The Brockton City Council overrode a veto by the mayor, allowing the city to enact a ban on camping in public.
Monday’s decisive 8-3 vote on the new rule comes after months of heated debate over how to address homeless encampments and drug use in the city.
In November, Mayor Robert Sullivan vetoed the ordinance after the city council passed it 7-4. He said the restrictions would “criminalize homelessness,” and asked the council to amend the ordinance to remove the $200 fine for ban violations…