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June 15, 2020
8 recorded votes, 7 with disagreement.
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: The minutes of this meeting have no attendance list. Councilors are counted present when a roll call in the minutes names them; votes that name no one show the result only.
Present: John N. Tramontozzi, Shawn M. MacMaster, Jeff McNaught, Jen Grigoraitis, Robb Stewart, Mark Garipay, Cory Thomas, Jack Eccles, Christopher Cinella, Leila Migliorelli, Maya Jamaleddine
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Minutes Approval
Approve minutes from 5/4, 5/14, 5/18, 6/1, and 6/4
Motion to approve minutes from 5/4, 5/14, 5/18, 6/1, and 6/4 made by Cinella; second by: Thomas-- unanimous roll call, motion carried.
The minutes say the motion carried unanimously, but this meeting has no attendance list, so only the result is shown.
From the minutes
“Motion to approve minutes from 5/4, 5/14, 5/18, 6/1, and 6/4 made by Cinella; second by: Thomas-- unanimous roll call, motion carried..” (Motion: Cinella, second: Thomas)
Public Comment
Open public comment
Motion to open public comment made by: Stewart; second by: Migliorelli-- unanimous roll call, motion carried
The minutes say the motion carried unanimously, but this meeting has no attendance list, so only the result is shown.
From the minutes
“Motion to open public comment made by: Stewart; second by: Migliorelli-- unanimous roll call, motion carried.” (Motion: Stewart, second: Migliorelli)
New Business
Passage
Motion for passage made by MacMaster; second by: Tramontozzi.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Shawn M. MacMaster, Ward 5 SECONDER: John N. Tramontozzi, Ward 1 AYES: Grigoraitis, Tramontozzi, McNaught, Stewart, Garipay, MacMaster, Thomas, Eccles, Cinella, Migliorelli, Jamaleddine.” (Motion: MacMaster, second: Tramontozzi)
Place on file
RESULT: PLACED ON FILE [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Leila Migliorelli, At-Large SECONDER: Jack Eccles, At-Large AYES: Grigoraitis, Tramontozzi, McNaught, Stewart, Garipay, MacMaster, Thomas, Eccles, Cinella, Migliorelli, Jamaleddine
This roll call follows the item’s main result in the minutes, which do not say which motion it records.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PLACED ON FILE [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Leila Migliorelli, At-Large SECONDER: Jack Eccles, At-Large AYES: Grigoraitis, Tramontozzi, McNaught, Stewart, Garipay, MacMaster, Thomas, Eccles, Cinella, Migliorelli, Jamaleddine.” (Motion: Migliorelli, second: Eccles)
Orders from Committee
Suspend Rule 13; second
Motion to suspend Rule 13; second by McNaught-- to suspend the rule related to order of discussion and time constraints related to debate and discussion by councilors. unanimous roll call-- motion carries.
The minutes say the motion carried unanimously, but this meeting has no attendance list, so only the result is shown.
From the minutes
“motion to suspend Rule 13; second by McNaught-- to suspend the rule related to order of discussion and time constraints related to debate and discussion by councilors. unanimous roll call-- motion carries..” (Motion: McNaught)
Suspend the rules to hear from city officials who could answer as to the legality of an aggregrate reduction in the city budget. second
Motion to suspend the rules to hear from city officials who could answer as to the legality of an aggregrate reduction in the city budget. second by Migliorelli. Motion fails
The minutes say the motion failed on a roll call and name the members voting no (Cinella, Garipay, MacMaster, McNaught, Thomas and Tramontozzi), but not those voting yes, and this meeting has no attendance list, so only the result is shown. The minutes say the motion failed but give no count or names.
From the minutes
“motion to suspend the rules to hear from city officials who could answer as to the legality of an aggregrate reduction in the city budget. second by Migliorelli. Motion fails.” (Motion: Migliorelli)
Adjourn
Motion to Adjourn made by Cinella; second by Migliorelli. Unanimous roll call-- motion carried.
The minutes say the motion carried unanimously, but this meeting has no attendance list, so only the result is shown.
From the minutes
“Motion to Adjourn made by Cinella; second by Migliorelli. Unanimous roll call-- motion carried..” (Motion: Cinella, second: Migliorelli)
Adjournment
Adjourn
Motion to Adjourn made by Cinella; second by Migliorelli. Unanimous roll call-- motion carried.
The minutes say the motion carried unanimously, but this meeting has no attendance list, so only the result is shown.
From the minutes
“Motion to Adjourn made by Cinella; second by Migliorelli. Unanimous roll call-- motion carried..” (Motion: Cinella, second: Migliorelli)
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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