Call to Order

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▶ 0:20 Peter D. Mortimer: Good evening ladies and gentlemen, it is Thursday May 12th, order in the gallery please, order in the gallery please, it is Thursday May 12th at 7.30 in the PM, this is the Committee on Appropriations, it is a committee of the whole, all members of the Board of Aldermen are members of this committee. We are joined by Vice Chairman Gail Inferna, Alderman Michael Zwirko, Alderman John Tramontozzi, Alderman Jennifer Lemmerman,

▶ 0:45 Peter D. Mortimer: Alderman Scott Forbes, and President Donald Kahn.

▶ 0:54 Peter D. Mortimer: This meeting is being recorded by MMTV and is available for future viewing on their website and also on the City of Melrose website. You can get a DVD of it at MMTV as well, if you wish to, and they show it over and over again on MMTV. Motion to open public participation, Mr. Chairman. Alderman Forbes has made a motion to open the floor for public participation. Said motion was duly seconded by Alderman Inferno.