Board of Aldermen Page 9
December 13, 2016
UNFINISHED BUSINESS — ORDINANCES
O-16-017
Endorsers: Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
AMENDING THE STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
Given its second reading;
MOTION BY ALDERWOMAN MELIZZI-GOLJA TO AMEND O-16-017 IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REPLACING IT
WITH THE GOLDEN ROD COPY PROVIDED WITH THE AGENDA
ON THE QUESTION
Alderman Siegel
What are the changes?
Alderwoman Melizzi-Golja
The change addresses alternates. When we had a meeting earlier this year we realized although we had new
membership on the committee we did not have a way to provide alternates so the business of the committee
could move forward so that has been added so we have the appropriately designated individuals there from
the different Boards, Committees, the Mayor’s office and the three committees from the Board of Aldermen,
Planning and Economic Development budget and Infrastructure.
Alderman Siegel
| did notice that there was a language change from “chairman” to “chair” and | didn’t co-sponsor that but |
would urge us to not try to purge that type of language. “Chair is an inanimate object and “Chairman”
indicates a human and we are all here as Aldermen expect for one Alderwoman so perhaps you might change
to Alderman Melizzi-Golja or we can all be Alderhuman but again, this is light hearted. | know what the intent
is but | think that stuff is not necessary.
President McCarthy
I'll just point out Alderman Siegel, that in the past | have dealt with Chairmen who seem to be inanimate
objects also.
Alderwoman Melizzi-Golja
| don’t think | actually requested that change but if | did that’s okay | will take credit for it.
Alderman Moriarty
| am greatly concerned at the elimination of all usages of “man” because it applies we have a heroic task
ahead of us fixing all of the aggressious errors in our charter and all of the ordinances. Now we have an
inconsistency with the resolution which eliminates all usage of “man” as a suffix. If you are an Alderwoman
does that make you an “Alderwo?” | am going to vote no on this.
MOTION BY ALDERMAN MORIARTY TO AMEND THE GOLDENROD CDOPY TO USE THE WORD
CHAIRMAN INSTEAD OF THE WORD CHAIR
ON THE QUESTION
