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October 16, 2023
6 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: The attendance table marks Shawn M. MacMaster, Maya Jamaleddine, Manjula Karamcheti and John Obremski absent.
Present: Christopher Cinella, Jack Eccles, Mark Garipay, Leila Migliorelli, Robb Stewart, Ryan Williams, Jen Grigoraitis
Absent: Shawn M. MacMaster, Maya Jamaleddine, Manjula Karamcheti, John Obremski
Every vote, in order
Reading of the Minutes
Approve the minutes without reading — Minutes of the regular meeting of October 2, 2023
President Grigoraitis moves by unanimous consent to approve the minutes without reading. No objection, motion passes.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ACCEPTED [7 TO 0] MOVER: Jen Grigoraitis, Ward 6 AYES: Cinella, Eccles, Garipay, Migliorelli, Stewart, Williams, Grigoraitis ABSENT: Maya Jamaleddine, Manjula Karamcheti, Shawn M. MacMaster, John Obremski.” (Motion: Grigoraitis)
Public Comment
Open Public Comment by unanimous consent
Motion: Open Public Comment by unanimous consent. By: President Grigoraitis, No objection - motion carried.
The minutes say “No objection” with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Motion: Open Public Comment by unanimous consent. By: President Grigoraitis, No objection - motion carried..” (Motion: Grigoraitis)
Motion: Open Public Comment by unanimous consent. By: President Grigoraitis, No objection - motion carried.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED [7 TO 0] MOVER: Jen Grigoraitis, Ward 6 AYES: Cinella, Eccles, Garipay, Migliorelli, Stewart, Williams, Grigoraitis ABSENT: Maya Jamaleddine, Manjula Karamcheti, Shawn M. MacMaster, John Obremski.” (Motion: Grigoraitis)
Unfinished Business
Hold in full council — Authorization to Borrow MWRA LLP Request for Authorization to borrow from the MWRA LLP for lead water service identification and removal
Motion to hold in full council.
From the minutes
“RESULT: HOLD [7 TO 0] Next: 10/23/2023 7:45 PM MOVER: Leila Migliorelli, Ryan Williams SECONDER: Christopher Cinella, At-Large AYES: Cinella, Eccles, Garipay, Migliorelli, Stewart, Williams, Grigoraitis ABSENT: Maya Jamaleddine, Manjula Karamcheti, Shawn M. MacMaster, John Obremski.” (Motion: Migliorelli, second: Cinella)
Expiries
That this City Council Order the Director of Health and Human Services to appear before us pursuant to Section 2-7 (b) of the Melrose City Charter to provide information relative to public health...
RESULT: REMAND [7 TO 0] Next: 10/23/2023 7:15 PM TO: Health, Education & Welfare Committee MOVER: Ryan Williams, Ward 7 SECONDER: Christopher Cinella, At-Large AYES: Cinella, Eccles, Garipay, Migliorelli, Stewart, Williams, Grigoraitis ABSENT: Maya Jamaleddine, Manjula Karamcheti, Shawn M. MacMaster, John Obremski
From the minutes
“RESULT: REMAND [7 TO 0] Next: 10/23/2023 7:15 PM TO: Health, Education & Welfare Committee MOVER: Ryan Williams, Ward 7 SECONDER: Christopher Cinella, At-Large AYES: Cinella, Eccles, Garipay, Migliorelli, Stewart, Williams, Grigoraitis ABSENT: Maya Jamaleddine, Manjula Karamcheti, Shawn M. MacMaster, John Obremski.” (Motion: Williams, second: Cinella)
Adjournment
Adjourn
Motion: Adjourn By: Councilor Cinella, Second: Councilor Williams - motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:56 p.m.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED [7 TO 0] MOVER: Christopher Cinella, At-Large SECONDER: Ryan Williams, Ward 7 AYES: Cinella, Eccles, Garipay, Migliorelli, Stewart, Williams, Grigoraitis ABSENT: Maya Jamaleddine, Manjula Karamcheti, Shawn M. MacMaster, John Obremski.” (Motion: Cinella, second: 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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