← Appropriations & Oversight Committee · 2016-06-13 · Appropriations and Oversight Budget Hearing
ORDER-2016-164 : Amending Melrose Revised Ordinances, Chapter 228, Article IV, Section 228-30 (Sewer Rates Established) as set forth herein
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ORDER-2016-164 Amending Revised Ordinances Amending Melrose Revised Ordinances, Chapter 228, Article IV, Section 228-30 (Sewer Rates Established) as set forth herein Recommend Passage Board of Aldermen
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▶ 3:44:58 Peter D. Mortimer: All in favor of the adoption of option 5B to be recommended to the full board, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Hearing none, option 5B will be adopted and recommended to the full board for passage to be adopted as the water break.
▶ 3:45:20 Peter D. Mortimer: The next order we have before us is order 2016-164. Amending Melrose Revised Ordinances, Chapter 228, Article 4, Section 228-30, Sewer Rates Established as Set Forth Herein.
▶ 3:45:42 Speaker 3: Is there a motion?
▶ 3:45:44 Speaker 7: Motion to adopt Option 5B, Mr. Chairman.
▶ 3:45:47 Peter D. Mortimer: Alderman Forbes has made a motion to adopt Option 5B for this order. Is there any discussion? And it was duly seconded by Alderman Boycelle. Thank you. alderman boy cell were you presenting to me that you had seconded it are the judges to speak second it only the second second a duly second alderman
▶ 3:46:08 Monica C. Medeiros: Mack alderman Medeiros please thank you at this time I'd like to just unfortunately technically add those same items that I mentioned moved to add those to this order as well the city of Melrose infiltration and inflow reduction program summary of water and sewer bills consumption categories all
▶ 3:46:25 Peter D. Mortimer: the moment errors may I ask you to pause just briefly for a second I think we're going to work get some guidance from our clerk of committees please those with
▶ 3:46:34 Speaker 1: the exception of mr. tamers correspondence the summary of water and sewer bills that were received by mr. Shana today and alderman Forbes handouts are already included in the budget orders that were recommended out
▶ 3:46:59 Monica C. Medeiros: committee on Thursday night I I guess I would like to see this added I don't see it in with the with the water and sewer rates as especially some of these items
▶ 3:47:13 Monica C. Medeiros: reflect the rates all the orders were I know taken concurrently last week under
▶ 3:47:27 Monica C. Medeiros: consideration and you know I I made some I filed an order to change the rules last year specifically so this would just happen as a matter of course and obviously that didn't go through and there were discussion that this is just how we do it and it automatically becomes part of the public record once it's presented which I believe that it does but without that do you want them
▶ 3:47:47 Monica C. Medeiros: in every single order well I think they do belong at least in the the rate setting orders as they do affect the rates and these are certainly things that I've considered when when I've been judging what rate to all right we'll
▶ 3:48:00 Peter D. Mortimer: we'll take your motion can we forego the reading of all the conditions we we've We've heard what the documents that you wish to include. So, Alderman Medeiros has made a motion to include the documents that were added by amendment to the last order to add them to this order as well. Is there a second? Second. Alderman Suarco has seconded the motion. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Aye, and they'll be added to this.
▶ 3:48:33 Speaker 1: One opposed, please, Mr. Chairman.
▶ 3:48:34 Peter D. Mortimer: All right, one opposed, so they'll be added to this order as well. And now we have the order before us for the sewer portion of the budget, dash 164, to adopt option 5B for this portion as well. All in favor of the adoption of 5B, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Hearing none, 5B will be recommended for adoption to the full board for order 2016-164.