Unless all the danger had passed at the Gates, and I don't remember it being said that it was, just because things had quieted down in Chicago. For that reason alone, I see Rashid skipping the meeting, he skips a lot.. Also of all the Senior Council members, including Langtry, Rashid knows what Harry is thinking and what kind of a job he is expected to do. If he did vote against Harry, it wouldn't be for the reasons Carlos gave, in fact as in Summer Knight, instead of voting Harry out, Rashid would have just killed him.