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Minneapolis City Council votes 5-4 against rent stabilization while bills authors absent for Eid [View all]
Minneapolis City Council votes 5-4 against rent stabilization while bills authors absent for Eid
The Minneapolis City Council voted 5-4 on a rent stabilization policy on Wednesday while three Muslim council members, including the policies authors, were absent due to Eid al-Adha
Wednesday’s vote determined whether or not the policy would be sent to committee, where public hearings and testimony would have been heard.
The bill’s authors, Council Members Aisha Chugtai and Jamal Osman, were noticeably gone from the meeting to celebrate Eid with their families, as well as Council Member Jeremiah Ellison.
Council Member Andrew Johnson abstained from the vote.
The three council members who missed the vote issued a statement expressing their frustration with the decision not to move the meeting.
https://kstp.com/kstp-news/local-news/minneapolis-city-council-votes-5-4-against-rent-stabilization-while-bills-authors-absent-for-eid/
The Minneapolis City Council voted 5-4 on a rent stabilization policy on Wednesday while three Muslim council members, including the policies authors, were absent due to Eid al-Adha
Wednesday’s vote determined whether or not the policy would be sent to committee, where public hearings and testimony would have been heard.
The bill’s authors, Council Members Aisha Chugtai and Jamal Osman, were noticeably gone from the meeting to celebrate Eid with their families, as well as Council Member Jeremiah Ellison.
Council Member Andrew Johnson abstained from the vote.
The three council members who missed the vote issued a statement expressing their frustration with the decision not to move the meeting.
That's some dirty pool. The rest of the council would have a fit if a scheduled meeting fell on Christmas or Thanksgiving. They would change the date in half a heartbeat.
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