ORDER-2017-105 : Establishment of the Melrose Commission on Women Donation Fund (Fund #2888)

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▶ 15:22 Peter D. Mortimer: Excellent, thank you members, new and already serving from the Human Rita Commission for coming tonight. And prospective members, I'm sure it'll be one week, but I'm sure there'll be no problem, I'm sure you'll be Appointment. As long as you stay out of trouble between then and then. The next order, the last order for tonight is order 2017-105. It is the establishment of the Melrose Commission on Women Donation Fund. Fund number 2888. Generally, we don't require motions of suspension. Committee meetings are a little less formal, so if you'd like to come forward and inform us on this matter, we would be very happy to hear from you.

▶ 16:12 Speaker 2: My name is Leda Williams, I am currently the chair of the Melrose Commission on Women. We had an event in November, and we're having three additional events coming up. So we wanted to establish a fund so that we could defray expenses and take it upon ourselves to see if we can do some fundraising.

▶ 16:42 Peter D. Mortimer: Very good. Thank you for that information. Are there any members of the Committee on Appropriations with questions or comments? Alderman Zwirko, please.

▶ 16:50 Michael P. Zwirko: I just had one question. So what do you do now if donations come in? Do they go to this general fund and distribute? How does it work?

▶ 17:00 Speaker 2: There have been no donations as far, but we have sold some T-shirts, and so at this point our treasurer has kept the money and in order to and we asked for the funds so

▶ 17:18 Michael P. Zwirko: that possible funds in there once the fund the fund is established the money that you've received from the t-shirt so this is not only for fundraising efforts but also if a private citizen wanted to make just a general donation okay okay that's all the questions I had thank you very much alderman's work or

▶ 17:32 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: alderman MacMaster my goal is please Thank You mr. chairman I just I had a question of order would this become a like the other funds that we have like a

▶ 17:40 Speaker 2: revolving fund no no okay that's fine I just was thinking of that but my my real question is what are the other three events that are coming up maybe I'd love to on April 27th we are having an equal pay panel with three or four of the people who actually initiated the legislation and will explain hopefully to the community from the perspective of both employees and employers how this will impact them April 27th where where is it going to be it will be held at the

▶ 18:21 Speaker 2: Commons the Learning Center in the high school and I believe that is going to be

▶ 18:31 Speaker 2: from seven to nine the other event we plan on having is a workshop on financial literacy and that will be May 4th 2017 also will be held at the Commons Learning Center at the Melrose High School and then on May 11th we will be having a negotiating salaries talk both of these are being sponsored by the Massachusetts treasurer's office and we are looking forward to having many

▶ 19:14 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: people attend hmm okay well thank you very much it looks like you're off to a good start I know we a lot of people enjoyed the dream girl event that we worked on and good luck thank you thank you mr. chairman thank you very much

▶ 19:25 Peter D. Mortimer: motion recommend we have a motion to recommend second water from alderman's worker duly seconded by alderman boy self seeing no further alderman wishing to be heard all in favor please say aye aye any opposed hearing none now a donation fund is will be established next Monday presumably since this board has unanimously this committee has human unanimously recommended the order for passage and then you will be able to go through the proper procedures to receive and disperse donations for yourselves thank you very much to your tenants and thank you for your service to the city of Melrose motion adjourned we have a