment of Municipal Code Section 2-112-010 by requiring City Council advice and consent for appointment of department of public health commissioner

Votes › Budget and Government Operations › 44th Ward: Bennett R. Lawson

• Record number: O2024-0007880
• Type: Ordinance; category: Municipal Code Amendments
• Status: Final
• Sponsor: Bennett R. Lawson (44th Ward)
• Co-sponsors (33): Anthony Beale (9th Ward), Burnett, Jr., Walter, Felix Cardona Jr. (31st Ward), Peter Chico (10th Ward), Angela Clay (46th Ward), William Conway (34th Ward), Pat Dowell (3rd Ward), James M. Gardiner (45th Ward), Jeylú B. Gutiérrez (14th Ward), Maria E. Hadden (49th Ward), Michelle A. Harris (8th Ward), Brian Hopkins (2nd Ward), Timothy R. Knudsen (43rd Ward), Daniel La Spata (1st Ward), Nicole T. Lee (11th Ward), Raymond A. Lopez (15th Ward), Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth (48th Ward), Matthew J. Martin (47th Ward), Gregory I. Mitchell (7th Ward), Ronnie L. Mosley (21st Ward), Anthony V. Napolitano (41st Ward), Samantha Nugent (39th Ward), Brendan Reilly (42nd Ward), Lamont J. Robinson (4th Ward), Michael D. Rodriguez (22nd Ward), Monique L. Scott (24th Ward), Nicholas Sposato (38th Ward), Silvana Tabares (23rd Ward), Chris Taliaferro (29th Ward), Jeanette B. Taylor (20th Ward), Andre Vasquez Jr. (40th Ward), Gilbert Villegas (36th Ward), Scott Waguespack (32nd Ward)
• Committee: Committee on Budget and Government Operations
• Introduction Date: Feb 21, 2024
• Final Action Date: Mar 20, 2024
• Official record: Office of the City Clerk

Roll call: Passed Mar 20, 2024

48 yea, 0 nay. On motion of Alderperson Ervin, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Mitchell, the matter was Passed. Voted at the City Council meeting of Mar 20, 2024.

Yea (48): Daniel La Spata (1), Brian Hopkins (2), Pat Dowell (3), Lamont J. Robinson (4), Desmon C. Yancy (5), William E. Hall (6), Gregory I. Mitchell (7), Michelle A. Harris (8), Anthony Beale (9), Peter Chico (10), Nicole T. Lee (11), Julia M. Ramirez (12), Marty Quinn (13), Jeylú B. Gutiérrez (14), Raymond A. Lopez (15), Stephanie D. Coleman (16), David H. Moore (17), Derrick G. Curtis (18), Matthew J. O'Shea (19), Jeanette B. Taylor (20), Ronnie L. Mosley (21), Michael D. Rodriguez (22), Silvana Tabares (23), Monique L. Scott (24), Byron Sigcho-López (25), Jessica L. Fuentes (26), Walter R. Burnett (27), Jason C. Ervin (28), Chris Taliaferro (29), Ruth Cruz (30), Scott Waguespack (32), Rossana Rodríguez Sánchez (33), William Conway (34), Gilbert Villegas (36), Emma Mitts (37), Nicholas Sposato (38), Samantha Nugent (39), Andre Vasquez Jr. (40), Anthony V. Napolitano (41), Brendan Reilly (42), Timothy R. Knudsen (43), Bennett R. Lawson (44), James M. Gardiner (45), Angela Clay (46), Matthew J. Martin (47), Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth (48), Maria E. Hadden (49), Debra L. Silverstein (50)

Not voting (2): Felix Cardona Jr. (31), Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (former member)

Plain-language summary

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Timeline

• Feb 21, 2024: Referred, City Council. The matter was Referred to Committee.
• Mar 20, 2024: Passed, City Council (48 yea, 0 nay), at the City Council meeting. On motion of Alderperson Ervin, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Mitchell, the matter was Passed.
• Mar 20, 2024: Recommended to Pass, Committee on Budget and Government Operations. The matter was recommended to Pass by controlling legislative body.

Documents

• O2024-0007880 Committee Letter.pdf (Committee Letter)
• w44 and others - o7880.pdf (Legislation)

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