Public Comment

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▶ 0:02 Kate Lipper-Garabedian: The hour being 7.30 p.m. on Thursday, May 9th. I call to order the Appropriations Committee. This is a committee of the whole. I am Chairwoman Kate Lipper-Garabedian. I'm joined tonight by Vice Chair Boisselle and Alderman Peter Mortimer, John Tramontozzi, Monica Medeiros, Scott Forbes, Michael Zwirko, Manisha Butra, and President Lemmerman. Alderman McMaster wanted everyone to know he's already to miss tonight but he is with our Melrose public school students who are on their way to DC for the Memorial Day weekend in accordance with the open meeting law this meeting is being recorded and is being broadcast on MMTV and also on MMTV online at the summit also to open the floor for public

▶ 0:51 Kate Lipper-Garabedian: comment I have a motion to open the floor for public comment made by alderman Mortimer second and by alderman Forbes all in favor opposed this is the portion of the meeting where any member of the public can come forward to speak on any of the orders on our agenda tonight motion to close public comment