Call to Order

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▶ 0:02 Speaker 1: Good evening. The time is 7:46 PM on Monday,

▶ 0:08 Speaker 2: April 1st, 2024.

▶ 0:10 Speaker 1: This meeting of the Melrose City Council is called to order

▶ 0:12 Leila Migliorelli: and I am President Elli in accordance with Massachusetts Open Meeting Law. This meeting is being broadcast

▶ 0:18 Speaker 1: and recorded by Melrose Cable Access tv,

▶ 0:20 Leila Migliorelli: and will be available for viewing in its entirety on MMTV 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.

▶ 0:33 Speaker 1: City Counselor Jamal Ledine is participating in this meeting

▶ 0:35 Leila Migliorelli: tonight remotely via the city's Zoom platform. Because of Councilor Jamal's remote participation, all votes are taken by roll call. Please remember to speak clearly into the microphone

▶ 0:45 Speaker 2: so she's able to hear.

▶ 0:47 Leila Migliorelli: Madame Clerk, will you please call the roll?

▶ 0:49 Speaker 3: Councilor Ro. Here. Councilor Gareg. Here. Councilor Hamilton? Here. Councilor Aldine. Here.

▶ 0:59 Speaker 3: Councilor Karen Chetty. Here. Councilor Reky. Yeah. Councilor Romanul. Here. Councilor Stewart? Here. Councilor V Devin. Here. Councilor Williams. Here. President Elli. Here at 11. Okay.

▶ 1:11 Speaker 1: This, uh, serves as a quorum for the record.

▶ 1:13 Leila Migliorelli: And now at this time, please rise if you're able to join in the Pledge of Allegiance.

▶ 1:19 Speaker 4: Pledge Allegiance. Pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States, states of America,

▶ 1:23 Ryan Williams: and to the republic for which it stands. One nation, one nation Under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.