ORDER-2017-69 : Election of a Clerk of Committees pursuant to the Charter for the City of Melrose, Section 2-8: Appointments of the Board of Aldermen

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▶ 43:38 Speaker 2: election of a clerk of committees pursuant to the Charter for the city of Melrose section 2-8 appointments of the Board of Aldermen this is a new order

▶ 43:56 Speaker 2: if we're going to discuss this consideration alderman inferno requests immediate consideration of order 2017-69 is there an objection to immediate consideration i've been inferring

▶ 44:09 Gail Infurna: you have the floor motion to suspend the rules to bring um the candidate um

▶ 44:20 Speaker 2: to the board second alderman inferno moves to suspend the rules so that we can hear from one of the candidates for the position the motion is seconded by alderman mortimer on the motion to suspend the rules all those in favor aye aye anyone opposed order passes mr muslim could you

▶ 44:39 Speaker 2: come forward please and for people who are watching at home uh the board of alderman actually has a point a point of power of three positions and when we fill a position we are required by the law of the commonwealth after we have initial screenings to actually have the poor candidates come before us and be interviewed in public by the Board of Aldermen which is it unusual and difficult thing to do but ever seeking to comply with the law we are doing that this evening would you like to make a statement for the Board

▶ 45:15 Speaker 8: of Aldermen please my name is Amy Camosa and I'm first of all thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to meet with all of you tonight yeah this is really first time for an interview like this but um I'm excited to have the chance to talk to you about this position a little bit about me my background is in communications I have a master's in journalism so I've spent the last 15 years or so working in various forms of public relations media relations and a lot of community outreach I'm excited about an opportunity to kind of participate more locally in my hometown and which is the reason why I originally put my resume in for this job I think I've been on the lookout for something where I can really participate in local government and this is a seems like a good fit based on my background and the role and I think you

▶ 46:23 Speaker 8: You know, I have both the web experience that will make it kind of an easy transition that way, and a lot of family has participated in various forms of local government for years, so I'm pretty familiar with this type of a process. So I'm excited to kind of talk to you all and answer any questions you might have.

▶ 46:44 Speaker 2: Anybody have any questions, comments? Alderman Medeiros.

▶ 46:49 Monica C. Medeiros: Thank you. Thank you for stepping forward to do this. First of all, we have to say that it's tough to lose our current clerk of committees who's worked very hard for us. But it is exciting, I think, to be part of this city government. It's a great city, and a lot of good things happen. And it sounds like you do have a lot of experience in communication and we're always trying to find ways that we can better communicate what's happening here. And tonight was a great night. We had a lot of people in the audience. We don't always, and I hope that should you be elected tonight that I would look forward to hopefully seeing you utilize those skills and help us as a board grow and communicate with the public.

▶ 47:42 Speaker 8: Yeah, that sounds, actually that's exciting to think about the ways to kind of innovate that and move forward, so.

▶ 47:49 Speaker 2: Alderman Mortimer.

▶ 47:50 Peter D. Mortimer: Motion to open the floor for nominations for a clerk of committees for the Monroe's Board of Aldermen.

▶ 47:58 Speaker 2: Alderman Mortimer is moving to open the floor for nominations. Is there a second to the motion? I second it. Seconded by Alderman Inferna. On the motion, all those in favor? Aye. Anyone opposed? And just for the edification of the public who may be watching, we did invite another candidate to come down, and that candidate declined to proceed with their application. On the motion and around discussion, is there further discussion? Alderman Inferno.

▶ 48:26 Gail Infurna: Thank you very much. As a member of the subcommittee that interviewed the applicants, it is with great pleasure that I will be supporting Amy for this position. I think she will work well with others, with us, with the public. She has a great deal of computer skills as well as communication skills and her master's in journalism, which I think will be very helpful in any written or readings or anything she has to do. So I will gladly support Amy as a clerk of committees.

▶ 48:59 Peter D. Mortimer: Second the motion to nominate Amy Camosa for clerk of committees.

▶ 49:03 Speaker 2: I think you've already made the motion

▶ 49:07 Peter D. Mortimer: it's been duly seconded to open and then did she make the motion to oh no that was to open now I'm making a motion to nominate a second you could just okay

▶ 49:17 Speaker 2: any further discussion relative to this order motion to close nominations

▶ 49:25 Speaker 2: second Mortimer is moving to close nominations the motion is seconded by alderman inferno all those in favor of the motion please indicate by saying aye all right anyone opposed motion passes miss O'Shea could you please call the role of the board relative to this order

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▶ 49:55 Speaker 5: Auburn Inferno Amy Camosa Amy Camosa all the women Amy Camosa Amy Camosa

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▶ 50:20 Speaker 5: It's work on Amy Camosa, Amy Camosa, Amy Camosa, Amy Camosa.

▶ 50:25 Speaker 5: There have been 11 votes cast, but that order passes.

▶ 50:29 Speaker 2: The order passes. Thank you very much for coming down.