6.         REPORT, Committee on Appointments & Briefings, recommending to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on a WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Lopes, requesting that the City of New Bedford and the Office of Labor Relations begin a discussion with the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), so that the City of New Bedford can begin the Municipal Equality Index (MEI) process of self-submission, by which any City can submit themselves to be rated by The Human Rights Campaign, the Municipal Equality Index examines the laws, policies, and services of Municipalities across the Country and rates them on the basis of their inclusivity of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender LGBT community.

6a.        WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Lopes, requesting that the City of New Bedford and the Office of Labor Relations begin a discussion with the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), so that the City of New Bedford can begin the Municipal Equality Index (MEI) process of self-submission, by which any City can submit themselves to be rated by The Human Rights Campaign, the Municipal Equality Index examines the laws, policies, and services of Municipalities across the Country and rates them on the basis of their inclusivity of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender LGBT community. (Referred to the Committee on Appointments and Briefings – May 28, 2015.)