ORDER-2022-39 : Approval by the Melrose City Council of the City's ward and precinct boundaries and map as enumerated herein in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 54, sections 1 and 2 and the 2020 U. S. Census population data.

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▶ 46:22 Speaker 6: From the calendar for 2022 dash 39 approval by the city council of the city's ward and precinct boundaries and map as enumerated here in, in accordance with Massachusetts general laws, chapter 54, sections 1 and 2, and the 2020 US census population data.

▶ 46:42 John N. Tramontozzi: So, uh, yes, um, Mr president, if I may be heard on this particular order, um, as we all know that this was, um. order 2022-39 was approved by the council on october 18th of 2021. that was the approval of the redistricting map at the time the presentation was made by a representative of the state we were led to believe that there was just essentially just one map that was approved by the city working group and approved by the state in which we voted on And that was the only map that was presented to us. After further review, after the order was passed, further reflection review and discovery, I found out that there, in fact, was another map that the redistricting map that was used by the city working group, And it was not presented to us for a review. And I felt that a motion to reconsider was in order to allow us the opportunity to review that 2nd map, which was not presented to us. A lot of further examination review, and it was determined that that previous map was, in fact, an unofficial working map. With unofficial census numbers, so the map that we did vote on was an official. Um, map with the official census numbers that we were provided to the state by the federal government, the earlier map that. I discovered was, in fact, just a working math with, um. Unofficial and inaccurate census, um, um, so that I am, um. I'm satisfied that the earlier working map would not have had any effect. On our vote, and so I moved to withdraw my motion to reconsider. I noticed that they were both on attached to the order. So I just wanted to make it clear what was happening during the course of my initial motion to reconsider. And then the withdrawal of that motion, so I hope that clarifies that for everybody.

▶ 49:09 Christopher Cinella: Yep, thank you. We don't need to vote on that. So, perfect. Do we have a motion to adjourn at this time?