Board of Aldermen
February 23, 2016 Page 8
Alderman Siegel
All | can say is bing, bing, bing. That's exactly the problem I’m trying to address. | understand that someone
else will get it perhaps, but it’s time for us to adopt an attitude that there’s a limit to resources even though they
appear to be coming from a state or federal tree. Sometimes grants that come our way are actually silly to
have. We should start taking a closer look at them and have, | wouldn’t call it the courage, but perhaps call it a
little bit of the wisdom to say no occasionally if what’s we’re asked to be doing with this actually has no real
positive effect that we can ascertain. Again, others may disagree but it’s time to put a stick in the ground on
this kind of spending.
A Viva Voce Roll Call vote was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman Clemons, Alderman Dowd, Alderman Caron, 6
Alderman O’Brien, Alderman Lopez, Alderman McCarthy
Nay: Alderman Deane, Alderman Cookson, Alderman Siegel, 7
Alderman Schoneman, Alderman McGuinness, Alderman LeBrun,
Alderman Moriarty
MOTION FAILED
MOTION BY ALDERMAN CLEMONS TO TABLE
A Viva Voce Roll Call vote was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman Clemons, Alderman Dowd, Alderman Caron, 6
Alderman O’Brien, Alderman Lopez, Alderman McCarthy
Nay: Alderman Deane, Alderman Cookson, Alderman Siegel, 7
Alderman Schoneman, Alderman McGuinness, Alderman LeBrun,
Alderman Moriarty
MOTION FAILED
MOTION BY ALDERMAN SIEGEL FOR INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT OF R-16-007
A Viva Voce Roll Call vote was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman Deane, Alderman Cookson, Alderman Siegel, 7
Alderman Schoneman, Alderman McGuinness, Alderman LeBrun,
Alderman Moriarty
Nay: Alderman Clemons, Alderman Dowd, Alderman Caron, 6
Alderman O’Brien, Alderman Lopez, Alderman McCarthy
Resolution R-16-007 declared indefinitely postponed.
