Special Board of Aldermen Public Hearing — May 20, 2020 Page 3
President Wilshire
| would like to ask Bruce or whoever is monitoring this meeting, if the call-ins, like | have Clemons and Caron
that typically call in and | haven’t heard that they wouldn’t be here this evening, so is there a way to check on
that?
Unidentified Speaker
I'll unmute all the call-ins so they can talk.
Alderman Caron
Hello? Can you hear me now?
President Wilshire
| can hear you now Alderman Caron.
Alderman Caron
OK, alright, | am here and | am alone and | can hear you.
President Wilshire
Thank you, Alderman Caron. Alderman Clemons? Ok so | am going to assume that he’s not on. Do we have
the Mayor present as well?
Alderman Dowd
Yes.
Mayor Donchess
Yes, Madam President.
President Wilshire
Thank you, Mayor. As customary | am going to turn the public hearing on the 2021 Budget over to the
Chairman of the Budget Committee, Alderman Rick Dowd.
The roll call was taken with 12 members of the Board of Aldermen present: Alderman Michael B. O’Brien,
Sr., Alderman Patricia Klee, Alderman Richard A. Dowd, Alderman June M. Caron, Alderman Lopez,
Alderman David C. Tencza, Alderwoman Elizabeth Lu, Alderman Ernest Jette, Alderman Jan Schmidt,
Alderman Skip Cleaver, Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright, Alderman Wilshire.
Alderwoman Shoshanna Kelly, Alderman Ben Clemons and Alderman Brandon Michael Laws were recorded
absent.
His Honor Mayor James W. Donchess was also in attendance.
President Wilshire turned the public hearing over the Alderman Richard A. Dowd, Chairman of the Budget
Review Committee.
