Finance Committee — 2022-08-04
Attendance
Christopher Cinella ; Mark Garipay ; Maya Jamaleddine ; Manjula Karamcheti ; Leila Migliorelli ; John Obremski
Agenda
- Call to Order
- Public Comment
- Orders
- ORDER-2023-5 : Polling location officer detail pursuant to Chapter 92 of the Acts of 2022 also known as the VOTES Act
- Information Items
- INFO-2023-2 : 2022 State Primary - September 6, 2022 - Early in-person voting schedule
- INFO-2023-3 : Calling A State Primary - Tuesday, the Sixth Day of September, 2022
- Adjournment
Minutes
CITY OF MELROSE FINANCE COMMITTEE CALENDAR● AUGUST 4, 2022 Council Chamber, First Floor, Melrose City Hall Committee Meeting 7:30 PM 562 Main Street, Melrose, MA 02176 The public should take notice that the Melrose City Council may, on certain occasions, have a quorum in attendance due to standing committees of the City Council consisting of both voting and non-voting members. Members attending this duly posted meeting are participating and deliberating only in conjunction with the business of the standing committee. Attendee Name Title Status Arrived Maya Jamaleddine Chair Absent Mark Garipay Vice Chair Present Leila Migliorelli Absent Manjula Karamcheti Present John Obremski Present Christopher Cinella President, ex oficio Absent
ORDER-2023-5 Election Polling location officer detail pursuant to Chapter 92 of the Acts of 2022 also known as the VOTES Act Ought to Pass City Council
INFO-2023-2 Election 2022 State Primary - September 6, 2022 - Early in-person voting schedule Recommend Place on File City Council
INFO-2023-3 Calling Election Calling A State Primary - Tuesday, the Sixth Day of September, 2022 Recommend Place on File City Council City of Melrose Page 1 8/12/2022 9:37 AM
Transcript
▶ 19:56 Mark Garipay: members councilor Karamcheti and councilor bremski. Since we are a committee of five members this provides a notice of a quorum for the record. This meeting of the finance committee is being recorded live on mftv and will be available online on the City website. city of melrose.org at this time if there are no objections, I will open for public comment public comment portion of our meeting with unanimous consent. Seeing no objections public comment is now open. There's anyone in the gallery that would like to speak to anything on the agenda. Please come forward. Seeing no one in the gallery looking to speak. Is there anyone online there's no online? Seeing November's in the public looking to speak
▶ 20:42 Mark Garipay: in person or virtual and if there are no objections, I will close public comment portion of the meeting with the unanimous consent. All the comment is now close. tonight we have one order before us in two informational orders to place on file. first order the first order is number 20 23-5 It is. is pulling location off the detail pursuant to 92 chapter 92 of the acts of 2022 also known as votes Act. And the order is beat ordered that the Melrose city council shall approve a sufficient number of police officers by not less than one at the polling location at every location. They're in to preserve order and to protect the election offices in supervision for many interference with their duties
▶ 21:40 Mark Garipay: into Aid and enforcing the laws relating to elections as required by section. 72 of Matt, Mass General Law chapter 55. which was amended by section 13 of chapter 92 of the acts of 2022 further the city council shall allow the police chief to The authority to assign specific police officers according to scheduling availability and contractual obligation the city clerk after consultation. With the board of registrars will advise the police chief on a location in time. The officer details is needed. So move a favorable action. Okay motion to move move this to the full Council prove this to the full Council was made by councilor bremski seconded by Consular Carmen Chetty. All in favor I discussion. Sorry.
▶ 22:35 Mark Garipay: All in favor I opposed. This motion passes. This will go to the full Council. information Lord a 2023 - 2 which is 2020 State primary September 6 2022 early in person voting Honorable city council. Please be advised of an approve the following dates hours locations of in-person early voting for The September 6th State primary any coins With the recently enacted chapter 92 of the acts of 2022 in-person early voting dates for the September 6th State primary from Saturday, August 27th. Also the voter registration deadline through Friday, September 2nd. In-person early voting hours requirements have changed to require weekend hours into set standard weekday hours early voting will be held in the city council on the
▶ 23:35 Mark Garipay: first floor of City Hall at 562 Main Street, Melrose Mass as follows. Saturday August 27th 10 AM to 5 PM Monday, August 29th through Thursday, September 1st, 8:30 am to 4 pm Friday, September 2nd, 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. What is the will of the committee? Well for favorable action play something. Move, this is a motion of places on file move farewell action to play some file. Thank you. Motion was made to place on file by councilor bremski seconded by Council Carmen Chetty. on discussion almond fava. I opposed that motion that informational order will be sent to the full counts. information a lot of 2023 - 3 Calling a state primary Tuesday the sixth day of September 2022. In accordance with Massachusetts general laws, you have
▶ 24:43 Mark Garipay: to 54 as amended. The city clerk is hereby authorized interacted to notify into Warren such of the inhabitants of the city of Melrose. As our qualified to vote in primaries to assemble at the at the polling place as designated here in on Tuesday the sixth day of September 2022 from 7 AM to 8 pm. Then in there to cast their vote in the state primary for candidates of political parties for the following offices Governor lieutenant governor Attorney General Secretary of State Treasurer auditor representative in Congress councilor 60 District Senator and general court Fifth District. Representative in general court 30 second district district attorney Northern District Sheriff Middlesex County. All polling
▶ 25:30 Mark Garipay: places will be Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School at the entrance on Melrose Street. What is the will of the committee? No fairable action to play some Ohio. Second thing motion to place on fire was made by Council of carmichetti. Second Empire counselor bremski on discussion All in favor I posed. This motion will gets into the city council. Seeing no other no other orders in front of us. I will entertain a motion to adjourn move to adjourn. motion to motion to adjourned by Council remski secondary councilor Karamcheti on discussion all in favor I opposed Meeting us joined.