City Council may try again to override Nagin's veto
From Sunshine Review
February 20, 2009
[edit] City Council may try again to override Nagin's veto
"Several New Orleans City Council members have not given up their effort to overturn Mayor Ray Nagin's veto of an ordinance requiring committees that evaluate applicants for some city contracts to meet in public.
Supporters of the ordinance failed Thursday to muster the five votes needed to override Nagin's veto, but they are hopeful that Councilman James Carter, who was absent for that vote, will join their side.
The override attempt failed when Councilwoman Cynthia Hedge-Morrell refused to vote either way, leaving the vote 4-0. Much of the discussion centered on racial issues, with supporters of the veto saying the effort to open the selection meetings to the public was racially motivated." .
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