Tonight in one of the longest Metro Council meetings in history due to the Fairgrounds public hearing, the Contract Accountability Non-Discrimination Ordinance (BL2011-838) passed 22 to 13 with 2 abstaining and 3 absent. Family illnesses and the long night took their toll on potential yes votes, but we still pulled out a victory on first reading. Given where the votes lie it will be necessary to reexamine strategy and possibly the content of the bill. But a successful first reading gives us time for both.
A big thanks to the Council Members who voted YES and to all the supporters who came out to advocate for the bill.
Here's how they voted:
AYE
Garrett
Barry
Tygard
Steine
Maynard
Matthews
Harrison
Hunt
Hollin
Jameson
Cole
Moore
LaLonde
Gilmore
Baker
Langster
Holleman
McGuire
Adkins
Wilhoite
Coleman
Mitchell
NO
Craddock
Forkum
Ryman
Gotto
Burch
Stanley
Claiborne
Crafton
Dominy
Hodge
Toler
Duvall
Todd
ABSTAIN
Bennett
Foster
ABSENT
Jernigan
Page
Evans
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