← Finance Committee · 2023-08-14 · Finance Committee Meeting
ORDER-2024-1 : Calling the Preliminary Mayoral Election for Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023 from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School gymnasium complex
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ORDER-2024-1 Calling Election Calling the Preliminary Mayoral Election for Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023 from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School gymnasium complex Ought to Pass City Council City of Melrose Page 1 8/15/2023 2:40 PM
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▶ 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
▶ 5:43 Speaker 3: It's pretty much speaks for itself. Same. Um, this Friday at 10:00 AM in this chamber, there will be the drawing of by lot for the placement on the mayoral preliminary ballot. Uh, it's open to the public, so once that's done, we will then get that information directly to the vendor to give us a proof to get ballots made. So those are in route.
▶ 6:07 Maya Jamaleddine: Any question from my councilor? Uh, Stewart?
▶ 6:11 Robb Stewart: Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you both for being here this evening. I appreciate the, the help. As I've stated previously, I'm not fully supportive of the central polling location, um, specifically because of the constituents that I have in my ward, uh, within Fuller House and Levi Gould. Um, uh, there's several residents there that, uh, preferred to be able to go to the BB school and, and vote there. Um, and even though I know that there is mail-in voting options and early voting options, some, some people are not comfortable with that, they prefer to go pull the lever. Um, so my question, uh, for you is, is the, what, what transportation options are for folks that may find it difficult to get over there that may not have other options?
▶ 6:56 Speaker 3: That's something I would have to take up with the council on Adrian. I, I, I, I'm sure I don't presume that they're seniors. I, I would, I guess we can talk offline on what Sure. You're looking for specifically.
▶ 7:08 Robb Stewart: Sure. Uh, yeah, I think it might be good to, because we have the senior center right there may be helpful if there's an option, uh, for transportation for people that may not otherwise feel comfortable with the other options for voting. And I think it would make be sensible to offer that to them. Yeah.
▶ 7:24 Speaker 3: Past practices Council and Aging did a van and they would row around Okay. As needed. And the kind of would hang out and wait, and then they would wait for the individuals to vote, take them back, and they just did that all day long.
▶ 7:34 Speaker 4: Okay. Okay. Great. Thank you. Thank you. Mad chair.
▶ 7:37 Maya Jamaleddine: You are welcome. Thank you. Any other questions?
▶ 7:43 Maya Jamaleddine: Okay. Um, I do have also a question, uh, in terms of, um, I know it's gonna be with the mayor with three candidates. Um, I, the,
▶ 7:57 Maya Jamaleddine: how is it going to be the lines where, you know, like holding signs and all the other stuff, know,
▶ 8:08 Maya Jamaleddine: knowing from previous election, this was an issue as well with the entrance of the cars and directing traffic,
▶ 8:19 Maya Jamaleddine: specifically when people are standing by the entrance of the parking lot to hold signs. So, so
▶ 8:23 Speaker 3: State law mandates 150 feet from the entrance of the polling location. And I talked with the D P W, uh, our partner there who they're going to refresh the stencil of the 150 lines on Melrose as well as, um, on Main Street, all the entrances to Memorial, uh, to the city hall because of early in-person voting. Okay. Those are also going to be refreshed. Okay. May even see 'em this week.
▶ 8:51 Maya Jamaleddine: Okay. And, um, I'm, I hope that we would be able to find those like barrels, the orange barrels that would also help at least push,
▶ 8:59 Maya Jamaleddine: um, the hold, um, the signs holders away from the entrance of the parking lot.
▶ 9:06 Speaker 3: You say barrels? I'm sorry.
▶ 9:07 Maya Jamaleddine: Yeah, the orange barrels, the, you know, like, oh, the highway Cones? Yeah. Okay.
▶ 9:11 Speaker 2: The,
▶ 9:13 Speaker 3: So there, there'll be a officer stationed at the entrance Melrose Street and the entrance at the lot.
▶ 9:17 Maya Jamaleddine: Okay. That's awesome. Okay. Well, I'm, I don't have any further questions. If there is no, if, if there is no further questions, uh, what is the will of the committee? I'll
▶ 9:31 Speaker 1: May make a motion to recommend to the full council.
▶ 9:34 Maya Jamaleddine: Second, I, we have a motion to recommend by Councilor Kam. She seconded by, uh, vice Chair ols. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Any opposed? Okay. This will be recommended. Thank you both for your presence. I appreciate it.