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Jack Eccles

On record 2020-01-13 to 2023-12-18. Derived from vote rosters and the minutes' attendance tables, not an official biography; the record of structured votes begins in 2012.

Service

BodySeatRoleFromToMeetings
City CouncilAt-Largemember 2020-01-132023-12-18105
Appropriations & Oversight Committeemember 2020-01-212020-12-1432
Legal & Legislative Committeemember 2020-03-302021-12-1312
Health, Education & Welfare Committeechair 2020-05-042020-09-288
Rules & Ordervice-chair 2020-11-112021-09-085
Public Works Committeemember 2020-11-162022-12-1912
Health, Education & Welfare Committeemember 2021-01-072021-11-1512
Appropriations & Oversight Committeevice-chair 2021-01-112022-01-1830
Appropriations & Oversight Committeemember 2022-01-312023-12-1159
Health, Education & Welfare Committeechair 2022-02-142022-12-0512
Protection & License Committeemember 2022-04-042022-12-056
Public Service Committeemember 2022-04-112022-11-215
Finance Committeevice-chair 2023-01-302023-08-316
Legal & Legislative Committeemember 2023-03-022023-12-117
School CommitteeAt-Largemember 2023-05-102023-05-101
Public Works Committeechair 2023-08-072023-12-042

Votes

1198 votes cast: 1191 yes, 7 no, 0 abstain; 6 against the majority on 67 contested motions; moved 125, seconded 214; recorded absent for 75. All rows (JSON).

2023-12-18 · City Council yes · FILED [9 TO 0] · RES-2024-5 : Resolution Honoring At-Large City Councilor Chris Cinella
2023-12-18 · City Council yes · FILED [9 TO 0] · RES-2024-4 : Resolution honoring At-Large City Councilor Jack Eccles
2023-12-18 · City Council yes · FILED [9 TO 0] · RES-2024-3 : A Resolution Honoring Ward 5 Councilor Shawn M. MacMaster
2023-12-18 · City Council yes · PASSED [9 TO 0] · GRANT-2024-2 : Police State 911 S&I Grant
2023-12-18 · City Council yes · PASSED [9 TO 0] · GRANT-2024-3 : Police State 911 Training Grant - FY24
2023-12-18 · City Council yes · PASSED [9 TO 0] · GRANT-2024-4 : Police State 911 EMD Grant - Emergency Medical Dispatch Grant
2023-12-18 · City Council yes · PASSED [9 TO 0] · GRANT-2024-5 : Police FY24 Traffic Grant - Traffic Safety Enforcement Grant
2023-12-18 · City Council yes · PLACED ON FILE [9 TO 0] · LIC-2024-7 : License: Late Common Victualler renewal - 2024
2023-12-11 · Appropriations & Oversight Committee yes · OUGHT TO PASS [8 TO 0] · APPRO-2024-9 : An Appropriation in the amount of $311,633.63 from PEG Access to MMTV and Melrose Public Schools.
2023-12-11 · Appropriations & Oversight Committee yes · OUGHT TO PASS [8 TO 0] · GRANT-2024-2 : Police State 911 S&I Grant
2023-12-11 · Appropriations & Oversight Committee yes · OUGHT TO PASS [8 TO 0] · GRANT-2024-3 : Police State 911 Training Grant - FY24
2023-12-11 · Appropriations & Oversight Committee yes · OUGHT TO PASS [8 TO 0] · GRANT-2024-4 : Police State 911 EMD Grant - Emergency Medical Dispatch Grant
2023-12-11 · Appropriations & Oversight Committee yes · OUGHT TO PASS [8 TO 0] · GRANT-2024-5 : Police FY24 Traffic Grant - Traffic Safety Enforcement Grant
2023-12-11 · Appropriations & Oversight Committee yes · HOLD [8 TO 0] · INFO-2024-3 : Information Item Updating City Council on Solid Waste & Recycling and Disposal Contract Negotiations
2023-12-04 · City Council yes · HOLD [UNANIMOUS] · RES-2024-2 : A Resolution Honoring Outgoing Council President Jennifer Grigoraitis
2023-12-04 · City Council yes · PLACED ON FILE [UNANIMOUS] · LIC-2024-6 : Licenses renewed: Class II Motor Vehicle for 2024
2023-12-04 · City Council yes · PLACED ON FILE [UNANIMOUS] · LIC-2024-5 : License: Common Victualler renewals for 2024

On video

4 h 35 min of speech identified by voice across 150 recordings (1034 turns). Attribution is by voice match against this person's enrolled voice, not a human transcript; each clip links to the moment. All rows (JSON).

▶ 2026-02-11 But yeah, so you're just talking about some sort of trim that comes down on the outside where that separates,
▶ 2026-02-11 Point. So, so almost putting in, you're, you're suggesting almost putting in like an artificial corner you're
▶ 2026-02-04 No, I wanna reiterate exactly what, what, what Dan said. I'd like to see a rendering of what we are going to see from our backyard, because as I read this plan, they're going to clear cut a field of ancient trees that are holding up the...
▶ 2025-03-12 to clarify something you just said. Um, the, the 0.8, I, I'm not familiar with that study, but I, I think that's okay. Um, which I, about 64 and then you said add on, you know, budget a little bit, add on some for visitors, but the 69...
▶ 2023-12-18 Councillor Eccles, Madam President, this comes from the Public Works Committee with the recommendation for passage and at this time I move for passage.
▶ 2023-12-18 Councillor Eccles Madam President is also comes from the Public Works Committee with a recommendation for passage and I move for passage.
▶ 2023-12-11 You. Sorry, this one was, was lingering. I just want to make sure I understand it. Um, just on like, the impact of the general fund Mm-Hmm. Because I don't see a consistent percentage increase between the contract value and the fee. And...
▶ 2023-12-11 make up for it based on the math that I'm doing. Correct. So we're gonna end up absorbing more of this, more of the trash contract every year.
▶ 2023-12-11 Got it. So like what we see right now, no impact on the operating budget, subsequent years, no action taken on the trash fee. There's gonna be a modest impact on the operating budget year over year. And then with the new contract,
▶ 2023-12-11 Got it. Thank you. Wasn't wasn't one minute, but was clear.

Attendance

From the attendance tables in full minutes (2013 onward): 275 present, 18 absent, 16 remote, 7 late, 3 excused. All rows (JSON).