City Council — 2025-01-06
Attendance
Cal Finocchiaro ; Mark Garipay ; Ward Hamilton ; Maya Jamaleddine ; Manjula Karamcheti ; Leila Migliorelli ; John Obremski ; Devin Romanul ; Robb Stewart ; Kimberly Vandiver ; Ryan Williams
Agenda
- Call to Order
- Communications from Her Honor, The Mayor And Other City Officials
- New Business
- ORDER-2025-7 : Election of the City Council President for 2025
- ORDER-2025-8 : Adoption of the Rules of Order of the City Council for 2025
- Expiries
- Rule 53 Reports
- Adjournment
Minutes
CITY OF MELROSE CITY COUNCIL BULLETIN● JANUARY 6, 2025 Council Chamber, First Floor, Melrose City HallOrganizational Meeting 7:30 PM 562 Main Street, Melrose, MA 02176 Attendee Name Title Status Arrived Cal Finocchiaro Ward 6 Absent Mark Garipay Ward 4 Present Ward Hamilton At-Large Present Maya Jamaleddine At-Large Present Manjula Karamcheti Ward 1 Present John Obremski Ward 2 Absent Devin Romanul Ward 7 Present Robb Stewart Ward 3 Present Kimberly Vandiver Ward 5 Present Ryan Williams At-Large Present Leila Migliorelli At-Large Present
ORDER-2025-7 Appointment/Reappointment Election of the City Council President for 2025 Elected
ORDER-2025-8 Amending Rules of Order of the City Council Adoption of the Rules of Order of the City Council for 2025 Adopted City of Melrose Page 1 3/11/2025 1:45 PM
Transcript
▶ 0:00 Camera. Good evening and happy New Year. Good to see everybody around the table again. Um, I wanna try to read without my glasses so I can look cool, but I can't. Um, good evening. It's Monday, January 6th, and welcome to the organizational meeting of the Merrill City Council for the year of 2025. I am City Clerk Tangi Uni, and I am now calling this meeting to order and will call the role Counselor Occhio. Counselor Garey. Here. Councilor Hamilton? Here. Councilor Jamal. Dean. Here. Councilor Chetty. Here. Councilor Reky. Councilor Romanul. Here. Councilor Stewart. Here. Councilor Vandiver. Vanderveer. Councilor Williams. Here. Counselor Mli. Here. This serves as notice of a quorum for the record
▶ 1:04 in accordance with the open meeting law. This meeting is being recorded and broadcast Live on MM TV. Now we'll proceed to the business of electing a president for 2025 and a non-binding caucus. On December 2nd, 2024, councilor Lima MLI was unanimously nominated and subsequently elected to the office of President of the City Council for the City of Melrose. A binding vote is now required to formally elect the city council president for 2025. Is there a motion now to formally open nominations for presidency? I'll make a motion to formally open nominations for the presidency for 2025. Sorry. Second. Okay. Motion by Counselor Garey to open the floor. Seconded by Councilor Romanul. All in favor? Aye. Any opposed?
▶ 2:04 The floor is now open for nominations. Councilor Garipay will nominate Counselor. I, IIII Actually, I would like to nominate, um, counselor Ali for, uh, as president for 2025 And I would be honored to second that nomination. Okay. So Counselor Jamal Ledine will nominate Councilor Melli for president. Seconded by Councilor Chetty. Okay. Any other nominations per rule 57. The nominee is permitted to make a statement of interest for the presidency. Counselor slash President Melissa the floor is yours. Would you like to say anything? Thank you, Madam Clerk. Um, first I wanna, I also have to put my glasses on. I can't look cool without them. Um, wanna thank my colleagues for placing their trust in me once again
▶ 3:09 Leila Migliorelli: to lead the council in 2025? Um, for this year, what I'm hoping for is a productive 2025. Our constituents have elected us in the hopes that we will be engaged, involved, and prepared for the challenges and opportunities that lay before us. Our responsibility is to participate in thoughtful discussion, ask tough questions, and balance immediate needs with long-term challenges in our decision making. As your president, I'm here to help facilitate and shepherd the council through the work that we do. And I'm counting on each and every one of you to show up and join me in work doing your part too. Thank you. Now I will. Sorry. Now I will entertain a motion to close nominations. I'll make a motion to close nominations.
▶ 3:56 Second Councilor Carpe Motion to close Nominations seconded by Councilor Vandiver. All in favor? Aye. Any opposed? The floor is now closed for nominations At this time we will now proceed with the election. The election will now take place by a roll call vote and each member must announce their choice for president by name. I will begin with the roll call counselor. Pinocchio. Councilor Gar. I know. Uh, I vote. Lila Elli. Councilor Hamilton. Lila Elli. Councilor Jamal Ledine. Lila Mli. Councilor Karen Chetty. Lila Mli. Counselor Reky. Sorry. Counselor Romano. Lila Mli. Councilor Stewart Lima Mli. Councilor Villa Deve. Lila Meli. Councilor Williams, Lila Mli And Councilor Mli. Lila Mli. Sorry.
▶ 5:15 Councilor m. Counselor Mig Mli has been duly elected city council president for the year 2025. Congratulations. You Wanna come up here so we can take Okay. Raise your hand And just repeat after me. I, Lila. I, Lila Elli Do Solemnly swear, do Solemnly swear That I will faithfully and impartially that I Will faithfully and impartially Discharge and perform. Discharge And perform All of the duties incumbent on me. All of the duties incumbent on me As President of the city Council for the City of Melrose. As President of the City Council for the city of Melrose. According to the best of my ability and understanding according To the best of my ability and understanding The laws, rules and regulations of the commonwealth,
▶ 6:08 The laws, rules and regulations of the Commonwealth United States Constitution, United States Constitution In ordinances of the city of Melrose And ordinances of the city of Melrose. So help me God. So Help me God, I, Lila melli. I Lila melli Do solemnly swear, do Solemnly swear That I will bear true faith in allegiance. That I will bear true faith in allegiance To the commonwealth of Massachusetts, to The commonwealth of Massachusetts And I will support the United States Constitution and I I'll Support the United States Constitution. So help me God. So help me God, subscribe by me and sworn on penalties of perjury on this sixth day of January, 2025. You are now the President of the C Council.
▶ 6:43 Thank you. You Go Sign right here. Okay. Have, Thank you. Thank you. Alright, Moving on in our agenda for the organizational meeting. Um, next up, Um, Madam Clerk. Yep. And next up is new business information items ID number 1, 2, 3, 3, 7. Oh. Election of the city Council president for 2025. So that we just did ID number 1, 2, 3, 3, 9 Adoption of the rules of order of the city Council for 2025. What is the will of the council? Madam, Madam President, I'll make a motion to adopt the, uh, rules of order for the city Council for 2025. Second Motion made by Councillor Garipay to adopt the rules of order for the Melrose City Council for 2025. Um, uh, seconded by Councillor Stewart on discussion. Seeing none. All in favor a.
▶ 8:19 Leila Migliorelli: Aye. Any opposed Which rules are now adopted? Um, we will go past expires and rule 53 reports and onto adjournment so we can start our full council meeting. So I will motion by unanimous consent to adjourn the organizational meeting. Seeing no objections, we are now adjourned and in four minutes we will start the full council meeting. Thank you. Great. Good evening. The time is 7 45 on Monday, January 6th, 2025. I am President Elli and this meeting of the Melrose City Council is called to order in accordance with Massachusetts Open Meeting Law. This meeting is being broadcast and recorded by Melrose Cable Access tv and will be available for viewing in its entirety, um, online. And, um, on the MMTV site.