Board of Aldermen 01-25-2022 Page 8
Tyler Ramrath
My name is Tyler Ramrath. | live at 34 Tufts Drive. A component to many government mandates is enforcement. If you
vote for a continued mandate what you’re saying to the citizenry is that you think it is moral for you all to dispatch armed
men and women from the government who is trying to force or force a mandate to only protects those who choose not to
be vaccinated or choose not to mitigate in other ways (inaudible) threatened by government agents over the wear of such
a garment. | very well may defend myself for the means of lesser than or equal to that which is being used to threaten
me. Thank you.
COMMUNICATIONS REQUIRING FINAL APPROVAL
From: Steve Bolton, Corporation Counsel
Re: Confidential Attorney/Client Communication
MOTION BY ALDERMAN O’BRIEN TO AUTHORIZE MAYOR DONCHESS TO EXECUTE THE SETTLEMENT
AGREEMENT FOR THE PURPOSES THEREIN CONTAINED
MOTION CARRIED
From: Lori Wilshire, President Board of Aldermen
Re: Amendment to Aldermanic Committees 2022-2023
MOTION BY ALDERMAN CLEMONS TO APPROVE THE AMENDED ALDERMANIC COMMITTEES 2022-2023
ON THE QUESTION
President Wilshire
I'd like to explain what happened here. When | was putting the committee assignments together, | didn’t realize that three
at-large members had to be on the Finance Committee and three Ward members. | didn’t set it up that way. It was my
error and so | spoke with the individuals that were affected by it and all agreeably to move this forward. It was my error
and | appreciate both of you who were willing to accept the changes so | appreciate it.
Alderman Cathey
Thank you Madam Chairman. | would just like to echo your sentiments that | was one of the people that was asked to
step down from the Finance Committee and it was completely voluntary and | was happy to do so so that we were
complying with the affected ordinances. Thank you.
Alderman Lopez
| just want to observe for the public and for any just so the new Aldermen know, we can go to all the committees and
some of us do. As an Alderman you definitely have a seat at the table. The Chairs are typically very respectful of people
because the committee’s function is to recommend things that in most cases the Board itself will vote on. The Finance
Committee is a little bit different in that it has more of a workload but you can always attend. You can always pitch in if
you need to.
Alderwoman Kelly
| actually just wanted to add on to that that you can attend but as a non-committee member you can’t make motions or
changes. You can only make recommendations or comments.
President Wilshire
Most committees will allow a non-voting member to ask a voting member to make a motion for them and that’s acceptable
as well.
Alderman Klee
Thank you Madam President. As a person who attends almost every meeting, | truly find it just helps me get all those
because as they say, the work happens in committee and it makes me a little bit more knowledgeable when we sit
through the horseshoe but not everybody has that time.
