A Boston City Council resolution that called for the removal of disgraced Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson in the wake of her conviction on federal corruption charges was blocked for a second straight week.

Councilor Liz Breadon objected Wednesday to a non-binding resolution co-sponsored by Councilors Erin Murphy and Ed Flynn, that called for the Council to “formally address the matter of Fernandes Anderson’s continued service.”

Breadon’s objection blocked a vote on the matter and automatically sent the resolution, which is not legally binding and thus symbolic in nature, to a Council committee for a potential hearing.

“We have been talking about this for months,” Breadon said at the day’s meeting. “I share the frustration of many of my constituents that we spend way too much time focused on these issues and that we need to be focused on the needs of our community and our constituents.

“I think the potholes need fixing. We have a lot of work to do. And frankly, the legal process is taking its course and we are not going to change that direction. We’re not going to change that outcome. I feel that at this moment we need to focus on the work that we are sent here to do,” she added.

Murphy argued, however, that constituents are “deeply” concerned about why Fernandes Anderson, who was absent from the day’s meeting, remains in office, after she was convicted on two federal felony charges. Those corruption charges are tied to a $7,000 kickback scheme carried out at City Hall, per the indictment.

Murphy said that while the law is clear on the matter, in terms of councilors being removed from the body only after sentencing, which has not yet occurred and is scheduled for July 29, it was still important for the Council to “take a stand.”

“This proposed resolution doesn’t seek to enforce illegal removal, but to express our collective moral stance,” Murphy said. “By leaning on legal technicalities, the Council risks appearing evasive, avoiding a clear position on an issue that deeply concerns our constituents.

“The resolution I filed with Councilor Flynn isn’t about forcing anyone out — it’s about taking a stand,” she added. “We pass non-binding resolutions all the time on various issues all the time, on international conflicts, national policies, historical acknowledgments. … These actions, while symbolic, reflect our collective values and our commitment to justice. So why hesitate now when the issue is in our chamber?”

Murphy said Fernandes Anderson’s “continued presence undermines public trust and distracts from our work.”

“I think the status quo is no longer an option,” Flynn added. “We need to show the residents of Boston that we understand the significant challenge, ethical challenge this body faces, and we must rise to the occasion and ensure that ethics will always be part of city government, and that we will address issues as they come along, even if they are controversial.

“It’s important for us to collectively come together as a body,” he said, “and provide the leadership that has been lacking for a period of time because of our inaction on this particular matter.”

Council President Ruthzee Louijeune said, however, that the City Council’s stance on the matter was already clear, and has been for months. She said that by calling for Fernandes Anderson’s resignation upon her federal indictment and arrest last December, she was not only speaking for herself, but on behalf of the entire body.

“In December, as the president of the City Council,” Louijeune said, “I stated what I believed was in the best interest of this body, speaking on behalf of this body, believe that because the public interest is so important, because public trust is so important, because making sure that voters and residents believe in us, in our ability to do this work, that I believe that it was in the best interest of the councilor to resign.

“I said that clearly, emphatically, and I repeated that as such, as the leader of this body, who knows that residents want us filling potholes, cleaning streets, doing all that. So, I’m here to make sure that we’re doing the work of the people, that we’re not playing politics, and that we are following the letter of the law,” she said.

Louijeune added that she removed Fernandes Anderson from all Council committees in early April, after her intention to plead guilty and the plea deal she accepted became public in a federal court filing.

Such a move is within the Council’s purview, per a legal opinion Louijeune sought from a city attorney, who also stated that the Council does not have the authority to remove members. Rather, councilors are automatically removed from office after being sentenced to prison on a felony conviction, the city attorney wrote.

The resolution was blocked last week as well, when Murphy and Flynn first sought to introduce it as an “emergency” late file at that Council meeting, which took place two days after Fernandes Anderson pleaded guilty to two federal corruption charges in Boston federal court.

Last week’s objection was made by Councilor Julia Mejia, an occasional ally of Fernandes Anderson, preventing it from being added to the agenda. Mejia said last week she objected to the late-file measure because Fernandes Anderson was not present for the discussion.

Fernandes Anderson, who represents Roxbury-centric District 7 and is paid a $120,000 salary, was absent from this week’s meeting as well. Like last week, she cited a “family emergency” in an absence letter that was read into the record by the city clerk and mentioned that it was medically-related.

After her conviction last week, Fernandes Anderson told reporters outside the federal courthouse that she plans to officially resign next month after the City Council budget process, which typically wraps up with a vote in late June. She announced she would be resigning in early April, after agreeing to a plea deal.

As part of the plea deal, U.S. Attorney Leah Foley recommended that Fernandes Anderson be sentenced to a year and a day in prison and ordered to pay $13,000 in restitution.

Councilors Louijeune, Flynn, Murphy, Gabriela Coletta Zapata and Sharon Durkan called for Fernandes Anderson’s resignation upon her indictment and arrest last December.

Durkan didn’t speak on the day’s resolution, but Coletta Zapata spoke against it.

“I just don’t agree that this is the correct vehicle to do this,” Coletta Zapata said. “I’ve already gone on record on this issue, and I respectfully say that I just don’t think that this is a good use of our City Council time and resources.”