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March 30, 2023
5 recorded votes, 1 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. The attendance table marks Shawn M. MacMaster, John Obremski and Ryan Williams absent.
Present: Christopher Cinella, Jack Eccles, Mark Garipay, Maya Jamaleddine, Manjula Karamcheti, Leila Migliorelli, Robb Stewart, Jen Grigoraitis
Absent: Shawn M. MacMaster, John Obremski, Ryan Williams
During the meeting:
- Maya Jamaleddine took part remotely.
Every vote, in order
Public Comment
Close Public Comment
Motion: Close Public Comment By: Councilor Migliorelli, Second: Mayor Brodeur - motion carried.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED [8 TO 0] AYES: Cinella, Eccles, Garipay, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, Migliorelli, Stewart, Grigoraitis ABSENT: Shawn M. MacMaster, John Obremski, Ryan Williams.” (Motion: Migliorelli)
New Business
Suspend the Rules — Filings by the Honorable City Council
Motion: Suspend the Rules By: Councilor Migliorelli, Second: Councilor Cinella - motion carried.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED [8 TO 0] MOVER: Leila Migliorelli, At-Large SECONDER: Christopher Cinella, At-Large AYES: Cinella, Eccles, Garipay, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, Migliorelli, Stewart, Grigoraitis ABSENT: Shawn M. MacMaster, John Obremski, Ryan Williams.” (Motion: Migliorelli, second: Cinella)
Enter into Executive Session — FY 24 budget update from State Senator Jason Lewis and State Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian
Motion: Enter into Executive Session By: Mayor Brodeur, Second: Councilor Stewart - motion carried. Meeting Adjourned: 8:21 PM
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED [8 TO 0] AYES: Cinella, Eccles, Garipay, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, Migliorelli, Stewart, Grigoraitis ABSENT: Shawn M. MacMaster, John Obremski, Ryan Williams.” (second: Stewart)
Adjournment
Adjourn Adjourn
Motion: Adjourn Adjourn By: Councilor Stewart, Second: Councilor Williams - motion carried.
The minutes say “motion carried” with no count or names. The minutes name Ryan Williams as the seconder, but Ryan Williams is not marked present, so no seconder is shown.
From the minutes
“Motion: Adjourn Adjourn By: Councilor Stewart, Second: Councilor Williams - motion carried..” (Motion: Stewart)
Adjournment
RESULT: PASSED [8 TO 0] AYES: Cinella, Eccles, Garipay, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, Migliorelli, Stewart, Grigoraitis ABSENT: Shawn M. MacMaster, John Obremski, Ryan Williams
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED [8 TO 0] AYES: Cinella, Eccles, Garipay, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, Migliorelli, Stewart, Grigoraitis ABSENT: Shawn M. MacMaster, John Obremski, Ryan Williams.”
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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