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Supplemental Appropriation in the amount of $13,500,000 for the Fiscal Year 2026

Clerk file 2025-614 — its full path through the council

Passed · Recommend · moved by Leila Migliorelli, seconded by Robb Stewart Yes: Cal Finocchiaro, Maya Jamaleddine, John Obremski, Kim Vandiver, Ryan Williams, Mark Garipay, Robb Stewart, Leila Migliorelli.

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made by Councilor Stewart Seconded by Councilor Williams All were in favor and motion passed RESULT: PASSED [UNANIMOUS] AYES: Maya Jamaleddine, Cal Finocchiaro, John Obremski, Robb Stewart, Kim Vandiver, Ryan Williams, Leila Migliorelli, Mark Garipay NAYS: None ABSENT: Ward Hamilton, Manjula Karamcheti V. APPROPRIATIONS

B. (ID # 2025-614): Supplemental Appropriation in the amount of $13,500,000 for the Fiscal Year 2026 Motion to Recommend to full council made by President Migliorelli Seconded by Councilor Stewart All were in favor and motion passed RESULTS: PASSED [UNANIMOUS] TO: Full Council AYES: Maya Jamaleddine, Cal Finocchiaro, John Obremski, Robb Stewart, Kim Vandiver, Ryan Williams, Leila Migliorelli, Mark Garipay NAYS: None ABSENT: Ward Hamilton, Manjula Karamcheti VI. ADJOURNMENT Chair Garipay announced that the A&O meeting on 11/24 will be canceled since the items on this agenda are all completed and another meeting is not necessary. Motion to Adjourn made by Councilor Stewart at 9:26 pm Seconded by Councilor Williams All were in favor and meeting was adjourned 9 Deborah B. Goldberg James A. MacDonald Mary L. Pichetti Chair, State Treasurer Chief Executive Officer Executive Director / Deputy CEO October 29, 2025 The Honorable Jennifer Grigoraitis, Mayor City of Melrose Melrose City Hall Office of the Mayor 562

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▶ 2:17:41 Mark Garipay: Okay. Next up, uh, that will be recommended, uh, to the full council. Next up- (coughs) ... we have ID 2025-614, supplemental appropriation in the amount of 13,000,500 for the fiscal year 2026.

▶ 2:18:02 Speaker 5: Motion to recommend.

▶ 2:18:03 Speaker 2: Second.

▶ 2:18:07 Mark Garipay: Just doing a little counting here (laughs) . Um, we have a motion to recommend by, uh, Councilor, uh, President Migliorelli, seconded by Councilor, uh, Stewart. On discussion,

▶ 2:18:21 Speaker 1: roll call please? Vice Chair Jamaleddine? Yes. Councilor Finocchiaro? Yes. Councilor Obremski? Yes. Councilor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Vandiver? Yes. Councilor Williams? Yes. President Migliorelli? Yes. Chair Garipay?

▶ 2:18:34 Speaker 2: Yes.

▶ 2:18:35 Mark Garipay: That, because it requires a two-third majority vote, uh, will pass and be recommended, uh, for passage on our special meeting on Monday. Quick note, I put on us, uh, an appropriation meeting for 6:30 on Monday just in case we had some, some, um, issues tonight that we could still try to get this done. That is not gonna happen. That'll be canceled. Um, for the public, um, Councilor Romanul, Romanul has been on the, uh, camera, uh, all night. Unfortunately, due to technical difficulties, he wasn't able to, uh, participate verbally, but, uh, I just want to acknowledge that he's been with us all night, so thank you. (laughs) And with that, I think we're all set. I'll entertain a motion. Mr. Chair, I make a motion to adjourn. Second.