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ORDER-2024-2 : Polling location officer assignment for the Mayoral preliminary September 19, 2023 election
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ORDER-2024-2 Election Polling location officer assignment for the Mayoral preliminary September 19, 2023 election Ought to Pass City Council
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▶ 1:28 Maya Jamaleddine: proceed. And seeing no objections, uh, the rules are now suspended. We have, uh, before us order 2024 dash two. Polling location officer assignment for the mayor, uh, pre preliminary September 19th, 2023 election. And for the record, uh, Councillor Eccles just joined us. Uh, Madam Yes, clerk, and
▶ 2:01 Speaker 2: Good evening. Good evening. So, um,
▶ 2:03 Maya Jamaleddine: would you like to speak on this order or? Sure.
▶ 2:07 Speaker 3: So order 2024 dash two, the polling location officer assignment. We've met with the stakeholders for public safety, police, fire, um, ambulance and notified just so that they're aware of the date and the timing in case there are any calls. Um, we met with chief failure to discuss their subject matter expertise on the polling location and assignment of officers and met with them. They put a plan together for their detail officers, which they will get us in advance of the election. So we will have traffic enforcement, we will have an officer on Melrose Street. They've made some decisions on signage, working with our partners in D P W to make traffic go smoothly. And they will be an officer that will be, you know, doing traffic control of Ashland or Ashland Side Streets off of Mel Street. So, okay. They're our partners.
▶ 3:00 Maya Jamaleddine: Yeah. Anyone have questions from counselors?
▶ 3:07 Maya Jamaleddine: Um, I do have question. Um, so is that from opening the polling till close,
▶ 3:13 Speaker 3: Actually two of the offices will be there earlier than opening. Three of them will be there Absolutely. At opening all the way to close.
▶ 3:20 Maya Jamaleddine: Okay. And, um, it were, were there any specification of where it's going to be the peak time where, you know, like the rush hour
▶ 3:33 Speaker 3: All day, all day, they'll be stationed all day? They split shift it. Okay. So if it's six to two, two to close, there'll be someone manning that location all day long.
▶ 3:41 Maya Jamaleddine: Okay. And has there been any adjustments from the recent election where we were able to identify some mm-hmm. You know, we, we had traffic backed up Yep. On Marrow Street. Um, were there any adjustment due to this observation? That's
▶ 3:57 Speaker 3: Exactly why we met and talked about it and adding an additional officer.
▶ 4:01 Speaker 2: Okay. So
▶ 4:01 Speaker 3: In terms of maintaining that traffic flow at that upper lot, and if it gets full to direct traffic down to the lower lot, and so we, I go to them as the subject matter expertise. I'm not a subject matter expert in traffic enforcement traffic flow, so we added an extra officer based on their advice. Awesome.
▶ 4:18 Maya Jamaleddine: Awesome. And in terms of the, um, well that's, I don't know if this is something that relates to the officers as well, but in,
▶ 4:31 Maya Jamaleddine: in terms of parking mm-hmm. Are they going to direct also, uh, where to park?
▶ 4:36 Speaker 3: Yeah. Lower lot or if there's open spots on Melrose Street or even the side streets if there's allowable parking.
▶ 4:43 Maya Jamaleddine: Okay. So they will be directing traffic in terms of parking specifically as
▶ 4:47 Speaker 3: Well. They're gonna advise people if the lot is full, where to go. Okay.
▶ 4:51 Maya Jamaleddine: Perfect. Thank you. Um, if there is no further questions, what is the will of the committee?
▶ 4:59 Robb Stewart: Yes, Madam Chair. I'll make a recommendation to, um, a motion to recommend to the full council. Second.
▶ 5:06 Maya Jamaleddine: We have a motion to recommend made by Councilor Stewart, seconded by Vice Chair ols. Um, all in favor?
▶ 5:14 Speaker 4: Aye. Aye. Any opposed?
▶ 5:17 Maya Jamaleddine: And this will be recommended to the full council. Um, we have next order, 2024 dash one, uh, calling the preliminary, uh, mayoral election for Tuesday, September 19th, 2023 from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM at the marrows, uh, uh, veterans Memorial, uh, middle school, uh, the gymnasium complex. Any, do I