Boston Mayor Wu is on trip, leaving the Metropolis Council president in cost

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Metropolis Council President Ruthzee Louijeune is appearing mayor of Boston this week whereas Michelle Wu is out of city for a household trip.

Louijeune was elevated to the place of appearing mayor this previous Monday, and can maintain the function till Wu returns to town on Saturday morning, town clerk and mayor’s workplace confirmed.

“The council president is the acting mayor when the mayor is out of town,” the mayor’s workplace mentioned in a Wednesday electronic mail to the Herald, including that Wu is “in Maine with family.”

The mayor is pregnant together with her third little one and has two younger youngsters who attend the Boston Public Faculties, which kicks off the brand new faculty yr subsequent Thursday, Sept. 5.

Wu additionally relinquished her mayoral duties for many of final week, when she was in Chicago serving as a delegate on the Democratic Nationwide Conference. She was absent from the night time of Sunday, Aug. 18 to the afternoon of Friday, Aug. 23.

In that occasion, Metropolis Clerk Alex Geourntas was appearing mayor as a result of Louijeune was additionally a delegate on the conference. The function has traditionally been delegated to the clerk in Boston, in situations the place the mayor and council president are each out of city, Geourntas advised the Herald final week.

Whereas it was unclear when Louijeune first took on the function of appearing mayor, this week is just not the primary time she’s had the accountability, the mayor’s workplace mentioned.

The function of appearing mayor falls to the council president throughout the mayor’s absence from town, as dictated by the constitution.

An appearing mayor, per the constitution, “shall possess the powers of mayor only in matters not admitting of delay.”

Requests for remark from Louijeune and her workplace weren’t returned, making it unclear as as to whether she’s taken, or plans to take, any motion throughout her time within the momentary mayoral function. Louijeune led a weekly Council assembly on Wednesday.

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