ORDER-2022-50 : Nomination of a President for the Year 2022 in accordance with Rule 48 of the Rules of Order of the Melrose City Council

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▶ 3:15 Speaker 1: There's a motion to close public comment made by Councilor Garipay.

▶ 3:21 Speaker 1: Seconded by Councilor Migliorelli. Is that right? All right. Public comment is now closed. Before the Council this evening, there is one item, Order 2022-50. It's a nomination of a president for the year 2022 in accordance with the council rule. 48. is there a motion to open the floor for nominations.

▶ 3:40 Speaker 4: Motion to open the floor for nominations.

▶ 3:45 Speaker 1: There's a motion by councilor Grigoraitis seconded by council and to open the floor for nominations. Let's see, but this doesn't require roll call vote. Uh, let's see Mr clerk. Sorry. Would you please call the role?

▶ 4:00 Speaker 2: President, yes, counselor echoes. Yes, yes, counselor. Yes. Counselor, yes, counselor.

▶ 4:16 Speaker 2: Yeah, counselor elect. Yes, counselor McMaster.

▶ 4:24 Speaker 2: Yes, counselor. Yes, counselor elect. Yes, counselor Stewart. Yes, and counselor elect Williams. Yes, yes, that's 11. Yes.

▶ 4:46 Speaker 6: Thank you the floor is now open for nominations.

▶ 4:48 Jen Grigoraitis: Thank you madam clerk. I wish to nominate Christopher for president.

▶ 4:56 Speaker 6: 2nd, I'm sorry who's 2nd to that.

▶ 4:58 Speaker 1: Okay, we have a motion to nominate Christopher Sonella made by Council Grigoraitis, seconded by Councilor Eccles.

▶ 5:09 Speaker 1: Any further nominations from the floor? Seeing none, is there a motion to close nominations?

▶ 5:18 Speaker 9: I'll second whoever started that.

▶ 5:21 Speaker 6: Who started that? Councilor Jamaleddine?

▶ 5:24 Speaker 1: We have a motion to close nominations by Councilor Jamaleddine, seconded by Councilor Garipay. Mr. Clerk, please call the roll.

▶ 5:34 Christopher Cinella: President Sinella? Christopher Sinella would just say that. Councillor Eccles? Yes.

▶ 5:51 Speaker 2: Councillor Garipay? Yes. Councillor Grigoraitis? Yes. Councillor Jamaleddine? Yes. Councillor-elect Carmacetti? Yes. Councillor McMaster? Yes. Councillor

▶ 6:11 Speaker 2: Migliorelli yes councillor-elect obremski councillor stewart yes and councillor-elect williams

▶ 6:20 Speaker 1: yes it's 11 yes hello nominations are closed now we have one nomination for council president christopher sanella christopher sanella members will now have a roll call vote where each member of the council will state the person for whom he or she wishes as president mr clerk if you could please call the roll call vote and state the name of each nominee councillor

▶ 6:57 Speaker 2: councillor eccles christopher sanella councillor Garipay christopher

▶ 7:05 Speaker 4: councillor Grigoraitis christopher sanella councillor Jamaleddine

▶ 7:14 Speaker 2: Mr. Personnel counselor, like, first person, Ella.

▶ 7:20 Speaker 2: Counselor McMaster.

▶ 7:28 Speaker 4: Counselor, Christopher.

▶ 7:31 Speaker 2: Counselor elect or.

▶ 7:33 Speaker 10: The first.

▶ 7:37 Speaker 10: Counselor Stewart.

▶ 7:40 Speaker 2: Councilor elect Williams 1st, the personnel.

▶ 7:47 Speaker 2: 11 for Christopher.

▶ 7:50 Speaker 1: All 11 votes have been cast for Christopher. He has been duly nominated by the members of this body as president of the city council for the year 2022. and in accordance with your rules of order. The term will become effective upon a formal election at the January 10th organizational and installation city council meeting as there is nothing further on this agenda.

▶ 8:12 Speaker 6: Is there a motion to adjourn?

▶ 8:15 Speaker 11: Oop.

▶ 8:18 Speaker 5: Can I have a quick second?

▶ 8:20 Christopher Cinella: If I may? Yes. I just briefly, I'll be really brief, want to thank Councillor Grigoraitis for the nomination and my fellow councillors for your continued support service in this role. I do accept the nomination obviously, and appreciate the vote of confidence to continue for another term as president. It's truly an honor and a privilege to serve the residents of Melrose with all of you. And I want to congratulate fellow Councillors who won re-election. Special congratulations and a warm welcome to our newest members. I look forward to working with each of you. And just lastly, on behalf of Council and the community, really, I want to thank our outgoing Councillors, Jeff McNaught, Corey Thomas, and John Tramitozzi. I think we're all familiar with President Kennedy's inaugural address in 1961 where he said, ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.