ORDER-2015-194 : Amending Melrose Revised Ordinances, Chapter 228-15 by adding paragraph C relative to Water Proration as set forth herein

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▶ 36:59 Speaker 3: Second. Seconded by Alderman Turner. On the motion, which is non-debatable, all those in favor? Aye. Anyone opposed? That order will return to the table.

▶ 37:12 Speaker 7: Order 2015-194, amending Melrose Revised Ordinances, Chapter 228-15, by adding paragraph relative to water proration as set forth herein.

▶ 37:23 Speaker 3: Again, my recollection is this order was placed on the table and referred to the Water Raid Committee for action at its next meeting.

▶ 37:32 Monica C. Medeiros: Motion to remove from the table.

▶ 37:34 Speaker 3: So moved. Alderman Medeiros moves to remove this order from the table. Second. Seconded by Alderman McAteer-Margolis. On the motion, all those in favor? Aye. Anyone opposed? Motion passes. The order is before you.

▶ 37:46 Peter D. Mortimer: Mr. President, before a motion is made to remove to the table for procedural purposes only and not to be obstreperous in any way, I was wondering if maybe a motion to return this to committee might be more efficient, so we don't have to keep removing it from the table week in and week out.

▶ 38:03 Speaker 3: That would be up to the wishes.

▶ 38:07 Peter D. Mortimer: Excuse me. Yes, you're correct. It would be up to the committee. Yeah, it's up to- I'm saying it in a friendly way, just for ease of procedure. if if we may have a motion to suspend I see the city we don't need the city

▶ 38:25 Speaker 3: clerk I understand that this order can be tabled or it can be referred to committee we don't need to hear from the city clerk relative to that thank you

▶ 38:33 Monica C. Medeiros: very good I think perhaps the better answer would be to table it to a time specific to I don't have the date of the mid-november meeting well if it's late

▶ 38:45 Speaker 3: on the table that would come up at each one of our meetings right yes and if it was not if it was not acted upon it would it would uh it would essentially be defeated by inaction so and and i

▶ 39:00 Peter D. Mortimer: will if if i see a nod from the all the maker of this order i'll withdraw my motion i'm just

▶ 39:06 Monica C. Medeiros: order for ease of procedure i'll move to reconsider the motion to table on order 215 192 second the

▶ 39:17 Peter D. Mortimer: motion to reconsider the previous order unless we can just with all due respect why don't we deal

▶ 39:20 Speaker 3: with the oil that we have now and then we can uh we could consider a motion to reconsider the other

▶ 39:27 Peter D. Mortimer: based on that comment then i will let my uh motion stand to refer this 194 to committee mr president

▶ 39:34 Speaker 3: second alderman mortimer moves to remove uh to refer uh 215 194 to the legal and legislative committee the motion is seconded by alderman medeiros is there any discussion all those in favor of the motion indicate by saying aye aye anyone opposed that order will be referred to

▶ 39:56 Speaker 3: the legal and legislative committee alden medeiros are you making a motion for immediate reconsideration

▶ 40:05 Speaker 3: of order 215192 yes second that motion okay is a motion for a reconsideration of order 215192 all those who vote in favor of the motion are voting to reconsider the vote to place the order on the table which was previously taken this evening if you're voting get no you are voting to allow the prior vote to stand all those in favor of reconsideration please indicate by saying aye aye anyone opposed motion for reconsideration passes and order 215192 is back before you

▶ 40:37 Monica C. Medeiros: motion to remand to the legal and legislative committee second

▶ 40:42 Speaker 3: alderman medeiros moves to remain this order to the legal and legislative committee the motion is seconded by alderman forbes is there any discussion relative to the motion all those in favor of the motion please indicate by saying aye aye anyone opposed motion passes the order is returned to the committee I believe that that concludes the business of the Board of