A Year Later, ISO is on Council’s agenda

Almost exactly a year ago (on 05/23/17), Benicia Mayor Elizabeth Patterson succeeded in requesting that Council direct staff to agendize future Council discussion of drafting and adopting a community Industrial Safety Ordinance.  The Council voted 4-1 to approve and calendar further discussion.

This was the first step in Benicia’s cumbersome 2-step process for a Councilmember or Mayor to agendize a new topic.

Well, it has taken a year, but the good news is that this item will finally come up on the June 19, 2018 Council agenda.  Mark your calendar and plan to attend!
AND/OR… write!  (click here for info on where to write)

Here are the relevant documents from May of 2017:

• Mayor Patterson’s 5/23/17 request for Council discussion of a Community Industrial Safety Ordinance
• City Council minutes of 5/23/17: excerpt approving future agendizing of “discussion of drafting and adopting an Industrial Safety Ordinance” (1st step in 2-step process)

For much more, see Benicia Independent’s ISO Page (letters from concerned Benicians, original documents, video and much more).