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Requesting the City of Melrose withdraw from its current Veterans’ Services District, comprised of Saugus, Wakefield, and Melrose, at the end of Fiscal Year 25.

Passed · PASSED [10 TO 0] Yes: Cal Finocchiaro, Mark Garipay, Ward Hamilton, Maya Jamaleddine, Manjula Karamcheti, Devin Romanul, Robb Stewart, Kimberly Vandiver, Ryan Williams, Leila Migliorelli. Absent: John Obremski.

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(ID # 12579) Agreement of the City Requesting the City of Melrose withdraw from its current Veterans’ Services District, comprised of Saugus, Wakefield, and Melrose, at the end of Fiscal Year 25. Passed City of Melrose Page 10 4/29/2025 3:25 PM

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▶ 58:18 Speaker 7: Sorry. Um, Councillor Occhio. Yes. Councilor Gpe. Yes. Councilor Hamilton? Yes. Councilor Jamal ine. Yes. Councillor Karen Chetty? Yes. Councilor Romanul. Yes. Councilor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Vanderberg. Yes. Councilor Williams? Yes. Present Ley? Yes. Motion passes. ID number 1, 2 5 7 9. Requesting the city of Melrose withdraw from its current Veteran Services district, comprised of Sau, August Wakefield and Melrose at the end of the fiscal year 25.

▶ 58:45 Mark Garipay: Madam President, this comes from appropriation and oversight with a recommendation for passage. At this time, I'll make a motion for passage.

▶ 58:51 Speaker 9: Second. Motion

▶ 58:52 Leila Migliorelli: For passage made by Councilor Repe, seconded by Councillor Stewart. On discussion, seeing none. Madame Clerk, will you please call the role

▶ 58:59 Speaker 7: Councillor ero? Yes. Councilor Repe. Yes. Councilor Hamilton? Yes. Councilor Jamal ine. Yes. Councilor Karen Chetty? Yes. Councilor Romanul? Yes. Councilor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Vandiver. Yes. Councilor Williams? Yes. President Elli? Yes. Motion passes.

▶ 59:14 Leila Migliorelli: Right. Nothing under expires. Anything to report under Rule 36 Councillor Hamilton? Thank you

▶ 59:18 Ward Hamilton: Madam President. On April 15th, and I'll be very brief, I promise. On April 15th, the water and sewer committee held its annual nighttime, uh, meeting. It was well attended by members of the public. And as mentioned, uh, previously, water and sewer rates will not be going up this year because the water and sewer enterprise funds are healthy. Um, and when the water and sewer Committee comes before this body in the near future, we'll present to you, uh, our findings after spending the last year examining the various discount programs that we offer. Thank you. Great.