Civil Immigration Enforcement Signage

Context

Khrystian E. King's August 18, 2026 orders asked the City Manager to install signage stating that city property may not be used for civil immigration enforcement (modeled on signage in Lynn) and to draft an enforcement ordinance, with signage in all appropriate languages. Both were defeated on August 18 (the vote details are not in the September 8 minutes).

Status

King sought reconsideration under Rule 30 on 2026-09-08; both requests were denied. No further action recorded.

Log

• 2026-09-08 - City Council — Rule 30 reconsideration of the signage/draft-ordinance order denied 5-6 (Bilotta, Fresolo, King, Ojeda, Petty yes). Reconsideration of the multilingual-signage order denied 4-7, then after a reconsideration motion by John P. Fresolo (approved 11-0) denied again 5-6. Speakers including Senator Robyn Kennedy backed both items.
• 2026-08-18 - City Council — Taken up with its companion order after being held; King amended it to add a locations and cost report; the Solicitor answered Morris A. Bergman; both orders denied 5-5.
• 2026-07-21 - City Council — Items 13e and 13f: King held both orders under privilege.