ORDER-2025-5 : 2024 City Council Caucus to nominate President of Council for 2025

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▶ 1:37 Robb Stewart: Madam Clerk, is there anyone online? There Is not. See, no members looking to speak in person or online. And if there are no objections, I will close public comment of the caucus. Public comment is now closed. Tonight we have one agenda item. It's ID number 12 2 46. The 2024 City Council caucus to nominate President of the Council for 2025. At this time I'll entertain a motion to open the floor for nominations.

▶ 2:08 Speaker 2: So second.

▶ 2:09 Robb Stewart: Okay. We have a motion to, uh, open the floor for nominations by Council Garipay. Seconded by Council Caram Chetty. Um, a discussion under discussion. Um, Council, Council Jamal. Council

▶ 2:22 Maya Jamaleddine: Stewart, I would like to make a motion and nominate, I would like to nominate, um, uh, councilor Elli.

▶ 2:29 Robb Stewart: We just need to vote on opening the floor, so, oh, okay. So sorry. But thank No, that's okay. Thank You. I'll get you.

▶ 2:37 Speaker 3: So catching my breath. All in favor?

▶ 2:41 Robb Stewart: Aye. Aye. Opposed? Okay. The floor is now open. Does any member wish to put forth a name for someone for the office of the president in 2025? Councilor Jill Odine.

▶ 2:51 Maya Jamaleddine: Thank you. Uh, now I would like to, um, nominate Councilor Cle Ali to, uh, and extend her, uh, presidency for another, uh, year.

▶ 3:03 Robb Stewart: So we have Lila Mili, Micelli. I was practicing, uh, nominated. Is there anybody else that would wish to put forward?

▶ 3:14 Speaker 4: I just was ready to second. A second.

▶ 3:19 Robb Stewart: So we don't vote on that.

▶ 3:23 Speaker 1: I think. Should we take a roll? Roll? That's,

▶ 3:26 Speaker 5: We Don't we all say the, That's not a motion,

▶ 3:27 Speaker 3: that's just a nomination point of order.

▶ 3:28 Mark Garipay: I think we close nominations and

▶ 3:31 Robb Stewart: Then we do a vote. Right, right, right. Thank you. Um, seeing no other nominations, is there motion to close the floor? So moved. Second. So we have a motion to close the floor by Council Williams. Seconded by Council Hamilton under discussion. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Opposed? Okay. The, the floor is now closed. At this time, we'll proceed with the non-binding vote. This will be a roll call vote When called upon by the city clerk, each member will state the name of his or her choice. Madam Clerk,

▶ 4:02 Speaker 1: Counselor Occhio, Lila Melli. Counselor Gar Lila Melli. Counselor Hamilton Lila Melli.

▶ 4:14 Speaker 1: Counselor Jamine,

▶ 4:16 Maya Jamaleddine: Lila Melli.

▶ 4:18 Speaker 1: Counselor Caram Chetty. Lila Melli. Cremsky Counselor Romanul. Lila Mli. Counselor Stewart

▶ 4:28 Robb Stewart: Lila mli.

▶ 4:30 Speaker 1: Counselor Vin Deaver. Lila Melli, Counselor Williams, Lila Melli, president Melli, Lila Melli. Congratulations. It passes.

▶ 4:41 Robb Stewart: Councilor Melli has been duly nominated for the office of the President of the Melrose City Council for the year 2025. Let the record reflect that the formal election for president of the Melrose City Council will be held on Monday, January 6th. Yeah. Uh, 2025, uh, in the City Council Chamber,