Call to Order

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▶ 4:07 Speaker 5: We are adjourned. Stay tuned for appropriations.

▶ 4:45 Peter D. Mortimer: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. It's 735 on July 25, 2016. I am Peter Mortimer, chair of the Appropriations Committee. It is a committee of the whole, all of the members of the Board of Aldermen are members of this committee. We are joined by Vice Chairman Gail Inferna, Alderman Michael Zwirko, Alderman Monica Medeiros, Alderman Robert Boisselle, Alderman Francis Wright, Alderman Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis, Alderman Jennifer Lemmerman, Alderman Scott Forbes, and President Donald Del Con. This meeting is being recorded and is available for rebroadcast streaming on the Melrose, Massachusetts website and on the MMTV website, if anybody would like to see it. We have a motion to open the floor for public participation from Alderman Forbes, duly seconded by Alderman Boycelle. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed, hearing none, we're open for public participation. Seeing no one wishing to come forward, we have a motion from Alderman Forbes to close public participation. Once again, duly seconded by Alderman Boycelle. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed, hearing none, public participation is hereby closed. The first order we have before us is order 2017-2. It is the acceptance of the fiscal year 15 assistance to firefighters grant for EMS equipment in the amount of $100,500 for the fire department fund number 2468. We have a motion to suspend the rules from Alderman Forbes, duly seconded by Alderman Wright. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed, hearing none, we're under suspension. Chief Larry, would you join us please?