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Worcester Council Attendance Rule Change Fails: Report

A contested rule proposal for Worcester City Council did not pass Tuesday night.

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A proposed rule that would create a log of councilor attendance and withhold salary during unauthorized leaves did not pass at Worcester's council meeting Tuesday night.
A proposed rule that would create a log of councilor attendance and withhold salary during unauthorized leaves did not pass at Worcester's council meeting Tuesday night. (Samantha Mercado/Patch)

WORCESTER, MA - A rule change on absenteeism for the Worcester City Council fell short of approval Tuesday night, according to the Telegram & Gazette.

The proposal would track councilors' attendance at meetings and withhold salaries during unauthorized leave. It collected a majority 6-4 vote, but did not achieve the two-thirds required for amendments to pass.

Councilor at-Large Thu Nguyen, who has attended one council meeting since January after taking an indefinite hiatus and alleged LGBTQ+ discrimination from Mayor Joseph Petty and other councilors, was not present.

Nguyen called the rule proposal "retaliatory" on Saturday.

Read the full story at the Telegram & Gazette.

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