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January 13, 2020
4 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: Organizational meeting.
Present: Jen Grigoraitis, John N. Tramontozzi, Jeff McNaught, Robb Stewart, Mark Garipay, Shawn M. MacMaster, Cory Thomas, Kate Lipper-Garabedian, Jack Eccles, Christopher Cinella, Leila Migliorelli
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Public Comment
Close Public Comment
Motion: Close Public Comment By: Councilor Lipper Garabedian, Second: Councilor Tramontozzi - motion carried.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Kate Lipper-Garabedian, At-Large SECONDER: Jack Eccles, At-Large AYES: Grigoraitis, Tramontozzi, McNaught, Stewart, Garipay, MacMaster, Thomas, Lipper-Garabedian, Eccles, Cinella, Migliorelli.” (Motion: Lipper-Garabedian, second: Eccles)
New Business
Election of the President of the City Council for the Year 2020 Clerk Kamosa proceeded to the business of electing a Council President stating: "at a Caucus of the City Council held on December 2,...
RESULT: ELECTED [10 TO 0] MOVER: Christopher Cinella, At-Large SECONDER: Jack Eccles, At-Large AYES: Grigoraitis, McNaught, Stewart, Garipay, MacMaster, Thomas, Lipper- Garabedian, Eccles, Cinella, Migliorelli ABSTAIN: John N. Tramontozzi
Yes: Cinella, Eccles, Garipay, Grigoraitis, Lipper-Garabedian, MacMaster, McNaught, Migliorelli, Stewart, ThomasAbstained: Tramontozzi
From the minutes
“RESULT: ELECTED [10 TO 0] MOVER: Christopher Cinella, At-Large SECONDER: Jack Eccles, At-Large AYES: Grigoraitis, McNaught, Stewart, Garipay, MacMaster, Thomas, Lipper- Garabedian, Eccles, Cinella, Migliorelli ABSTAIN: John N. Tramontozzi.” (Motion: Cinella, second: Eccles)
Adoption of the Rules of Order of the City Council for the Year 2020
RESULT: PASSED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: John N. Tramontozzi, Ward 1 SECONDER: Kate Lipper-Garabedian, At-Large AYES: Grigoraitis, Tramontozzi, McNaught, Stewart, Garipay, MacMaster, Thomas, Lipper-Garabedian, Eccles, Cinella, Migliorelli
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: John N. Tramontozzi, Ward 1 SECONDER: Kate Lipper-Garabedian, At-Large AYES: Grigoraitis, Tramontozzi, McNaught, Stewart, Garipay, MacMaster, Thomas, Lipper-Garabedian, Eccles, Cinella, Migliorelli.” (Motion: Tramontozzi, second: Lipper-Garabedian)
Adjournment
Adjourn Meeting adjourned
Motion: Adjourn Meeting adjourned at 6:52p.m.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Mark Garipay, Ward 4 SECONDER: Jack Eccles, At-Large AYES: Grigoraitis, Tramontozzi, McNaught, Stewart, Garipay, MacMaster, Thomas, Lipper-Garabedian, Eccles, Cinella, Migliorelli.” (Motion: Garipay, second: Eccles)
From the Melrose City Council’s official minutes (the Board of Aldermen’s until October 2019), posted on the city’s Agendas & Minutes page (its CivicClerk portal, City Council). We check every vote against the councilors present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Councilor photos: City of Melrose (cityofmelrose.org), from the official City Council page. Cal Finocchiaro: Melrose Weekly News. Former councilors show initials.
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