Public Comment

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▶ 19:53 Kate Lipper-Garabedian: you don't like the hour being 720 on April 8th 2019 the Committee on Appropriations is called to order this is a committee of the whole I am chairman Kate Letter Garabedian and present our committee members vice chair alderman Boisselle alderman Mortimer alderman chairman Tosi alderman Medeiros alderman Forbes alderman's work Oh alderman Bewtra alderman McMaster and president Lemmerman this meeting is being recorded pursuant to master and a loss chapter 38 section 22 a and can be found on the MMTV website as well as on the on MMTV and on our city homepage motion to open the floor for public

▶ 20:35 Peter D. Mortimer: participation excuse me public comment madam chair second we have a motion to

▶ 20:40 Kate Lipper-Garabedian: open the floor for public comment made by alderman Mortimer seconded by vice chair Boisselle all in favor opposed this is the portion of our meeting where anyone who wishes to speak on any of the two items on our agenda tonight is welcome to come forward please state your name and address and speak into the microphone for the record we have a home rule petition regarding filling of vacancies as well as a reappointment seeing nobody willing to come forward

▶ 21:05 Scott M. Forbes: motion to close public comment madam chair second we have a motion to close

▶ 21:09 Kate Lipper-Garabedian: closed. Public comment made by Alderman Forbes and duly seconded by Aldermans Boisselle and Mortimer. All in favor? Aye. Any opposed? We are now closed. The first order on tonight's agenda is order number 2019-45 home rule petition to amend Melrose City Charter section 211 filling of vacancies as set forth herein. This is sponsored by Alderman Wright and I see our city solicitor in attendance if we would like to bring them forward emotions to spend a rule