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ORDER-2024-7 : Calling the City Election for Tuesday, November 7, 2023 from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School gymnasium complex

Passed · PLACED ON FILE [10 TO 0] · moved by Jack Eccles, At-Large, seconded by Christopher Cinella, At-Large 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-2024-7 Calling Election Calling the City Election for Tuesday, November 7, 2023 from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School gymnasium complex Placed on File Finance Committee

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▶ 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.

▶ 12:01 Jack Eccles: Councillor Eccles. Madam Press, this comes from the Committee on Finance with a recommendation for passage. And at this time I move for passage. Second,

▶ 12:08 Jen Grigoraitis: We have a motion for passage made by Councillor Eccles, seconded by Councilor Ella. Any discussion? Councillor Stewart?

▶ 12:14 Robb Stewart: Thank you Madam President. Uh, I just wanted to make my point again that, uh, while I will support this 'cause I think it's important to have continuity in the election. I am, uh, against having a single, uh, location for the elections I think we should consider in the future to move, uh, back to having, uh, multiple locations for elections. Thank you Madam President,

▶ 12:34 Jen Grigoraitis: councilor Stewart. Anyone else on discussion? Councilor Ella? Yeah, I

▶ 12:38 Christopher Cinella: Disagree with Councilor Stewart. Thank you.

▶ 12:42 Jen Grigoraitis: Anyone else on discussion? Councillor Gpe. I agree

▶ 12:45 Mark Garipay: With Council Stewart. I do believe that, uh, we, we should go back to a single, single, um, voting, um, location. Um, it's something that I fought for, but I will support this. Um, we have an election in what, six to eight weeks and actually two weeks. So, um, I do agree. Hopefully we can continue to look at, um, going back to some other locations throughout the city.

▶ 13:11 Speaker 11: So that's it. Thank you.

▶ 13:16 Jen Grigoraitis: Okay. Uh, so no other discussion all in.

▶ 13:18 Speaker 5: Oh, Councillor Snell. Yeah. I

▶ 13:19 Speaker 9: Disagree with Councilor Garipay as well. Thank you

▶ 13:22 Jen Grigoraitis: For the record. Great thing about the legislative body is that we all have the power to change this. Um, so at this time, all in favor? Aye. Aye. Any opposed? And so that order carries