Orders from Committee

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▶ 2:18:51 Jennifer L. Lemmerman: to the committee on appropriations are there any orders out of order no orders from committee

▶ 2:18:58 Speaker 5: Alderman Wright.

▶ 2:18:59 Francis X. Wright Jr.: One order coming from the Legal and Legislative Committee. Order 2019-39 accepting Clause 22H of Section 5 of Chapter 59 of the General Laws as amended by Section 15 of Chapter 218 of the Acts of 2018 as relates to a real estate tax exemption for the parents or guardians of soldiers and sailors killed in the line of duty or designated as missing in action and presumed dead second the motion to take the order from committee we have a

▶ 2:19:31 Jennifer L. Lemmerman: motion from Alderman Wright to remove order 2019-39 from the legal and legislative committee where it comes to us with a motion for pass it to recommend for passage the motion is seconded by Alderman Mortimer all in favor aye any opposed the orders before you I move for passage second I got a

▶ 2:19:52 Speaker 5: motion for passage made by Alderman Wright seconded by Alderman Mortimer all All in favor? Aye. Any opposed? That order passes. Any further orders from committee?

▶ 2:20:11 Peter D. Mortimer: Show point of information out through the president. Do we want to take the other one that was given a motion to place on file? Or do you want to leave it in committee?

▶ 2:20:23 Francis X. Wright Jr.: I don't have it before me, so I will leave it in committee for this evening. Thank you Alderman Mortimer.

▶ 2:20:29 Jennifer L. Lemmerman: Thank you. Okay, so that concludes our orders from committee. Thank you Alderman Wright. Moving on to reports from boards and commissions around the city, pursuant to Rule 53. Alderman Bewtra.

▶ 2:20:44 Manisha Bewtra: Thank you, President Lemmerman. Buckle up, I have a slightly lengthy report to read from the Water and Sewer Rate Committee. It was my first time serving in that committee and it was also the first time sort of through the process of rate setting. so I anticipate this update's a little longer and future updates will be brief. So the Water and Sewer Rate Committee met on Thursday, January 31st. Representatives from the Department of Public Works, Office of the Treasurer and Collector, and the Auditor's Office presented an overview of the Water and Sewer Enterprise Fund accounts and water and sewer operations, including updates on infrastructure conditions, meter billing, revenue, and reserves. goal of the committee is to make its recommendations for 2020 water rates by april 30th in time for the board of aldermen to approve it in early may approve the rates in early may the committee is