HOLYOKE – The Law Department examined whether a city employee can serve on the City Council. Unless the Council overturns an ethics rule, Councilors-elect Jenny Rivera and Israel Rivera face tough choices in the coming weeks.
City Council President Todd McGee submitted an order to rescind the ordinance, which would permit city employees to serve on the council. McGee’s order needs 9 of 13 councilors for passage.
Acting City Solicitor Lisa Ball and Assistant Solicitor Michael Bissonnette drafted the opinion. In December 2017, the City Council approved Section 2-69 to shore up the body’s ethics rules.
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