Call to Order

Transcript (~2 min @ 20:50)

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▶ 20:49 Speaker 6: Ready? Yeah. Hit record.

▶ 20:52 Speaker 1: I hit record. Thank you.

▶ 20:55 Christopher Cinella: Good evening. This is the Appropriations Committee. The date is May 7th, and it's now being 7-21. And pursuant to Governor Baker's March 12th, 2020 order, suspending certain provisions of the Open Meeting Law and the Governor's March 15th, 2020 order, posing strict limitation on the number of people that may gather in one place, this meeting of the Appropriations Committee will be conducted via remote participation to the greatest extent possible. We will post audio and video recording of the transcript or other comprehensive record of these proceedings as soon as possible after the meeting on the City of Melrose's website and mmtv.org. Madam Clerk, could you please call the roll?

▶ 21:40 Speaker 1: Council of, Vice Chair Migliorelli.

▶ 21:45 Speaker 1: Here. Councilor Tramontozzi.

▶ 21:49 Speaker 5: Yes.

▶ 21:50 Speaker 1: Councilor McMaster. Yes. Councilor McNaught? Yes. Councilor Eccles? Here. Councilor Garipay? Here. Councilor Stewart?

▶ 22:06 Speaker 1: Councilor Thomas? Here. Councilor Jamaleddine? Here. President Grigoraitis? Here. Chair Sonnella? Here. 11, actually 10 present. I thought Rob Stewart was in the room though. Can you hear me? I can hear you now, okay. 11 present.