City Council

City of Salem, Massachusetts “Know Your Rights Under the Open Meeting Law, M.G.L. c. 30A ss. 18-25 and City Ordinance Sections 2-2028 through 2-2033.” The City Council Committee on _Ordinances, Licenses and Legal Affairs Co-Posted with the Committee of the Whole met in the Council Chamber on ____Thursday February 13, 2020________________ at _6:30_P.M. for the purpose of discussing the matters(s) listed below. Notice of this meeting was posted on _ ____February 11, 2020_ ______ at ___ 8:28 A.M._____________________________________________ (This meeting is being recorded) ATTENDANCE ABSENT WERE: ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SUBJECT(S) Granting of certain Licenses (Second Hand Valuables and Tag Days)____________________________ #559 Amending an Ordinance relative to Greenlawn Cemetery. ________________________________________ #197 Repealing Sec. 1-2 Definitions and Rules of Construction: Gender. A word importing the masculine gender only shall extend and be applied to females and to firms, partnerships and corporations, as well as to males: and revising City Ordinances to use gender neutral language.______________________________________________________ Also in attendance City Solicitor Beth Rennard, Mayor’s Chief of Staff Dominick Pangallo Councillors also present Riccardi and Dominguez Second Hand Valuables and Tag Days C. Morsillo moves to approve, Seconded by C. Prosniewski, motion carries 3-0 For the next two orders C. Madore explains the committee discussed at 2/6/20 meeting but due to a last minute technical glitch the meeting was not posted properly on the website and therefore did not meet Open Meeting Law requirements. No motions were made. Meeting minutes from 2/6/20 will be posted on Council’s website. #559 C. Madore summarizes the discussion during 2/6/20 meeting. Cemetery Superintendent Bob LeBlanc recommended adding language to “maintain items for a period of no less than 21 days” to the ordinance. C. Prosniewski moves to add language above, C. Morsillo seconds, motion carries 3-0. C. Morsillo moves to refer the matter out of committee with a positive recommendation, as amended, C. Prosniewski seconds, motion carries 3-0 #197 C. Madore summarizes the discussion during 2/6/20 meeting. Since then we received an estimate from Municode for $7,500 for all the changes. Berkley also shared with Beth Rennard that there were no negative unintended consequences since they adopted the same changes. C. Dibble and Sargent arrives at 6:38 pm. C. Morsillo moves to keep in committee, C. Dibble seconds, motion carries 5-0 On the motion of C. Morsillo the meeting adjourned at 6:39 P.M. Christine Madore, Chair