Call to Order

Transcript (~2 min @ 7:17)

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▶ 7:21 Speaker 6: I know.

▶ 7:26 Leila Migliorelli: Good evening. The time is 7 31 on Thursday, June 20th. This is a meeting of the Melrose City Council, and I am President Elli in accordance with Massachusetts Open Meeting Law. This meeting is 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. Pursuant to current allowances, under open meeting law enacted under chapter two of the Acts of 2023, signed into law by Governor Healy on March 29th, 2023. City counselor is, uh, participating in this meeting tonight, remotely via the city's Zoom platform. Because of counselor remodels remote participation, all votes are taken by roll call. Please remember to speak clearly into the microphone

▶ 8:12 Speaker 7: so he's able to hear.

▶ 8:13 Speaker 6: Madam Clerk, will you

▶ 8:14 Speaker 4: Please call the roll Council Ro Here. Councilor Garipay? Here. Councilor Hamilton. Councilor Aladin. Here. Councilor Karen Jdi. Here. Councilor Reky. Here.

▶ 8:25 Speaker 8: Council Romanul. Here. Councillor Stewart? Here.

▶ 8:28 Speaker 4: Council of Vandiver. Here. Councilor Williams. Here. President Elli. Here. That's 10. Okay.

▶ 8:35 Leila Migliorelli: At this time, please rise if you are able

▶ 8:36 Speaker 7: to join in the Pledge of Allegiance.

▶ 8:39 Speaker 8: Pledge Allegiance Super flag

▶ 8:43 Speaker 8: of the United States of America. And to, to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God,

▶ 8:49 Speaker 4: invisible with liberty and