A special meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held Monday, November 22, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. in the aldermanic
chamber as well as via Zoom teleconference.
President Lori Wilshire presided; City Clerk Susan Lovering recorded.
Prayer was offered by Deputy City Clerk Allison Waite; Alderman Jan Schmidt led in the Pledge to the Flag.
To join by Zoom — please refer to the agenda or the website for the meeting link and telephone number.
Let’s start the meeting by taking a roll call attendance. When each member states their presence, please indicate if
participating via Zoom state why you are not meeting in person and whether there is anyone in the room with you during
this meeting which is required under the Right-To-Know Law.
Deputy City Clerk Waite called the roll and asked them to state the reason he or she could not attend, confirmed that
they could hear the proceedings, and stated who was present with him or her.
The roll call was taken with 10 members of the Board of Aldermen present: Alderman Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.,
Alderman Patricia Klee, Alderman Richard A. Dowd, Alderman June M. Caron, Alderwoman Elizabeth Lu, Alderman
Ernest Jette, Alderman Jan Schmidt, Alderman Brandon Michael Laws (Zoom), Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright,
Alderman Wilshire.
Alderwoman Shoshanna Kelly, Alderman Benjamin Clemons, Alderman Thomas Lopez, Alderman David C. Tencza,
and Alderman Skip Cleaver were recorded absent.
President Wilshire
Alderman Lopez is unable to join us this evening due to a work commitment.
Mayor James W. Donchess was also in attendance.
President Wilshire to turn the meeting over to Chairman of Budget Review Committee Richard A. Dowd.
Chairman Dowd
Yes tonight we’re going to have a public hearing on three Resolutions. They're all associated with basically the same
project. We'll go through each one of them separately but | would ask anybody giving public comment to not repeat
ourselves since it is the same project if at all possible and we'll move forward. The first is a public hearing on R-21-
190 - Relative to the Supplemental Appropriation of $3,650,000 of FY2021 (and this is going to be changed to 2022)
Unanticipated Revenue into the Division of Public Works Office Facility Capital Project. It is FY2022 unanticiapted
revenue and in the Budget Committee meeting we'll make a motion to amend. Right now, I'll hear testimony in favor.
PUBLIC HEARING
RELATIVE TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $3,660,000 OF FY2021 UNANTICIPATED REVENUE
INTO THE DIVISION OF PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE FACILITY CAPITAL PROJECT
Alderman Jette
Isn't it customary to have a presentation on the Resolution?
Chairman Dowd
Yourre right. I'll ask Treasurer Fredette and Mr. Griffin to come up and Mr. Cummings.
Chairman Dowd
When you’re ready, would you introduce yourself for the record?
