A-09-09 ($ from EDIT to the police department) defeated 5-4.

The first reading of A-09-09, an additional appropriation from EDIT to the police department to hire new officers, was defeated 5-4.

Previously, a resolution to do this passed 5-4. Changing his vote was 2nd district councilman Bob Caesar. He explained this to me afterward by saying that the reasoning behind a resolution is very different from the reasoning behind an ordinance, although he did not explain the difference.

No Caesar
No Price
No McLaughlin
Aye Benedetti
No Gahan
No Gonder
Aye Messer
Aye Zurschmiede
Aye Coffey

Fails to pass on first reading, 5-4 against. 2nd and 3rd readings next time.

I'm having a beer now.