ORDER-2023-52 : Election of the President of the Melrose City Council for the Year 2023

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▶ 1:23 Speaker 3: order 2023-52 election of the president of the Melrose city council for

▶ 1:31 Shawn M. MacMaster: the year 2023 on December 5th 2022 at a non-binding caucus consulate Jennifer Grigoraitis was nominated and subsequently elected a binding vote is now required to formally elect the city council president for calendar year 2023 at this time. The chair will entertain a motion to open the floor to nominations.

▶ 1:52 Shawn M. MacMaster: Motion motion open the floor made by councilist analysis seconded by councilor Stewart all in favor. And he opposed okay. The floor is now open for nominations. Does any member wish to put forth the name of someone for office of President

▶ 2:08 Christopher Cinella: Council? Sanela? Yes, I would like to make a motion denominate constantly Jennifer Grigoraitis.

▶ 2:13 Speaker 1: second

▶ 2:16 Shawn M. MacMaster: Counselor sonella has put Consular Grigoraitis's name into nomination seconded by Consular Carmen Shady. All in favor aye any opposed. Okay, so that name is now in nomination. Are there any other nominations that any counselor wishes to put to the floor?

▶ 2:37 Shawn M. MacMaster: Okay, before we close nominations and proceed with a vote the chair recognizes constantly Grigoraitis under rule 48.

▶ 2:44 Jen Grigoraitis: Thank you president pro tempore and thank you all for this nomination. I am honored and humbled to have the opportunity to again serve as council president. I want to begin by thanking each of you for your support and your confidence in me and for your continued service to Melrose. Please pass along my thanks to your families as well. I know none of us do this without their support. I also want to briefly thank our incredible team at City Hall city clerk Kristen foot and Clerk of committee's Andrew gobrial for the support. They provide both to this body into the city of Melrose. It is a privilege to serve this community in all residents and I am committed to doing everything in my power to make Melrose an even better place to live work and raise a family if elected as we move forward together, I pledge

▶ 3:26 Jen Grigoraitis: to work collaboratively with all of you on the council and to listen carefully to the concerns and ideas of our constituents. We are all here to serve the greater good and I believe that by working together we can achieve great things from Melrose. The opportunity I see before us in the next year is

▶ 3:42 Speaker 4: to make collaborative thoughtful data-driven decisions

▶ 3:44 Jen Grigoraitis: that benefit the entire Community. I believe that by focusing on finding Solutions and not just

▶ 3:51 Speaker 5: identifying problems. We can create and sustain positive change.

▶ 3:53 Jen Grigoraitis: After the past three years of having to react to so many things out of our control I believe now is

▶ 4:01 Speaker 5: the time for this body and this community to move Beyond reacting

▶ 4:03 Jen Grigoraitis: our Collective goal now should be proactive planning and progress.

▶ 4:09 Jen Grigoraitis: Once again, thank you for this opportunity and I look forward to working alongside you on behalf of our shared community.

▶ 4:14 Shawn M. MacMaster: Thank you. Is there a motion to close the floor to nominations motion to close the floor denominations by counselor Stewart seconded by Council. Listen, sonella all in favor opposed. Okay, at this time, we will proceed with the election. This will be a roll call vote and called upon by the city clerk each member shall State his or her choice by name Adam Clark. Would you kindly commence the election and Report the results to the chair?

▶ 4:43 Speaker 6: Councilor. Cinella Council Jennifer Grigoraitis counselor

▶ 4:45 Speaker 1: Eccles Jennifer garrettis counselor garapay Jennifer gargaritas Council Grigoraitis,

▶ 4:52 Speaker 7: Jennifer Grigoraitis.

▶ 4:53 Speaker 1: councilor karamchetti Jennifer Grigoraitis councilor McMaster Jennifer Grigoraitis thankliarelli, Jennifer Grigoraitis counselor Stewart Jennifer writers counselor Williams Center for Grigoraitis nine votes for Jennifer frederis. Thank you. Madam. Clerk, Jennifer Grigoraitis

▶ 5:12 Shawn M. MacMaster: has been duly elected president of the Melrose city council for the year 2023 president Grigoraitis. Would you please approach the Rostrum to be sworn in by the city clerk and to preside over the council thereafter?

▶ 5:35 Jen Grigoraitis: Repeat after me. I I Jennifer Grigoraitis. Who's our only swear do solemnly swear that I will Faithfully that I will Faithfully in the partially and impartially just charge and perform discharge and perform all the

▶ 5:48 Speaker 5: duties incumbent on me all the duties incumbent on

▶ 5:49 Speaker 8: me as the 2023 president of the Melrose city council has

▶ 5:53 Speaker 5: the 2023 president of the Melrose city council

▶ 5:56 Speaker 8: according to the best of my ability according to the best of

▶ 5:58 Jen Grigoraitis: my ability and understanding and understanding according to the rules and regulations according to the rules and regulations of the city Charter of the city Charter laws and Constitution laws and Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, so help me God, so help me God. I I Jennifer Grigoraitis do so unleash where do solemnly swear that I will be a true faith that I will bear true faith and Allegiance and allegiance to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and we'll support the Constitution there. So help me God so help me

▶ 6:29 Speaker 5: God.

▶ 6:31 Jen Grigoraitis: I I Jennifer Grigoraitis do solemnly swear do solemnly swear that I will support that. I will support the Constitution of the United States the Constitution of the United States about me God so help me God Cong

▶ 6:52 Jen Grigoraitis: Thank you all very much. And thank you to councilor McMaster for presiding over that portion of the meeting.