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November 28, 2022
4 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: The attendance table marks Jen Grigoraitis absent.
Present: Jack Eccles, Mark Garipay, Maya Jamaleddine, Manjula Karamcheti, Shawn M. MacMaster, Leila Migliorelli, John Obremski, Robb Stewart, Ryan Williams, Christopher Cinella
Absent: Jen Grigoraitis
Every vote, in order
Public Comment
Open public comment
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)
Close public comment
President Cinella moves to close public comment. No objection
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED [10 TO 0] MOVER: Christopher Cinella, President AYES: Eccles, Garipay, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, MacMaster, Migliorelli, Obremski, Stewart, Williams, Cinella ABSENT: Jen Grigoraitis.” (Motion: Cinella)
Communications from His Honor, the Mayor and Other
Appointment of Kevin M. Faller as Chief of the Melrose Police Department effective December 1, 2022
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Mark Garipay, Ward 4 SECONDER: Jack Eccles, At-Large AYES: Eccles, Garipay, Grigoraitis, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, MacMaster, Migliorelli, Obremski, Stewart, Williams, Cinella
The roll call lists Jen Grigoraitis as voting, but the attendance table at the top of the minutes marks this councilor absent. Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Mark Garipay, Ward 4 SECONDER: Jack Eccles, At-Large AYES: Eccles, Garipay, Grigoraitis, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, MacMaster, Migliorelli, Obremski, Stewart, Williams, Cinella.” (Motion: Garipay, second: Eccles)
Adjournment
Adjourn
Motion: Adjourn By: Councilor Eccles, Second: Councilor Stewart - motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED [10 TO 0] MOVER: Jack Eccles, At-Large SECONDER: Robb Stewart, Ward 3 AYES: Eccles, Garipay, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, MacMaster, Migliorelli, Obremski, Stewart, Williams, Cinella ABSENT: Jen Grigoraitis.” (Motion: Eccles, second: Stewart)
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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