On Sept. 19, Mayor Parker Wiseman vetoed the Board of Aldermen’s 4 to 2 (with one abstain) decision to amend plus-one insurance coverage. The insurance coverage, originally passed by the Board of Aldermen on Sept. 2, extended insurance coverage to not only domestic partners, but to those of the LGBT community. 
During a public Aldermen meeting held last week on Tuesday, the board voted to amend this original coverage, leaving a new coverage only extended to legally married individuals. The Aldermen vote went as follows: Ben Carver voted yea, Lisa Wynn abstained, David Little voted yea, Jason Walker voted nay, Scott Maynard voted nay, Roy Perkins voted yea and Henry Vaughn voted yea.  Wiseman vetoed this amendment, in full support of the original coverage passed two weeks ago.
In light of the board’s meeting tonight, Wiseman said the board will vote to override his current veto.
“Abstentions count with the majority, so if there are five votes, my veto will be over written,” Wiseman said. “Tonight is truly one of those wait and see moments.”
Wiseman said he refuses to partake in denying employees the opportunity to receive medical care.
“It is an opportunity that the city is fully capable of providing and it costs the city nothing,” Wiseman said.