New Orleans City Council
'Received' Is Not 'Approved': What "May Be Received" Means on a Council Agenda
Reports and letters arrive at the Council marked 'may be received,' and the phrase sounds like approval. It is closer to the opposite. Receiving a document means acknowledging it for the record, not endorsing or acting on it. A plain-language guide to the lightest action the Council takes.
3 min read
New Orleans City Council
'Received' Is Not 'Approved': What "May Be Received" Means on a Council Agenda
Reports and letters arrive at the Council marked 'may be received,' and the phrase sounds like approval. It is closer to the opposite. Receiving a document means acknowledging it for the record, not endorsing or acting on it. A plain-language guide to the lightest action the Council takes.
3 min read
