Call to Order

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▶ 0:14 Peter D. Mortimer: Good evening ladies and gentlemen. It is Monday, October 21st. This is the regular third Monday meeting of the month, meeting of the Melrose City Council. I am the longest standing member of the Melrose City Council and in the absence of our president, Scott Forbes, who is out of town on a business trip on behalf of homeless veterans, it is my role to call the

▶ 0:32 Peter D. Mortimer: meeting to order, and the first bit of procedure that we have is to open the floor for nominations for a president pro tem. Alderman Zwirko has made a motion to open nominations, duly seconded by Alderman Boycelle. All in favor of

▶ 0:52 Peter D. Mortimer: opening nominations, please say aye. Any opposed, hearing none, nominations are now open. Alderman, excuse me, City Councilor Wright, please. I nominate Peter Mortimer. Councillor Wright has nominated Peter Mortimer for the role of President Pro Tem,

▶ 1:05 Peter D. Mortimer: duly seconded by Councillor Zwirko. Are there any further nominations? Seeing none, Alderman Boisselle has made a motion to close nominations, duly seconded by Councillor Lippa Garabedian. All in favor of the motion to close nominations,

▶ 1:23 Peter D. Mortimer: please say aye. Any opposed? We will now have a vote on the one nominee. All in favor of Peter Mortimer for President Pro Tem of the City Council, please say aye. Aye.

▶ 1:33 Peter D. Mortimer: Any opposed, hearing none, Peter Mortimer is duly elected as President Pro Tem of the Melrose City Council. Madam Clerk, would you please call the roll?

▶ 1:41 Speaker 1: Councilor Bewtra? Here. Councilor Boisselle? Here. Councilor Lipper-Garabedian? Here. Councilor McMaster? Here. Councilor Medeiros? Councilor President Pro Tem Mortimer? Here. Councilor Tramontozzi? Here. Councilor Wright? Here. Senators Worko. Here. President Forbes.

▶ 2:06 Peter D. Mortimer: Having sufficient members of the city council present for a quorum, this meeting is in order and would you all rise now and join me in saluting the flag of the United States of America.

▶ 2:19 Speaker 2: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and

▶ 2:21 Peter D. Mortimer: to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, individual with liberty and justice for all.

▶ 2:34 Peter D. Mortimer: Is there a motion to open the floor for public comment please?