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The second one they just did last year was a library, about a $13 million dollar library they used to leverage
general obligation bonds, much as we are suggesting here.
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A special meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held Thursday, December 20, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. in the
Aldermanic Chamber.
President Lori Wilshire presided; City Clerk Patricia D. Piecuch recorded.
Prayer was offered by City Clerk Patricia D. Piecuch; Alderman Richard A. Dowd led in the Pledge to the Flag.
The roll call was taken with 14 members of the Board of Aldermen present.
Corporation Counsel Steven A. Bolton was also in attendance.
COMMUNICATIONS
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to the Stansfield family. | have worked with Jill, a great employee, being on Infrastructure. So it is a tough
time to lose a parent. So my thoughts are with the family.
Alderman Dowd
| would want to wish everyone a Happy and Safe New Year as we go through the Holiday Season.
Alderman Lopez
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NEW BUSINESS — ORDINANCES
O-18-031
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman June M. Caron
Alderman Tom Lopez
Alderman-at-Large Brandon Michael Laws
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
INCREASING THE PURCHASING THRESHOLD FOR FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVAL FROM
$10,000 TO $25,000
Given its first reading; assigned to the PERSONNEL/ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE by
President Wilshire
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President Wilshire
So the Motion before us is to override. Any further discussion? Seeing none, would the Clerk please call
the roll?
Yea: Ald. O’Brien, Ald. Dowd, Ald. Laws
Ald. Lopez, Ald. Caron, Alderwoman Kelly,
Ald. Melizzi-Golja, Ald. Tencza, Ald. Schmidt, 10
Alderman Wilshire
Nay: Ald. Jette 1
UNFINISHED BUSINESS — ORDINANCES — None
NEW BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS
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Alderman Jette
| just want to respond, | never said any of those things. Those assumptions are assumptions that you
apparently are making, not.
Alderwoman Melizzi-Golja
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Alderman Dowd
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the unions they can just say — no we are not going to do that. And | think a number of us here have sat
and done bargaining with unions around contracts and you have to talk about the reality of what the City
can and cannot afford. With the unaffiliated | just see that as a very different piece in terms of deciding
what goes on. So! am with Alderman Dowd on that, thank you.
Alderman Lopez
