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ORDER-2017-51 : Appointment of Brian M. Donovan, 9 Morgan St., to the Human Rights Commission to fill the unexpired term of Mathew Helman; said term to expire on the last day of February, 2019
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ORDER-2017-51 Appointment Appointment of Brian M. Donovan, 9 Morgan St., to the Human Rights Commission to fill the unexpired term of Mathew Helman; said term to expire on the last day of February, 2019 Recommend Passage Board of Aldermen
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▶ 1:32 Peter D. Mortimer: tonight a public participation is closed by virtue of that order by virtue of that vote the first order we have before us is order two zero one seven dash five one it is the appointment of Brian M Donovan of 9 Morgan Street to the Human Rights Commission to fill the unexpired term of Matthew Hellman said term to expire on the last day of February 2019 motion to suspend the rules to bring
▶ 1:59 Peter D. Mortimer: forward the second we have a motion to suspend the rule by Alderman MacMaster Margolis bring forward the applicant duly seconded by Alderman Forbes all in favor please say aye any opposed hearing none please come forward sir good
▶ 2:25 Peter D. Mortimer: evening sir would you like to make an opening statement or would you like to proceed directly to conversation and questions from the Alderman I would only
▶ 2:32 Speaker 3: I'd only like to say I appreciate and I give thanks to the committee for inviting me here this evening. And other than that, I don't really have an opening statement, Mr. Chairman.
▶ 2:41 Peter D. Mortimer: Thank you very much, Mr. Donovan, and any Alderman wishing to be heard. President Kahn, please.
▶ 2:47 Speaker 3: Yeah, Mr. Donovan, you have a very impressive resume, which was submitted to us. And we would like to all collectively thank you for coming forward and volunteering to serve on the Human Rights Commission. Thank you. We appreciate your service.
▶ 3:00 Peter D. Mortimer: Thank you. Thank you, President Kahn. Alderman Medeiros, please.
▶ 3:03 Monica C. Medeiros: Thank you, we also agree. And I would like to just, if you could just say a few words, tell the public a little bit about yourself and about why you're interested in this position.
▶ 3:15 Speaker 3: Absolutely, I've been a resident of Melrose for almost 14 years. I am a licensed attorney in the commonwealth. I have been for approximately 15 years, although I do not have an, I'm not actively practicing in the commonwealth at this time. am primarily a a stay-at-home parent although I have been doing some work at the Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School as a substitute teacher I've also taken on some pro bono families as a sort of a parent family consultant with respect to special education in other communities but not here in Melrose I'm the father of three children all three of whom are still in the Melrose public schools one set to graduate in the spring one in the middle school and another one in the high school and it is my son James who is in ninth grade and has autism spectrum disorder who gives me the most reason to want to be part of
▶ 4:12 Monica C. Medeiros: the Human Rights Commission I appreciate that a lot and I think that your experience is a little bit unique to compare to some of the other commissioners and I look forward to what you'll bring to the board thank you
▶ 4:25 Peter D. Mortimer: Thank You alderman Medeiros alderman MacMaster Margolis please um thank you and
▶ 4:29 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: thank you for taking time out of your family responsibilities to serve on this committee I think you'll find that it's a wonderful group of people and I am excited about your diverse background that you'll be bringing to it also I just like to publicly thank Matt Hellman who is resigning from the committee after serving for a good long term too but good luck to you and thank you thank
▶ 4:58 John N. Tramontozzi: you very much yes thank you for a motion to recommend we have a motion to
▶ 5:00 Peter D. Mortimer: recommend this order for passage by Alderman Tramontozzi do the second by Alderman McAteer-Margolis any further discussion seeing none all in favor please say aye any opposed hearing none your application will be recommended to the full board on December 5th for passage you need not come again we thank Thank you very much for your willingness and your service to the city of Melrose.
▶ 5:23 Speaker 3: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you so much. And again, my thanks to the committee. Absolutely. Thank you.
▶ 5:35 Peter D. Mortimer: The next order we have before us, well, we're going to have to change up the order because the public hearing is scheduled for 7.30. So we will call that hearing now. It is order 2017-44. request to set a public hearing on classification of property for November 28 2016 at 7 30 p.m and subsequently determine the classification of property 7 30 p.m now so motion to convene the