Council fails to override any mayoral vetos on budget plans

Council fails to override any mayoral vetos on budget plans

CORONAVIRUS TAB.FOR THE LAST WEEK WE’VEBEEN WAITING TO SEE IF THE OMAHACITY COUNCIL WOULD HAVE ENOUGHVOTES TO OVERRIDE MAR JEANYOSTOTHERT’S VETO TO SOME OF THEAMENDMENTS IN THE CITY BUDGETANCAD PITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.TODAY THEY HAD THATOPPORTUNITY.3NEWSNOW REPORTER JESSIKAEIDSON GIVES US A LOOK AT WHATTHEY DECIDED.AFTER GETTING TOLD "NO" ON 4AMENDMENTS TO OMAHA’S 2220BUDGET AND THE CAPITALIMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, THE CITYCOUNCIL GATHERED ON TUESDAY WITHTHE CHANCE TO OVERRIDE THOSEVETOES.5 VOTES WOULD BE NEEDED TOOVERRIDE THE MAYOR’S VETOES,SOMETHING EACH MOTION FAILED TOGET.THE REJECTED AMENDMENTS INCLUDEA PROPOSAL BCOY UNCIL MEMBERJAUNITA JOHNSON TO HIRE AWEBSITE CONSULTANT TO HELPCOUNCIL MEMBERS GET INFORMATNIOTO THEIR DISTRICTS."AGAIN - AS A TOOL TO CREATEECONOMIC GROWTH."COUNCIL PRESIDENT PETE FESTEENRSALSO HAD SEVERAL AMENDMENTSREJECTED, ONE THAT WOULD GIVEMONEY TO THE NORTH SADDLE CRKEEBUSINESS DISTRICT FORDEVELOPMENT, AND TWO OTHERS THATWOULD BE ANSWERING THE CALL FORBETTER BIKING AND PEDESTRIANINFRASTRUCTURE."FOR ME THE TIME IS NOW FOR ETHGOVERNMENT TO BE A GOOD PARTNERAND START FUNDING THESEOPPORTUNITIES AND THESEINIAITTIVES."SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS GREWFRUSTRATED AS PREVIOUSLYAPPROVED IDEAS, FAILED TO GETTHE FINAL APPROVAL."ANYBODY THAT SITS UP HERE ANDTHEY TALK ABOUT BETTERING THECITY OF OMAHA, RETAINI PNGEOPLEIN THE CITY OF OMAHA, MAKINGTHINGS HAPPEN IN THE CITY OFOMAHA, ASK YOURSELF WHY YOU’RENOT SUPPORTING WHAT WE HAVINEFRONT OF US."MOTION AFTER MOTION, THENONPARTISAN CITY COUNCIL FAILEDTO OVERRIDE THE VETO,ESSPLITTING ALONG PARTY LINES 4-3ON EVERY VOTE.RERTPOING INMA OHA J