← Boards & Commissions Committee · 2026-03-02 · Boards & Commissions Committee
Appointment of Laurie Chomko, 14 Botolph Street, Melrose, to the Melrose Human Rights Commission, for a term of three years, said term to expire on or before the last day in February, 2029.
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C. (ID # 2026-446): Appointment of Laurie Chomko, 14 Botolph Street, Melrose, to the Melrose Human Rights Commission, for a term of three years, said term to expire on or before the last day in February, 2029. Motion to Recommend made by Councilor Finocchiaro Seconded by President Freeman All were in favor and motion passed RESULTS: PASSED [UNANIMOUS] TO: City Council AYES: Cal Finocchiaro, Elizabeth Kowal, Christopher Park, Ryan Williams, Bradley Freeman NAYS: None ABSENT: Kim Vandiver
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▶ 4:43 Ryan Williams: ID2026-446, the appointment of Lori Chamko of 14 Botolph Street, Melrose, to the Melrose Human Rights Commission for a term of three years, said term to expire on or before the last day in February 2029. Hi. Hi. Thanks for coming.
▶ 4:57 Speaker 5: Thank you for having me.
▶ 4:59 Jen Grigoraitis: So Lori also submitted, um, a request to be appointed to the Human Rights Commission. I know she's been involved in some of their work. She's a longtime Melrose resident. She's been deeply involved in the community. She obviously brings substantial professional experience as well, and I actually first met her at boot camp, but I think she brings, um- You remember? Um, I think she brings a wealth of experience and passion and, um, we have some vacancies on the Human Rights Commission because of some elections, so it's great to have strong candidates stepping forward.
▶ 5:28 Speaker 5: Any questions or...
▶ 5:31 Speaker 1: Questions, comments, discussions, motions?
▶ 5:36 Speaker 1: Councilor Finocchiaro?
▶ 5:37 Speaker 5: Well, I'd like to make a motion to recommend, but also just thank you for stepping up and, and volunteering your time. Sure, no problem. Um, there was nine of us women who, uh, had an event last year, and we raised $25,000 for ACLU, so I'm very passionate about- That's great. Excellent ... human- humanitarian efforts, and I've done various volunteering. I work the voting polls every election. Nice. So just another way to, uh, help our community. Thank you.
▶ 6:03 Ryan Williams: We have a motion on the floor from Councilor Finocchiaro. Second. Seconded by President Freeman.On discussion? Forgot that part last time. All in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Okay, that passes. Thank you very much for your time, Ms. Jones. Thank you. Thank you for stepping up. Next we