ORDER-2017-140 : City of Melrose Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2018 in the amount of $77,397,009.19 (Seventy-Seven Million, Three Hundred Ninety-Seven Thousand, Nine Dollars and Nineteen Cents)

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▶ 53:15 Speaker 5: Order number 2017-140, City of Melrose operating budget for fiscal year 2018 in the amount of $77,397,009.19.

▶ 53:29 Peter D. Mortimer: Request for immediate consideration, Mr. President. Alderman Mortimer asks for immediate consideration of order 140, is there an objection? There is not. Motion to suspend the rules, Mr. President. Alderman Mortimer moves to suspend the rules. Second. Motion is seconded by Alderman Forbes. On the motion, all those in favor. Aye. Anyone oppose? Motion passes. Mr. President, I make a motion to schedule the public hearing required by our charter for June 5th, 2017 at 8 PM.

▶ 54:04 Speaker 1: Second. Alderman Mortimer moves that we convene a public hearing on the city budget on June 5th, 2017 at 8 PM. The motion is seconded by Alderman Forbes. Is there discussion relative to the motion? All those in favor? Aye. Anyone opposed? Motion passes.

▶ 54:21 Peter D. Mortimer: Mr. President, I make a motion that the balance of the order be sent to the Committee on Appropriations. The budget order is sent to the Committee on Appropriations.

▶ 54:34 Speaker 5: Order number 2017-141, fiscal year 18, Mount Hood Enterprise Fund in the amount of $1,564,505.59.

▶ 54:47 Speaker 1: Okay, not for the last time, an order is going to be referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

▶ 54:53 Speaker 5: Order number 2017-142, water enterprise operating budget for fiscal year 2018 in the amount of $5,204,163.34.