"Please consider this compromise seriously," Dixon said.
And Roy Bercaw, a Cambridge resident, questioned Reeves' right to chair council meetings, saying Drury should serve as acting mayor according to state law.
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"All actions taken by the council since Jan. 2 would be subject to challenge," Bercaw said.
Reeves responded by noting the increased responsibilities of his temporary job.
"It pays you nothing, you work three times as hard," he said.
"May God move us so we can get a mayor to do this wondrous work," Reeves added.
By the end of the night, Reeves had his wish, except it was Galluccio, and not him, who was elected mayor.
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