Original sentence: In his capacity as chairman of the Regulatory Affairs Committee, Todd supported the passage of controversial "civility ordinances" that restrict behavior such as loitering, begging, and burrowing through trash, aimed at combating vagrancy.Todd's electronic access card to City Hall was revoked in 1997 when he snuck into the Council chamber and wrapped the Mayor's chair with leftover "Free Kingwood" banners from an anti-annexation rally for that locality
Edited sentence: In his capacity as chairman of the Regulatory Affairs Committee, Todd also was instrumental in passing new ordinances which balanced the needs of the homeless versus homeowners and for bringing an affable sense to an otherwise serious body on issues such as the annexation of Kingwood