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Devin Romanul

On record 2024-01-08 to 2026-09-08. Derived from vote rosters and the minutes' attendance tables, not an official biography; the record of structured votes begins in 2012.

Service

BodySeatRoleFromToMeetings
City CouncilWard 7member 2024-01-082026-09-0865
Appropriations & Oversight CommitteeWard 7member 2024-01-222026-09-0371
Finance Committeemember 2024-01-222025-09-0218
Legal & Legislative Committeevice-chair 2024-01-222025-11-2419
Health, Education & Welfare Committeemember 2024-02-122024-12-099
Public Service Committeemember 2024-11-122024-11-121
Protection & License Committeechair 2025-01-132025-11-178
Protection & License CommitteeWard 7member 2026-01-202026-09-035
City Council with School CommitteeWard 7member 2026-05-112026-05-111

Votes

1285 votes cast: 1277 yes, 8 no, 0 abstain; 4 against the majority on 37 contested motions; moved 118, seconded 58; recorded absent for 0. All rows (JSON).

2026-09-08 · City Council yes · Passed · Acceptance of Donated Parcel for Conservation Purposes
2026-09-08 · City Council yes · Passed · New Common Victualler License for Slurp Noodle Restaurant
2026-09-08 · City Council yes · Place on File · Informational Order - Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan Public Review Draft
2026-09-08 · City Council yes · Passed · Acceptance of 2026 Green Communities Grant in the amount of $122,081.
2026-09-03 · Appropriations & Oversight Committee yes · Recommend · Acceptance of a Massachusetts Gaming Commission Community Mitigation Fund Grant in the amount of $51,300.
2026-09-03 · Appropriations & Oversight Committee yes · Approve · Appropriations & Oversight Committee Meeting August 17, 2026 7:15 PM
2026-09-03 · Protection & License Committee yes · Adjourn · ADJOURNMENT
2026-09-03 · Protection & License Committee yes · Place on File · New Common Victualler License for Slurp Noodle Restaurant
2026-09-03 · Protection & License Committee yes · Approve · Protection & License Committee Meeting June 29, 2026 7:00 PM
2026-08-17 · City Council yes · Passed · Grant of Easement for 204 Tremont Street
2026-08-17 · City Council yes · Passed · Acceptance of Revised Easement at 105 Walton Park in Melrose

On video

4 h 48 min of speech identified by voice across 82 recordings (1318 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).

▶ 2026-08-17 Good evening. The time is 7:15 on Monday, August 17th, 2026. This is a meeting of the Appropriations and Oversight Committee. My name is Daniel Romanul. I'm the chair. Joining us this evening are Vice Chair Vandiver, Councilors Chen,...
▶ 2026-08-17 This serves as a notice of quorum for the record. In accordance with the Open Meeting Law, this meeting is being broadcast and recorded live on MMTV. At this time, I'll motion by unanimous consent to approve without reading the minutes...
▶ 2026-08-17 No. All right. Everyone's on vacation. If there's no objection, I will motion by unanimous consent to close public comment. Seeing none, public comment is now closed. All right. Our one and only agenda item this evening is Grant ID...
▶ 2026-08-17 Terrific. Thank you for the clarification. Appreciate it. Any other councilors have commentary or questions that they'd like to share? Vice Chair Vandiver.
▶ 2026-08-17 So, I think what is the will of the committee?
▶ 2026-08-17 Second. Motion to recommend made by President Freeman, seconded by Councilor Jamaleddine. On discussion?
▶ 2026-08-17 Okay. This motion passes. Motion passes and will be referred to our next city council meeting, which starts in approximately 23 minutes. That being our last item on our agenda, I'll now motion by unanimous consent to adjourn. Seeing no...
▶ 2026-08-17 Mr. President, this comes to us from the Appropriations and Oversight Committee with a recommendation for passage, and at this time I'll make a motion for passage.
▶ 2026-08-17 Mr. President, this comes to us from the Finance Committee with a recommendation for passage. And at this time, I'll make a motion for passage. Place on file. Oh, place on file. My apologies. Not actually my committee, I'm just...
▶ 2026-08-17 Mr. President, this comes to us from the Finance Committee with a recommendation to place on file. And at this time, I'll make a motion to place on file.

Attendance

From the attendance tables in full minutes (2013 onward): 162 present, 0 absent, 7 remote, 2 late, 0 excused. All rows (JSON).