Public Comment

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▶ 14:05 Kate Lipper-Garabedian: the hour being 7 30 on february 11th i call to order the melrose board of alderman appropriations committee uh this is a committee of the whole thank you um i am uh chair kate lipper garabedian and I'm joined tonight by members Vice Chair Boisselle, Alderman Mortimer, Alderman Tramontozzi, Alderman Medeiros, Alderman Forbes, Alderman Zwirko, Alderman Bewtra, Alderman McMaster, and President Lemmerman. This meeting is being recorded in accordance with the open meeting law. It can be viewed on MTV, both on television and streaming live, as well as on the City of Melrose website.

▶ 14:46 Peter D. Mortimer: Motion to open the floor for public comment. Madam Chair. Second.

▶ 14:49 Kate Lipper-Garabedian: Thorp a motion to open the floor for public comment made by alderman Mortimer seconded by alderman Boisselle all in favor any opposed we are now open for public comment this is the portion of our meeting where any member of the public can come forward to make a comment on one of the three agenda items

▶ 15:08 Peter D. Mortimer: before us tonight motion to close public comment madam chair second there is a

▶ 15:10 Kate Lipper-Garabedian: motion to close public comment made by alderman Mortimer seconded by vice Chair Boisselle all in favor aye any opposed public comment is now closed the first order before us tonight is order 2019-41 the appointment of Josh Robbins 18 Albion Street to the Human Rights Commission for a three-year term said term to end on the last day of February 2022 motion to suspend the rules that we