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Appointment of Joseph Swithin Shortlidge, 132 Bay State Road, Melrose, to the Melrose Human Rights Commission for a term of three years, said term to expire the last day of February 2029.

Clerk file 2026-445 — its full path through the council

Passed · Approve · moved by Ryan Williams, seconded by Cal Finocchiaro Yes: Jason Chen, Cal Finocchiaro, Bradley Freeman, Maya Jamaleddine, Manjula Karamcheti, Elizabeth Kowal, John Obremski, Christopher Park, Devin Romanul, Kim Vandiver, Ryan Williams.

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ii. (ID # 2026-445): Appointment of Joseph Swithin Shortlidge, 132 Bay State Road, Melrose, to the Melrose Human Rights Commission for a term of three years, said term to expire the last day of February 2029. Motion to Approve as conjoined made by Councilor Williams Seconded by Councilor Finocchiaro All were in favor and motion passed RESULT: PASSED [UNANIMOUS] AYES: Jason Chen, Cal Finocchiaro, Bradley Freeman, Maya Jamaleddine, Manjula Karamcheti, Elizabeth Kowal, John Obremski, Christopher Park, Devin Romanul, Kim Vandiver, Ryan Williams NAYS: None 4

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Transcript (~1 min @ 39:28)

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▶ 39:11 Ryan Williams: President Freeman, these following five orders all come from the, uh, committee on boards and commissions, and they were all recommended favorably, so at this time I'm going to motion to conjoin orders 2026381, 2026445, 2026446, 2026456, and 2026467 to be voted on at the same time.