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ORDER-2024-5 : Request For Debt Exclusion Question For Public Safety Buildings Be Placed on the November 7, 2023 Election Ballot

Passed · PASSED AS AMENDED [10 TO 0] , seconded by Christopher Cinella, Leila Migliorelli Yes: Christopher Cinella, Jack Eccles, Mark Garipay, Manjula Karamcheti, Shawn M. MacMaster, Leila Migliorelli, John Obremski, Robb Stewart, Ryan Williams, Jen Grigoraitis. Absent: Maya Jamaleddine.

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ORDER-2024-5 Ballot/Overide Order Request For Debt Exclusion Question For Public Safety Buildings Be Placed on the November 7, 2023 Election Ballot Passed as Amended

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▶ 9:47 Speaker 4: Order 2024 dash five. Request for debt exclusion. Question for public safety buildings. Be placed on the November 7th, 2023 election ballot.

▶ 9:54 Speaker 5: Councillor Elli,

▶ 9:55 Leila Migliorelli: Madam President, this comes from the Appropriations and Oversight Committee with a recommendation for passage as amended. And at this time I motion for

▶ 10:02 Speaker 9: Passage. Second.

▶ 10:04 Speaker 5: So we have a motion for passage of this order as amended made by Councillor

▶ 10:07 Jen Grigoraitis: Meli, seconded by Councillor Ella. Any discussion? Councilor Carm Shady.

▶ 10:12 Manjula Karamcheti: Um, just really quickly, uh, I wanted to just apologize for not being at the initial discussion and vote last week. It was my anniversary and I'm trying to stay married. Um, but if I had been here, there would've been one more Yes. Vote. Um, so I wanted to take this opportunity to thank my colleagues for amending what was put down and putting it forward in this way. Um, and I just also wanted to, again, take, take the opportunity to say thank you to the incredible Public Safety Committee, uh, for their work. Um, I think I've said numerous times that it was exceptional and involved a lot of constituents and a lot of volunteers and a lot of voices which matters. Um, and the only thing I would like to add is that if voters do support this measure, I hope that we will also come together again to make sure that we support any Mel Rosens who find the increase in finances, a hardship, and do what we can to support them as well. Um, but I a hundred percent am excited about how things turned out last week and looking forward to voting.

▶ 11:20 Jen Grigoraitis: Thank you. Anyone else on discussion? Seeing none, Madam Clerk,

▶ 11:23 Speaker 5: can you please call the role

▶ 11:25 Speaker 1: Councilor Ella? Yes. Counselor Eccles? Yes. Counselor Garipay? Yes. Councilor Karen Chaney? Yes. Councilor McMaster? Yes. Councilor Melli? Yes. Counselor Reky? Yes. Counselor Stewart? Yes. Counselor Williams? Yes. President Greg Redis? Yes. 10 Yes.

▶ 11:42 Jen Grigoraitis: 10 Yes. So that order passes as amended and will go to the mayor for approval.

▶ 11:47 Speaker 2: Next up

▶ 11:49 Speaker 4: Order 2024 dash seven. Calling the city election for Tuesday, November 7th, 2023 from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM at the Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School Gymnasium Complex.