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January 16, 2024
8 recorded votes, 3 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: The attendance table marks Manjula Karamcheti absent.
Present: Cal Finocchiaro, Mark Garipay, Ward Hamilton, Maya Jamaleddine, John Obremski, Devin Romanul, Robb Stewart, Kimberly Vandiver, Ryan Williams, Leila Migliorelli
Absent: Manjula Karamcheti
Every vote, in order
Call to Order
Recess
Motion: Recess By: Councilor Garipay, Second by Councilor Stewart - motion carried. Recessed for photographs with family.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED [10 TO 0] MOVER: Mark Garipay, Ward 4 SECONDER: Robb Stewart, Ward 3 AYES: Finocchiaro, Garipay, Hamilton, Jamaleddine, Obremski, Romanul, Stewart, Vandiver, Williams, Migliorelli ABSENT: Manjula Karamcheti.” (Motion: Garipay, second: Stewart)
Reading of the Minutes
Accept the minutes of the regular meeting of December 18, 2023
RESULT: ACCEPTED [10 TO 0] MOVER: Leila Migliorelli, At-Large AYES: Finocchiaro, Garipay, Hamilton, Jamaleddine, Obremski, Romanul, Stewart, Vandiver, Williams, Migliorelli ABSENT: Manjula Karamcheti
From the minutes
“RESULT: ACCEPTED [10 TO 0] MOVER: Leila Migliorelli, At-Large AYES: Finocchiaro, Garipay, Hamilton, Jamaleddine, Obremski, Romanul, Stewart, Vandiver, Williams, Migliorelli ABSENT: Manjula Karamcheti.” (Motion: Migliorelli)
Accept the minutes of the organizational meeting of January 8, 2024
RESULT: ACCEPTED [10 TO 0] MOVER: Leila Migliorelli, At-Large AYES: Finocchiaro, Garipay, Hamilton, Jamaleddine, Obremski, Romanul, Stewart, Vandiver, Williams, Migliorelli ABSENT: Manjula Karamcheti
From the minutes
“RESULT: ACCEPTED [10 TO 0] MOVER: Leila Migliorelli, At-Large AYES: Finocchiaro, Garipay, Hamilton, Jamaleddine, Obremski, Romanul, Stewart, Vandiver, Williams, Migliorelli ABSENT: Manjula Karamcheti.” (Motion: Migliorelli)
Public Comment
Open Public Comment
Motion: Open Public Comment By: President Migliorelli by uanimous consent. No objection, motion carried.
The minutes say “No objection” with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Motion: Open Public Comment By: President Migliorelli by uanimous consent. No objection, motion carried..” (Motion: Migliorelli)
Close Public Comment
Motion: Close Public Comment By: President Migliorelli by uanimous consent. No objection, motion carried.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED [10 TO 0] MOVER: Leila Migliorelli, At-Large AYES: Finocchiaro, Garipay, Hamilton, Jamaleddine, Obremski, Romanul, Stewart, Vandiver, Williams, Migliorelli ABSENT: Manjula Karamcheti.” (Motion: Migliorelli)
Communications from Her Honor, the Mayor and Other
Suspend the Rules by unanimous consent
Motion: Suspend the Rules by unanimous consent. No objection By: President Migliorelli - motion carried.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED [10 TO 0] MOVER: Leila Migliorelli, At-Large AYES: Finocchiaro, Garipay, Hamilton, Jamaleddine, Obremski, Romanul, Stewart, Vandiver, Williams, Migliorelli ABSENT: Manjula Karamcheti.” (Motion: Migliorelli)
New Business
Immediate Consideration — Filings by members of the Honorable City Council
Motion: Immediate Consideration By: Councilor Garipay, No objection.
The roll call lists Manjula Karamcheti as voting, but the attendance table at the top of the minutes marks this councilor absent. Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Mark Garipay, Ward 4 AYES: Finocchiaro, Garipay, Hamilton, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, Obremski, Romanul, Stewart, Vandiver, Williams, Migliorelli.” (Motion: Garipay)
Adjournment
Adjourn
Motion: Adjourn By: Councilor Stewart, Second: Councilor Garipay - motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8 p.m.
The roll call lists Manjula Karamcheti as voting, but the attendance table at the top of the minutes marks this councilor absent. Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PASSED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Robb Stewart, Ward 3 SECONDER: Mark Garipay, Ward 4 AYES: Finocchiaro, Garipay, Hamilton, Jamaleddine, Karamcheti, Obremski, Romanul, Stewart, Vandiver, Williams, Migliorelli.” (Motion: Stewart, second: Garipay)
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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