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Reappointment of Peter Bowman, 24 Arlington Road, to the Library Board of Trustees for a three-year term, said term to expire the last day of February 2029.

Clerk file 2026-824 — its full path through the council

Passed · Refer to Committee · moved by Bradley Freeman Yes: Jason Chen, Cal Finocchiaro, Bradley Freeman, Maya Jamaleddine, Manjula Karamcheti, Elizabeth Kowal, John Obremski, Christopher Park, Devin Romanul, Kim Vandiver, Ryan Williams.

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1. (ID # 2026-824): Reappointment of Peter Bowman, 24 Arlington Road, to the Library Board of Trustees for a three-year term, said term to expire the last day of February 2029. Motion to Refer to Boards & Commissions Committee made by President Freeman RESULT: ASSIGN TO COMMITTEE TO: Boards & Commissions

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Transcript (~1 min @ 1:12:52)

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▶ 1:12:42 Bradley Freeman: Seeing none, we are now closed for public comment. Moving on with the agenda, there are no communications tonight. So we'll move on to new business filings by the honorable mayor, appointments, and reappointments.

▶ 1:12:54 Speaker 9: ID number 2026-824, reappointment of Peter Bowman, 24 Arlington Road, to the Library Board of Trustees for a three-year term, said term to expire the last day of February 2029.

▶ 1:13:07 Speaker 11: This will go to Boards of Commissions.

▶ 1:13:09 Speaker 9: ID number 2026-1146, appointment of Mark McKinnon, 585 Franklin Street, to the Melrose Housing Authority for a five-year term, said term to expire first Monday of March 2029. Mr. McKinnon is completing the term of Ellen Connolly, who has stepped down.