Call to Order

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▶ 0:02 Leila Migliorelli: Good evening. The time is seven 16 on Monday, May 5th, 2025. This joint meeting of the Melrose City Council and School Committee is now called to order. I am President Elli and I am Dory Whitty, chair of the school committee in accordance with Massachusetts Open Meeting Law. This meeting's being broadcast and recorded by Melrose Cable Access tv and will be available for viewing in its entirety on MMTV and through the city website Link.

▶ 0:29 Speaker 1: Madam Clerk, will you please call? Role

▶ 0:32 Speaker 2: Yes. Councillor Ro. Here. Councilor Gar Pay. Here.

▶ 0:37 Speaker 2: Councilor Hamilton? Here. Councilor Jamine.

▶ 0:44 Speaker 2: Councilor Jamal Ledine. No. No, she's not here. Okay. Counselor Karen Chetty. Here. Councilor Bruski.

▶ 0:50 Speaker 2: Councilor Romanul? Here. Councilor Stewart? Here. Councilor Vandiver Barr. Here. Councilor Williams? Here. President Melia. Here. School Committee. ME member Margaret Raymond Driscoll. Here. Chair Dory Withey. Here. Mayor Jen.

▶ 1:13 Speaker 2: Here. Shamus. Uh, Seamus Kelly. Here. Matt Hartman. Here. Vice Chair Jen McAndrew. Here. Jennifer Razzie Thomas here. That

▶ 1:26 Leila Migliorelli: Is a quorum. Um, for the record, please at this time join Rise if you're

▶ 1:31 Speaker 3: able to join the Pledge of Allegiance