Public Comment

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▶ 5:01 Leila Migliorelli: Good evening. The time is 7 32 on Monday, July 24th, 2023. This is a meeting of the Appropriations and Oversight Committee. I am chairwoman La la Migli. Also joining me tonight are Vice Chair Aldine and counselors Ella Gar Rum Shady McMaster Williams, and President Greg Exofficio. This serves as a notice of a quorum for the record in accordance with the Open Meeting law. This meeting is being recorded and broadcast live on M M T V. Now is the time for public comment. I will motion by unanimous consent to open the floor for public comment. Seeing no objection, we are now open for public comment. This is the portion of the meeting where anyone can speak on any item on our agenda tonight. Is there anyone here wishing to speak in public comment?

▶ 5:51 Speaker 3: If so, you can just approach the table here. Seeing none, Mr. Clerk, is there anyone online? There's one line at this time.

▶ 6:01 Leila Migliorelli: Okay. If there's no objection, I'd like to close public comment. Seeing none, we are now closed for public comment. Since we have members of the administration here tonight to speak on the items before us, I'd like to motion by unanimous con consent to suspend the rules before we proceed. Seeing no objection, the rules are now suspended. Our first order tonight is appointment 2024 dash three. Appointment of Jake Rogers, 11 Cherry Street to the Melrose Human Rights Commission for a three year term set to expire on the last day of February, 2026. Tonight we have Mayor Paul Broder, along with the candidate Jake Rogers. Welcome.