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Request for the Approval of Petition to Enact Legislation Authorizing the City of Melrose to Establish a Means Tested Senior Citizen Property Tax Exemption in the New Amount of 100% of the Circuit Breaker Income Tax Credit.

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

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(ID # 12403) Home Rule Petition/Special Act Request for the Approval of Petition to Enact Legislation Authorizing the City of Melrose to Establish a Means Tested Senior Citizen Property Tax Exemption in the New Amount of 100% of the Circuit Breaker Income Tax Credit. Recommitted to Council City Council

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Transcript (~2 min @ 8:30)

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▶ 8:30 Mark Garipay: order number 1 2 4 0 3. Request for approval of Petition to Enact legislation authorizing the City of Melrose to establish means tested senior citizen proc property tax exemption in the amount of a hundred percent of the circuit breaker income tax credit. This, uh, this was postponed, um, to tonight, um, and we have a motion on the floor at the moment that was made by the Motion for passage that was made by Councilor Hamilton, seconded by Council Stewart. So, on discussion Councilor Vanderberg,

▶ 9:13 Kimberly Vandiver: Um, after taking, I appreciate everyone taking the time for a little further review. Um, speaking for myself, um, after, um, reviewing the additional information, I'm comfortable going forward.

▶ 9:27 Mark Garipay: Any other councilors looking to speak? What's the will of the committee? I'm sorry. We'll take a roll call vote. Sorry about that. I'm thinking last name.

▶ 9:43 Speaker 9: Hey, councilor Jamal ine? Yes. Councillor Occhio. Yes. Councilor Hamilton? Yes. Councilor Karen Chetty? Yes. Councilor Reky. Yes. Councillor Romanul. Yes. Councillor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Vandiver. Yes.

▶ 9:59 Speaker 9: President Elli? Yes. Councillor Garipay? Yes. Motion passes.