← City Council · 2023-05-10 · City Council Joint Meeting with the School Committee
Call to Order Joint meeting of the CIty Council and School Committee
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present Lizbeth DeSelm absent Margaret R. Driscoll, present Ed O'Connell present Jen McAndrew present Jennifer Razi-Thomas present Dorie Withey present Chair Driscoll notes for the record that Superintendent Julie Kukenburger is in attendance as well.
Transcript
▶ 0:05 Jen Grigoraitis: Great, good evening. Today is Wednesday, May 10th, 2023. And the time is 7:16 PM and this joint meeting of the Melrose City Council and the Melrose School Committee is called to order. I am President Grigoraitis, and joining me up here tonight is School Committee chair Margaret Driscoll in accordance with the Massachusetts Open Meeting Law. This meeting is recorded by Melrose Cable Access and will be available for viewing in its entirety on mm, MTV and through the city of Website Link at this time, could the clerk please call the role
▶ 0:33 Speaker 1: Counselor son Here. Counselor Gar. Here. Counselor Les? Here. Councilor Jamine. Councilor Chetty. Here. Councilor McMaster. Council Elli. Here. Councilor Brisky. Yeah. Councilor Stewart? Here. Councilor Williams. Here. President Greg Reis. Here. Nine. Present. So
▶ 0:55 Jen Grigoraitis: We have nine present and that's a quorum for the record.
▶ 0:57 Speaker 1: Uh, move on to school committee. Mayor Broer. Here. Ms. Desel. Chair Driscoll. Here. Ms. McAndrew? Here. Mr. O'Connell? Here. Ms. Razzie Thomas. Here. Ms. Withy here. Six Present.
▶ 1:13 Margaret Raymond Driscoll: And I'd also like to note, um, with the indulgence of a president, Greg Reis, that superintendent Julie Cooken Berger is joining us this evening. Thank you.
▶ 1:24 Jen Grigoraitis: Thank you.
▶ 1:26 Speaker 2: And now those that were are able should please rise to leave the flag.
▶ 1:29 Speaker 3: I pledge allegiance
▶ 1:31 Speaker 4: To flag the United States of America for which it stands, one nation, indivisible with Liberty, Liberty and justice.
▶ 1:47 Jen Grigoraitis: And at this time, I will motion by unanimous consent for both bodies to open public comment.