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May 20, 2020

Council Approves Cumulative COVID Emergency Bill; Hears from Mayor on Reduced Budget

Ever since the COVID public health emergency was declared, the Council has met roughly every two weeks and passed an emergency omnibus bill, each including multiple provisions meant to blunt the health and financial impacts of the pandemic. Emergency bills are a legally-authorized legislative workaround to the elaborate and lengthy… Read More