A special meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held Tuesday, February 27, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. in the
Aldermanic Chamber.
President Brian S. McCarthy presided; City Clerk Patricia D. Piecuch recorded.
Prayer was offered by City Clerk Patricia D. Piecuch; Alderman Jan Schmidt led in the Pledge to the Flag.
President McCarthy
Before | ask the Clerk to take the roll, Alderman Harriott-Gathright is participating by telephone and under the
terms of the State law that allows her to do that, she needs to explain why she can’t attend, if she can hear us,
and who she is with, if anyone.
Alderman Harriott-Gathright stated the reason she could not attend, confirmed that she could hear the
proceedings, and stated who was present with her.
President McCarthy
Acknowledged that those present could hear Alderman Harriott-Gathright as well.
The roll call was taken with 13 members of the Board of Aldermen present; Alderman Lopez and Alderman Gidge
were recorded absent.
Alderman Harriott-Gathright was not in attendance but participated in the meeting via telecommunication.
Mayor James W. Donchess and Corporation Counsel Steven A. Bolton were also in attendance.
COMMUNICATIONS
From: Brian S. McCarthy
Re: Special Board of Aldermen Meeting
MOTION BY ALDERMAN WILSHIRE TO ACCEPT AND PLACE ON FILE
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Ald. Wilshire, Ald. Harriott-Gathright, Ald. Dowd
Ald. Klee, Ald. Laws, Ald. Caron, Ald. Kelly
Ald. Jette, Ald. Melizzi-Golja, Ald. Tencza
Ald. Schmidt, Ald. O’Brien, Ald. McCarthy 13
Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
PRESENTATION
Drug Court Steering Committee Presentation on the Hillsborough South Drug Court
Pegay Gilmour
Thank you for having us tonight from the Hillsborough County South Adult Drug Court Steering Committee. We
just wanted to come and make sure you understood what was happening in your city in terms of the drug court. |
am here instead of Tom Monahan who is the Chair of the Steering Committee of the Drug Court. The Steering
Committee is a five-member community representative citizens who work in conjunction with the drug court team.
Our role is to do community education and outreach. We do some kind of fundraising for things that are not
