Board of Aldermen 5-27-2020 Page 2
Let’s start the meeting by taking a roll call attendance. When each member states their presence, please
also state whether there is anyone in the room with you during this meeting, which is required under
the Right-To-Know Law.
City Clerk Lovering called the roll and asked them to state the reason he or she could not attend, confirmed
that they could hear the proceedings, and stated who was present with him or her.
The roll call was taken with 11 members of the Board of Aldermen present: Alderman Michael B. O’Brien,
Sr., Alderman Patricia Klee, Alderman Richard A. Dowd, Alderman Benjamin Clemons, Alderman David C.
Teneza, Alderwoman Elizabeth Lu, Alderman Ernest Jette, Alderman Jan Schmidt, Alderman Skip Cleaver,
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright, Alderman Wilshire.
Alderwoman Shoshanna Kelly, Alderman June Caron, Alderman Tom Lopez, and Alderman Brandon
Michael Laws were recorded absent.
Mayor James W. Donchess, Corporation Counsel Steven A. Bolton, and Tim Cummings, Economic
Development Director were also in attendance.
Alderman O’Brien
| am present, | can hear you, and | am alone.
Alderman Klee
| am here, | can hear you, and the only one in the house is my husband who could make an appearance
but he is not in the room with me now.
President Wilshire
Alderwoman Kelly won't be joining us this evening.
Alderman Dowd
Yes, | can hear you, and | am alone, practicing social distancing in accordance with the Governor’s Order.
Alderman Clemons
Yes, | am here, participating by WebEx and | can hear everyone, there’s no one in the room with me. | will
just say that my bandwidth has been give or take so if | lose you, | will try to come back. Thank you.
Alderman Tencza
| am present, | am alone and | can hear everyone.
Alderwoman Lu
| am present, | can hear you and | am alone.
Alderman Jette
| am here, | am alone and | can hear you.
