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Melrose City Council · 2022–2023 Council · Joint meeting

May 16, 2022

5 recorded votes, 3 with disagreement.

Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page

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Attendance

Note on these minutes: Joint meeting of the City Council and the School Committee; only the council’s own votes are shown.

Present: Jack Eccles, Mark Garipay, Jen Grigoraitis, Maya Jamaleddine, Manjula Karamcheti, Shawn M. MacMaster, Leila Migliorelli, John Obremski, Robb Stewart, Ryan Williams, Christopher Cinella

Absent: None

Every vote, in order

Public Comment

Open Public Comment

Minutes, page 1

ProceduralPassed · Voice vote, names not recorded

President Cinella moves to open Public Comment. No objection

The minutes say “No objection” with no count or names.

From the minutes

“President Cinella moves to open Public Comment. No objection.” (Motion: Cinella)

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (PDF)

Close Public Comment

Minutes, page 1

ProceduralPassed · Voice vote, names not recorded

President Cinella moves to close Public Comment. No objection.

The minutes say “No objection” with no count or names.

From the minutes

“President Cinella moves to close Public Comment. No objection..” (Motion: Cinella)

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Communications from His Honor, the Mayor and Other

Suspend the rules

Minutes, page 2

ProceduralPassed · Voice vote, names not recorded

President Cinella moves to suspend the rules. No objection.

The minutes say “No objection” with no count or names.

From the minutes

“President Cinella moves to suspend the rules. No objection..” (Motion: Cinella)

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Place on file — Joint Meeting of the City Council and the School Committee to be held at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, May 16, 2022 on the financial condition of the City, revenue and expenditure...

Minutes, page 2

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 11 present

RESULT: FILED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Jen Grigoraitis, Ward 6 SECONDER: Jack Eccles, At-Large AYES: Eccles, Garipay, Grigoraitis, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, MacMaster, Migliorelli, Obremski, Stewart, Williams, Cinella

From the minutes

“RESULT: FILED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Jen Grigoraitis, Ward 6 SECONDER: Jack Eccles, At-Large AYES: Eccles, Garipay, Grigoraitis, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, MacMaster, Migliorelli, Obremski, Stewart, Williams, Cinella.” (Motion: Grigoraitis, second: Eccles)

Read it in the official minutes, page 2 (PDF)

Adjournment

Adjourn

Minutes, page 2

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 11 present

Motion: Adjourn By: Councilor Garipay, Second: Councilor Stewart - motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m.

From the minutes

“RESULT: PASSED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Mark Garipay, Ward 4 SECONDER: Robb Stewart, Ward 3 AYES: Eccles, Garipay, Grigoraitis, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, MacMaster, Migliorelli, Obremski, Stewart, Williams, Cinella.” (Motion: Garipay, second: Stewart)

Read it in the official minutes, page 2 (PDF)

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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