Public Participation

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▶ 31:21 Speaker 1: here we have a quorum could everybody please rise and salute the flag with me

▶ 31:27 Speaker 7: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for

▶ 31:36 Speaker 7: which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

▶ 31:41 Peter D. Mortimer: Mr. President, I make a motion to open the floor for public participation. Second.

▶ 31:45 Speaker 1: Alderman Mortimer moves that we commence public participation for this evening. The motion is seconded by Alderman Boisselle. is the portion of the meeting where any member of the public who wishes to speak may come forward to the table in the center of the room sign their name and address and they will be heard relative to anything that is on the agenda we have any member of the public who wishes to speak this

▶ 32:12 Speaker 1: evening motion to close second alderman inferno makes a motion to close public participation alderman Boisselle got baldwin mortimer by a nose on the second all those in favor of concluding public participation indicate by saying aye aye anyone opposed motion passes public participation is concluded for this evening as with all meetings of the Melrose Board of Aldermen this for this meeting will be recorded and broadcast on Melrose cable television in accordance with the Massachusetts open