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ORDER-2017-12 : Petition to the Great and General Court to enact a Special Act to authorize the city of Melrose to amend the Melrose city charter to replace the term "Board of Aldermen" with "City Council" and replace the term "Alderman" with "Councilor"

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ORDER-2017-12 Home Rule Petition/Special Act City of Melrose Page 1 8/16/2016 5:57 PM Minutes Board of Aldermen August 15, 2016 Petition to the Great and General Court to enact a Special Act to authorize the city of Melrose to amend the Melrose city charter to replace the term "Board of Aldermen" with "City Council" and replace the term "Alderman" with "Councilor" Assigned to Committee Appropriations Committee

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Transcript (~1 min @ 21:21)

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▶ 21:08 Speaker 7: Alderman McAteer-Margolis moves to lay the order on the table. The motion is seconded by Alderman Mortimer. On the motion to table, all those in favor? Aye. Anyone opposed? Motion passes. That order will be laid on the table.

▶ 21:23 Speaker 9: Order 2017-12, petition to the Great and General Court to enact a special act to authorize the City of Melrose to amend the Melrose City Charter to replace the term Board of Aldermen with City Council and replace the term Aldermen with Councilor.