Valparaiso Mayor Jon Costas vetoed the city council’s 5-2 vote in favor of a revamped Advisory Human Relations Council, redesigned to serve both the needs of the mayor and the city council.

The veto action from Costas came Thursday.

The city council meets at 6 p.m. Monday, providing the opportunity for further discussion and debate if the council decides to address the matter. The ordinance is not on the meeting agenda, which was released late Thursday.

If another vote is called on the advisory council, a minimum favorable vote of 5-2 can override the mayor’s veto.

At the last council meeting on July 28, the ordinance, which was crafted and introduced by Valparaiso City Council President Ellen Kapitan and fellow at-large member Emilie Hunt, found further support from Barbara Domer, D-3

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