âSanctuary Cityâ status rejected ELLSWORTH â A resolution sponsored by Councilor Michelle Kaplan to declare Ellsworth as a Second Amendment Sanctuary City failed to find approval at the March 15 City Council meeting. Instead, a motion to not approve the resolution to approve Ellsworth as a Second Amendment Sanctuary City first passed 5-2, with Kaplan and Gene Lyons dissenting. A second vote, after Council Chairman Dale Hamilton clarified that the decision was not binding and could be brought to the council in the future, passed 6-1, with Lyons the sole nay vote. âBasically, it just gives you time,â Kaplan told Lyons following the vote.