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ORDER-2018-34 : Proposed Revision to City Charter, Article 3, Executive Branch, Section 3-1: Mayor: Qualifications; Term of Office; Compensation; Prohibitions - subsection (c) Compensation as set forth herein.

Did not pass · DEFEATED [6 TO 5] · moved by Monica C. Medeiros, Alderman at Large, seconded by Gail Infurna, Ward 5 Alderman Yes: Scott M. Forbes, Gail Infurna, Jennifer L. Lemmerman, Monica C. Medeiros, John N. Tramontozzi, Michael P. Zwirko. No: Robert A. Boisselle, Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis, Peter D. Mortimer, Francis X. Wright Jr., Donald L. Conn Jr..

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ORDER-2018-34 Divided Order Proposed Revision to City Charter, Article 3, Executive Branch, Section 3-1: Mayor: Qualifications; Term of Office; Compensation; Prohibitions - subsection (c) Compensation as set forth herein. Defeated

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▶ 13:10 Michael P. Zwirko: this point Thank You mr. president I'd like to make a motion to divide the orders that order 2018-34 and order 2018-35 be addressed before the order of

▶ 13:25 Speaker 2: 2017-165 alderman work Oh moves that we divide the three orders that's a privileged motion the orders are divided they are off the table and they are there for your discussion and voting second the motion discussion on these

▶ 13:46 Monica C. Medeiros: orders. Alderman Medeiros. Thank you. At this time I'd like to move that we amend

▶ 13:53 Monica C. Medeiros: well I'd like to move for passage of the change for I'm not exactly sure what our

▶ 14:01 Monica C. Medeiros: proper motion would be. I was going to say passage of the change indicated in order 2018-34 is a revision to the Charter that that be incorporated into our redlined version of the Charter so that revision is to add the word mayoral

▶ 14:24 Monica C. Medeiros: before the words biennial city election in our Charter in article 3 executive branch section 3-1 mayor qualification terms of office compensation prohibitions and then under c compensation to make that change and the purpose for this would be to prohibit the compensation of

▶ 14:49 Monica C. Medeiros: the mayor being changed within the term of the sitting occupant of that office and that the

▶ 15:01 Speaker 2: change would take place after the next election okay i would take this as a motion for passage of this order and if it does pass we have some other procedural issues the verbiage of the charter changes was passed by a final vote of the board at our last meeting and the order was held on the table uh due to sentiment by majority of the board that they wanted to have the changes to the charter engrossed and before them before they voted if they do vote to send it forth to the great general court as a home rule petition so alderman medeiros is moving for passage of all order 2018-34 second motion is seconded by alderman inferna it's their discussion on the

▶ 15:56 Speaker 2: order okay this vote would require a roll call for passage and it and it would require eight votes

▶ 16:05 Speaker 5: for passage would you call the roll please alderman brazel no no alderman forbes yes yes Yes, Alderman Inferna. Yes. Yes, Alderman Lemmerman. Yes. Yes, Alderman Bakatir-Margolis. No. No, Alderman Dieris. Yes. Yes, Alderman Mortimer. No. No, Alderman Tramontozzi. Yes. Yes, Alderman Wright. No. No, Alderman Zwirko. Yes. Yes, President Kahn.

▶ 16:32 Speaker 2: No. No. Okay, that order fails.

▶ 16:40 Speaker 2: Okay, we have two other orders that are before you. or motions relative to either of the other two orders motion for passage of

▶ 16:48 Monica C. Medeiros: order number 2018 dash 35 it's a proposed revision to the Charter article 4 school committee section 4 B term of office as set forth herein and