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PERIOD FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT

Laurie Ortolano

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President Wilshire

Correct.

Alderman Sullivan

Thank you.
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:

Yea: Alderman O’Brien, Alderman Sullivan, Alderman Moran,
Alderman Lopez, Alderman Clemons, Alderman Comeau,
Alderman Dowd, Alderman Gouveia, Alderman Cathey,

Nay: Alderman Klee, Alderman Jette, Alderman Thibeault,
Alderwoman Timmons, Alderman Wilshire

MOTION CARRIED

O-22-007
Endorsers: Alderman-at-Large Ben Clemons

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Alderman Clemons

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Alderman Jette

So we're simple people. Okay. So we're asking you a simple question. Would you prefer that we continue the mask
mandate until the end of the month as originally provided for in the ordinance?

Tony Storace

Yes. It would make our day.
Alderman Jette

Okay. Thank you for clarify that.

Alderwoman Timmons

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position. At the last meeting that | saw, they talked about the fact that the mask mandate was going to expire on February
28. So | didn't think there was any reason to accelerate that.

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| don't understand why that wouldn't also apply in the other handful of buildings that it doesn't already apply to.
Alderman Klee

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Steve Bolton, Corporation Counsel

| have no opinion on that as | sit here now.

Alderman Comeau

If | could, I'd like to make a motion to amend O-22-006 to include language to specifically remove that paragraph and say
that City Hall and other non-educational government buildings should follow the same rules as the rest of public buildings
in the city. So if there's no citywide mandate, there should be no mandate within non-educational government buildings.

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you that, at this point, we need to allow at this point, we have educated the population the best that we can and it is time
to allow them to have a choice on what they're going to wear, and if they're going to get vaccinated, and how they live
their lives.

Alderman Klee