City Council

City of Salem, Massachusetts Office of the City Clerk Ilene Simons City Clerk October 27, 2023 MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA The City Council Committee on Public Health, Safety and Environment co-posted with the Committee of the Whole will meet in person on Thursday November 2, 2023, at 6:30 PM for the purpose of discussing Ordinance amendment to be added as a new section 31 to chapter 24 – Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions: No person shall sell, use or distribute any type of balloon (including, and not limited to, plastic, latex or Mylar balloons) inflated with any type gas including air (including, and not limited to, helium gas). No person shall dispose of any balloon in any manner, including by release into the air, other than being contained in a plastic trash bag and transported to the cites contracted trash service. Any person violating this bylaw shall be fined noncriminal disposition at $50 per offense. This bylaw may be enforced by any police officer of the City of Salem. This meeting will be held in the City Council Chambers. 93 Washington St., Salem, MA, 2nd Floor. In-Person shall be the primary method of public access to such meetings. A secondary method of public access may be provided, if technologically feasible through Salem Access Television, and or remotely through Zoom. See below for remote access and SATV Information. Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82808893569?pwd=b2ZVOGJLTkRPMzJIcVFsQ1ZuOTVWdz09 Password: 246464 Or Telephone: US: 888 475 4499 (Toll Free) or or 877 853 5257 (Toll Free) Webinar ID: 828 0889 3569 City of Salem City Council on Public Health, Safety and Environment co-posted COW Agenda November 2, 2023 Page 2 of 2 “Persons requiring auxiliary aids and services for effective communication such as sign language interpreter, an assistive listening device, or print material in digital format or a reasonable modification in programs, services, policies, or activities, may contact the City of Salem ADA Coordinator at (978-619-5630) as soon as possible and no less than 2 business days before the meeting, program, or event.” AGENDA • Ordinance amendment to be added as a new section 31 to chapter 24 – Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions: No person shall sell, use or distribute any type of balloon (including, and not limited to, plastic, latex or Mylar balloons) inflated with any type gas including air (including, and not limited to, helium gas). No person shall dispose of any balloon in any manner, including by release into the air, other than being contained in a plastic trash bag and transported to the cites contracted trash service. Any person violating this bylaw shall be fined noncriminal disposition at $50 per offense. This bylaw may be enforced by any police officer of the City of Salem. Very truly yours, ATTEST: ILENE SIMONS CITY CLERK “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.”