A special meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. via
teleconference.
President Lori Wilshire presided; City Clerk Susan K. Lovering recorded.
Prayer was offered by City Clerk Susan K. Lovering; Alderman Jan Schmidt led in the Pledge to the Flag.
President Wilshire
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ADJOURNMENT
MOTION BY ALDERMAN CLEMONS THAT THE AUGUST 11, 2020, MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
ALDERMEN BE ADJOURNED, BY ROLL CALL
A viva voce roll call was taken to adjourn the Board of Aldermen meeting which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman Klee, Alderwoman Kelly, Alderman Dowd, Alderman Caron,
Alderman Clemons, Alderman Lopez, Alderman Tencza, Alderwoman Lu,
Alderman Jette, Alderman Schmidt, Alderman Cleaver,
Alderman Laws, Alderman Harriott-Gathright, Alderman Wilshire 14
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Alderman Harriott-Gathright
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packed. We hope that, I’m sure the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen will take a run through and see their
areas. We are looking for a good day, not hot like today but a nice day. And finally, | would like to wish my
husband a Happy Birthday, today is his birthday and he’s somewhere else in the house and I’m here
listening to a wonderful Board of Aldermen Meeting. Thank you so much.
Alderwoman Kelly
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President Wilshire
Okay you’re going to have to wrap up now.
Laurie Ortolano
| am wrapping up. Thank you.
REMARKS BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Alderman Clemons
Madam President, if | may, it looks like there are a couple of other people who would like to speak.
President Wilshire
Ok. Ms. Scaer.
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Where does he get his information from? He’s not the first one | have heard stories like that from. So
when the Mayor tells you that it’s a small community and they all talk and they don’t want to come down
here because Laurie Ortolano has just level charged — you know — and done things by going to the State
that make it undesirable for them to work here. | think some of them didn’t want to come here to work with
somebody as unqualified as the Mayor picked. It was his choice to do that.
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R-20-064
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman Thomas Lopez
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
RELATIVE TO THE APPROPRIATION OF $99,800 FROM DEPARTMENT #194, “CONTINGENCY,
ACCOUNT #70100 “GENERAL CONTINGENCY” INTO VARIOUS ACCOUNTS IN DEPARTMENT
#103, “LEGAL”
Given its first reading; assigned to the PERSONNEL/ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE by
President Wilshire
NEW BUSINESS — ORDINANCES
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R-20-061
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Thomas Lopez
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
RELATIVE TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $63,865 OF UNANTICIPATED
REVENUE INTO FUND #7026 “CAPITAL EQUIPMENT RESERVE FUND”
Given its first reading; assigned to the BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE and schedule a SPECIAL
BOARD OF ALDERMEN public hearing on Monday, August 24, 2020, at 7:00 p.m.by President Wilshire
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