Board of Aldermen Page 3
August 9, 2016
From: Mayor Jim Donchess
Re: Contract Award to ESRI Software License Renewal
MOTION BY ALDERMAN SIEGEL ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND AWARD THE CONTRACT
TO ESRI IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,000 PER YEAR
MOTION CARRIED
MOTION BY ALDERMAN MCGUINNESS THAT THE RULES BE SO FAR SUSPENDED AS TO
ALLOW FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF A COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE AGENDA WAS
PREPARED
MOTION CARRIED
From: Mayor Jim Donchess
Re: FY2017 Like for Like Escrows
MOTION BY ALDERMAN MCGUINNESS TO ACCEPT AND PLACE ON FILE
MOTION CARRIED
From: Alderman-at-Large Mark S. Cookson
Re: Thread of Emails re: Time Sensitive legislation
MOTION BY ALDERMAN COOKSON TO ACCEPT AND PLACE ON FILE
ON THE QUESTION
Alderman Cookson
This was with regard to a communication that was originally sent by Alderman McCarthy with regard to
some legislation that was to be taken up. It was Alderman McCarthy questioning how we should conduct
our business and should we accept or send it off to the Human Affairs Committee and then have the first
and second reading this evening to take up the legislation. My response to that was questioning why we
were going against the policy or process that we already have in place to schedule a meeting and have a
first reading, assign it to a committee and then come back and vote on it. That’s already taken place. We
had the special meeting and t’s already gone to committee and we are taking it up in the normal course of
business this evening which | think was the appropriate way. The reason why | am introducing this
communication this evening is particularly in light of the recent right-to-know issues that the Board of
Education has had and the fact that one of my colleagues has accused me of violating the right-to-know
law and lastly, | just want to make sure that everything is out in the open and that any communication;
there is no violation of the right-to-know law. Alderman McCarthy and | had a discussion or an e-mail
exchange this afternoon and he indicated to me that he didn’t think that | violated any right-to-know law
with regard to my response to his original e-mail which was all about the process by which we conduct our
business and have a first reading and assign it to a committee versus having the first and second reading
this evening. In light of all of that | thought it was best to put it out and accept this communication and
place it on file so that everybody would understand what the issue was. The last statement, based on our
e-mail exchange this afternoon, you don’t believe Alderman McCarthy, that | violated any right-to-know
law.
President McCarthy
As far as | know the discussion involved the process and not the substance of the legislation.
