Recommendations for a new policy came from an ad hoc committee composed of Mayor Noah Blom and Councilwomen Robyn Grant and Lauren Kleiman and were presented during a June meeting.
Mayor Noah Blom was elected to the dais in 2020. Blom was named mayor pro tem for 2021. Mayor Pro Tem Will O'Neill was mayor in 2020 and was reelected to the dais that same year.