ORDER-2018-111 : Adoption of the Rules of Order of the Board of Aldermen for the Year 2018

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▶ 1:09:19 Gail Infurna: Alderman Forbes makes a motion close public participation seconded by alderman mortimer all those in favor of closing public participation say aye aye all those opposed public participation is now closed um we have an order before us we have communications from his honor the mayor another president uh before we proceed

▶ 1:09:36 Peter D. Mortimer: to that order number four on our agenda tonight uh is the adoption of the rules of order of the board of alderman for the year 2018. thank you very much and um since i just read the order our clerk of committees need not or our city clerk and i would make a motion that we accept the rules of the board of our order of the board of alderman for the year 2018. alderman mortimer

▶ 1:09:59 Gail Infurna: makes a motion to uh adopt the rules of the order of the board of alderman seconded by alderman

▶ 1:10:08 Michael P. Zwirko: borzell on discussion thank you madam president i had an amendment to the rules that i would like to make at this time i was hopeful that maybe a motion that was put on the floor could be

▶ 1:10:16 Gail Infurna: withdrawn I will so withdraw Alderman Mortimer withdraws his motion Alderman Boisselle will withdraw his motion thank you I just have two

▶ 1:10:22 Michael P. Zwirko: quick amendments to the rules at this time the first amendment that I'd like to make is that rule 29 under order of business I ask that we change bullet point number three from public participation to public comment thank you I also make an amendment on rule number 48 that the first sentence be struck and then it read heretofore as such the Board of Aldermen shall at the first meeting in January nominate and elect a president for the ensuing year

▶ 1:10:58 Gail Infurna: I'll second that motion Alderman Mortimer will second that

▶ 1:11:01 Michael P. Zwirko: amendment just to clarify folks it removes the December vote just a point

▶ 1:11:10 Kate Lipper-Garabedian: of clarification could you read the sentence as it would be stated in your

▶ 1:11:15 Michael P. Zwirko: amendment the amendment shall read striking the entire first sentence of rule 48 it will be replaced with the following language the Board of Aldermen shall comma at the first meeting in January comma nominate and elect a president for the ensuing year the remainder of that rule will stay the

▶ 1:11:35 Gail Infurna: same in other words you're dismissing the caucus that is correct the December

▶ 1:11:38 Michael P. Zwirko: caucus will no longer exist when electing a board president madam madam

▶ 1:11:42 Peter D. Mortimer: chair I would like to make a motion to vote to divide the motion to amend I'll

▶ 1:11:48 Gail Infurna: make a motion to divide and motion to divide is a non-debatable so privilege

▶ 1:11:54 Peter D. Mortimer: it's automatic you have to eliminate the last one about the comments rather than

▶ 1:12:03 Speaker 1: participation okay and madam clerk I thank you I do recall that so if we want

▶ 1:12:17 Michael P. Zwirko: this to about we could adopt apologies I can withdraw this that these amendments to the rules will be forthcoming in a future meeting great thank you very much

▶ 1:12:24 Peter D. Mortimer: all the my motion to adopt the rules of order of the Board of Aldermen for 2018

▶ 1:12:29 Gail Infurna: thank you second Mortimer seconded by Alderman Boisselle any further discussion

▶ 1:12:41 Speaker 1: seeing none are we ready for the vote yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

▶ 1:13:08 Gail Infurna: in president Infurna yes 11 votes that order number 2018-111 passes we have communications from his honor the mayor and other city officials order number 2018-112 presentation of the public safety building feasibility study by the public safety building committee that order will be sent to the committee on appropriations. Is there any new business? Seeing none, are there any orders out of