ORDER-2017-103 : Appointment of Michael Stankavish, 610-A Main Street, to the Human Rights Commission for a three-year term; said term to expire on the last day of February 2020.

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▶ 6:02 Peter D. Mortimer: and an order for a donation fund for the Melrose Commission on Women. A total of six orders in the appropriations tonight. Seeing no one wishing to come forward, Alderman Zwirko has made a motion to close public participation, duly seconded by Alderman McAteer-Margolis. All in favor of the motion to close public participation, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed, hearing none, we are closed from public participation. And the first order before us is 2017-103. It is the appointment of Michael Stankovich, 610A Main Street, Human Rita Commission for a three-year term, said term to expire on the last day of February 2020. Sir, would you come forward?

▶ 6:52 Speaker 4: Good evening. Good evening.

▶ 6:58 Peter D. Mortimer: You're here before us. The record reflects your credentials. Would you like to make an opening statement?

▶ 7:05 Speaker 1: Sure. You don't have to. Okay. Sorry. Like you said, my name is Mike Stankovich. I'm an attorney in town. me and my wife live here and um we are just uh i'm really looking forward to being involved with the city we love melrose and so anything we can do to give back um i really am looking

▶ 7:24 Peter D. Mortimer: forward to it excellent excellent well thank you very much um are there any aldermen who have questions or comments president khan please yeah i don't have any questions i'd just like to thank

▶ 7:30 Speaker 1: you for volunteering your time we we all appreciate it thank you thank you very much i'd make a motion

▶ 7:40 Peter D. Mortimer: motion to recommend mr second president khan has made a motion to recommend this order for passage at our next full board meeting said motion duly seconded by alderman boycelle any further discussion seeing none excuse me there is further discussion alderman's work i just want to make

▶ 7:53 Michael P. Zwirko: one quick comment i thought you wrote a really nice letter um about your willingness to serve on the human Rita commission it's you know well written i just greatly appreciated your words

▶ 8:03 Peter D. Mortimer: thank you very much thank you mr chairman thank you alderman Zwirko any other alderman wishing to be heard uh seeing none we're ready for the vote on this order on the motion to recommend this order for passage at our next full board meeting all in favor please say aye aye aye any opposed hearing none this order will be recommended to our next full board meeting you need not attend that will be next monday uh the first monday in march when we'll start but you need not attend at that time thank you very much for your service to the city of melrose thank you very much thank Thank you.