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ORDER-2022-60 : Election of the President of the Melrose City Council for the Year 2022 (ID #9380)
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ORDER-2022-60 Election of the President Election of the President of the Melrose City Council for the Year 2022
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▶ 4:11 Shawn M. MacMaster: year 2022. thank you i will note for the record that our revised rules of order were adopted unanimously by the full council just three weeks ago on december 20th as this is a new calendar year the rules must be readopted so if there is no objection the chair would ask unanimous consent to adopt the rules as amended by the appropriations committee and adopted by the full council on december 20th 2021. seeing no objection the rules have been readopted mr clerk of committee's next
▶ 4:40 Speaker 3: item on the agenda order 2022-60 election of the president of the melrose city council for the year
▶ 4:49 Shawn M. MacMaster: 2022. on december 6 2021 at a nine non-binding caucus councillor christopher sanella was nominated and subsequently elected a binding vote is now required to formally elect the city council president for calendar year 2022 at this time the chair will entertain a motion to open the floor
▶ 5:11 Speaker 4: to nominations for nominations second council Grigoraitis has made a motion to open the floor
▶ 5:15 Shawn M. MacMaster: for nominations seconded by council Migliorelli all in favor aye any opposed the floor is now open for nominations does any member wish to put forth the name of someone for the office
▶ 5:33 Jen Grigoraitis: of president council Grigoraitis thank you i wish to put forth christopher sanella christopher
▶ 5:40 Shawn M. MacMaster: Senella's name is on the floor do any other members wish to nominate a member
▶ 5:47 Shawn M. MacMaster: of this body for president before we close nominations and proceed with a vote the chair recognizes councillor Senella under rule 48 Thank You
▶ 5:53 Christopher Cinella: president pro temp I pro rule 48 it is my intention to seek another term as president to continue the work that I began last year and shepherding this council through difficult times and continuing the momentum that we have
▶ 6:08 Shawn M. MacMaster: gained as a body. Thank you, Councilor Sinella. Is there a motion to close the floor to nominations?
▶ 6:18 Shawn M. MacMaster: Motion to close the floor for nominations. Second. Motion made by Councilor Grigoraitis to close the floor to nomination. Seconded by Councilor Garipay. All in favor? Aye. Any opposed? The floor is now closed to nominations. At this time, we will proceed with the election. This will be a roll call vote when called upon by the city clerk. Each member shall state his or her choice. Madam Clerk would you kindly commence the election and report the results to the
▶ 6:41 Speaker 1: Chair.
▶ 7:08 Speaker 1: Sonnella. Councilor Stewart. Christopher Sonnella. And Councilor Williams.
▶ 7:14 Speaker 1: Christopher Sonnella. Eleven for Christopher Sonnella. Thank you Madam
▶ 7:16 Shawn M. MacMaster: Clerk. Christopher Sonnella has been duly elected president of the Melrose City Council for the year 2022. President Sonnella would you please approach the rostrum to be sworn in by the city clerk and to preside over the council thereafter.
▶ 7:41 Speaker 4: Christopher Sonella.
▶ 7:43 Speaker 5: Christopher Sonella. Christopher Sonella.
▶ 7:44 Speaker 1: Christopher Sonella.
▶ 7:45 Speaker 5: Christopher Sonella.
▶ 7:46 Speaker 1: Christopher Sonella. Christopher Sonella.
▶ 7:48 Speaker 5: Christopher Sonella.
▶ 7:49 Speaker 1: Christopher Sonella. Christopher Sonella.
▶ 7:51 Christopher Cinella: Christopher Sonella.
▶ 7:52 Speaker 1: Christopher Sonella. Christopher Sonella.
▶ 7:54 Speaker 5: Christopher Sonella. Christopher Sonella. Christopher Sonella. Christopher Sonella.
▶ 7:58 Christopher Cinella: Christopher Sonella. Christopher Sonella. Christopher Sonella.
▶ 8:01 Speaker 1: Christopher Sonella. Christopher Sonella.
▶ 8:03 Christopher Cinella: Christopher Sonella. Christopher Sonella.
▶ 8:05 Speaker 1: Christopher Sonella.
▶ 8:06 Speaker 5: Christopher Sonella.
▶ 8:07 Speaker 1: Christopher Sonella. Christopher Sonella.
▶ 8:24 Speaker 1: All the duties incumbent on me as president of the Melrose City Council, as president of the Melrose City Council, according to the best of my abilities, according to the best of my abilities and understanding and understanding agreeably to the rules and regulations agreeably to the rules and regulations of the Constitution and the laws of the Commonwealth, the Constitution and the laws of the Commonwealth.
▶ 8:35 Christopher Cinella: So help me God. So help me God. I Christopher Sinella do solemnly swear, do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States, that I will support the Constitution of the United States. So help me God. So help me God. Congratulations.
▶ 8:49 Christopher Cinella: thank you congratulations thank you thank you and um once again thank you counselor grigoritis for the nomination and my fellow counselors for your continued support of my service in this role it's truly an honor and a privilege to serve the residents of melrose with you i'm looking forward to the uh the coming year so enough about enough about me let's get down to uh the city's business um there'll be more remarks later on but uh first up i just want to kind of run through for the record the committee assignments appropriations and oversight
▶ 9:25 Christopher Cinella: chair counselor Grigoraitis vice chair counselor migliorelli that is a committee of the whole
▶ 9:36 Christopher Cinella: Finance, Chair Maya Jamaleddine, Vice Chair Councilor Garipay. Members, Councilor Migliorelli, Councilor Karamcheti, Councilor Obremski. Health, Education, and Welfare, Chair, Councilor Eccles, Vice Chair, Councilor Karamcheti, Members, Councilors McMaster, Eccles, and Williams.
▶ 10:05 Christopher Cinella: Legal and Legislative, Chair, Councilor Migliorelli, Vice Chair, Councilor Jamaleddine, and Members, Councilors Garipay, Stewart, and Carmichetti. Protection and License, Chair, Councilor Garipay, Vice Chair, Councilor Stewart, and Members,
▶ 10:22 Christopher Cinella: Councilors McMaster, Eccles, and Jamaleddine.
▶ 10:30 Christopher Cinella: Public Service, Chair, Councilor Stewart, Vice Chair, Councilor Obremski, Members, Councilors Garipay, Eccles, and Williams. Public Works, Chair, Councilor McMaster, Vice Chair, Councilor Williams, and Members, Councilors Eccles, Garipay, and Caramichete. That is it.
▶ 10:56 Speaker 5: on our page with the next day or so next order for this evening info to 2022