Public Participation

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▶ 8:30 Peter D. Mortimer: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. This is the Appropriations Committee of the Melrose Board of Aldermen. It is May 21st at 7.32 in the evening. I am Chairman of Appropriations Peter Mortimer, the Vice Chairman is Jacqueline Byrd. This is a committee of the whole, so we're all involved here. Also on the committee, Gail Inferno, John Tramatozzi, Monica Medeiros, Robert Boycelle, Francis Wright, Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis, Jennifer Lemelman, Scott Forbes, and President Donald Kahn.

▶ 9:07 Peter D. Mortimer: open public participation alderman forbes has made a motion to open the floor for public participation duly seconded by alderman mcatea margolis all in favor please say aye aye any opposed hearing none the floor is now open for public participation for any member of the public who may be in attendance to come forward and comment or question any of the orders before us tonight

▶ 9:29 Peter D. Mortimer: second we have a motion to close public participation by alderman mcatea margolis It's duly seconded by Alderman Forbes. All in favor of closing public participation for this evening, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Hearing none, public participation is now closed. We have a public hearing at 8 o'clock, but before we proceed to that public hearing, we have some orders to which we may attend.