City of Somerville, Massachusetts - File #: 207923

• File #: 207923
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Ordained
• File created: 4/9/2019
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 4/11/2019
• Final action: 6/13/2019
• Enactment date: 6/13/2019
• Enactment #: 207923
• Title: Submitting for approval the Somerville Welcoming Community Ordinance, to establish Somerville as a Welcoming Community, to declare that all are welcome here, and to increase public confidence in city government with guidelines for our voluntary involvement in federal immigration enforcement.
• Sponsors: Lance L. Davis, Ben Ewen-Campen, Matthew McLaughlin, Jesse Clingan, Jefferson Thomas ("J.T.") Scott, Katjana Ballantyne, Wilfred N. Mbah
• Code sections: Ordinance Not Zoning -
• Related files: 208450, 208461

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/19/2019	5	BOA	Mayoral Approval
6/13/2019	4	City Council	Ordinance ordained
5/30/2019	3	Legislative Matters Committee	Approved as amended
4/11/2019	2	City Council	Referred for recommendation

  Agenda Text

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Submitting for approval the Somerville Welcoming Community Ordinance, to establish Somerville as a Welcoming Community, to declare that all are welcome here, and to increase public confidence in city government with guidelines for our voluntary involvement in federal immigration enforcement.

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Official Text

See attachments for original proposed text and final ordained text.

AMENDED:                     Add the following sentence at the end of the "Purpose" paragraph: "This Welcoming Community Ordinance shall replace Section 2.6 of the Somerville Municipal Code ("The Trust Act") in its entirety."