CALL TO ORDER

Transcript (~1 min @ 43:18)

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▶ 43:10 Devin Romanul: All right. The motion passes. We'll move then to the bottom line of the FY27 budget. Director Shelton, if you will, mind joining us or taking a brief recess, and joining us on the other side for a second. For the members of the viewing audience, we are at 7:45. We have to briefly recess to gavel in and gavel out of our full council meeting. So we'll be back after these messages.

▶ 43:50 Speaker 5: Typically, where did that come

▶ 43:58 Speaker 1: Yeah.

▶ 43:59 Bradley Freeman: Good evening. The time is 7:45 on Monday, May 18th. I'm Council President Freeman. This meeting of the Melrose City Council is called to order. In accordance with the Massachusetts Open Meeting Law, this meeting is being broadcast and recorded by the Melrose Cable Access TV, and will be available for viewing in its entirety on MMTV and through the city website. Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll?

▶ 44:21 Speaker 10: Councilor Chen? Here. Councilor Finocchiaro? Here. Councilor Jamaleddine? Here. Councilor Karamcheti? Councilor Kowal? Here. Councilor Abremski? Councilor Park? Here. Councilor Romanul? Here.