Common Council Meeting Minutes

City of Utica Common Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 6, 2021  RES. 1 RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MEMBERS OF THE UTICA FIRE DEPARTMENT. INTRODUCED BY: 1) BETRUS 2) BURMASTER AYES: MCNIEL, BURMASTER, FRIEND, MEOLA, MOODY, BETRUS, WILLIAMSON, LOMEDICO, DIBRANGO – 9 NAYS: 0 ADOPTED.  RES. 2 RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND ENDORSE THE CENTER’S 2021 NEW YORK MAIN STREET APPLICATION. INTRODUCED BY: 1) MCNIEL 2) MEOLA AYES: MCNIEL, BURMASTER, FRIEND, MEOLA, MOODY, BETRUS, WILLIAMSON, LOMEDICO, DIBRANGO – 9 NAYS: 0 ADOPTED.  ORD. 1 TRANSFER OF FUNDS 2020-2021 FISCAL YEAR RE: RETIREMENT. INTRODUCED BY: 1) MCNIEL 2) MEOLA AYES: MCNIEL, BURMASTER, FRIEND, MEOLA, MOODY, BETRUS, WILLIAMSON, LOMEDICO, DIBRANGO – 9 NAYS: 0 ADOPTED.  PRO. RES. 10 MUNICIPAL ETHICS BOARD APPOINTMENT FOR DR. MORRIS PEARSON. INTRODUCED BY: 1) MCNIEL 2) DIBRANGO INTO COMMITTEE: 1) MCNIEL 2) DIBRANGO  PRO. RES. 13 MUNICIPAL ETHICS BOARD APPOINTMENT FOR JOHN CICCARELLI. INTRODUCED BY: 1) MCNIEL 2) DIBRANGO INTO COMMITTEE: 1) MCNIEL 2) DIBRANGO  PRO. RES. 14 MUNICIPAL ETHICS BOARD APPOINTMENT FOR EMILIE RAYMOND. INTRODUCED BY: 1) MCNIEL 2) DIBRANGO INTO COMMITTEE: 1) MCNIEL 2) DIBRANGO  RES. 3 COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS RENEWAL FOR CELESTE FRIEND. INTRODUCED BY: 1) MCNIEL 2) MEOLA AYES: MCNIEL, BURMASTER, FRIEND, MEOLA, MOODY, BETRUS, WILLIAMSON, LOMEDICO, DIBRANGO – 9 NAYS: 0 ADOPTED.  RES. 4 COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS FOR ANDREW ZYGMUNT. INTRODUCED BY: 1) FRIEND 2) DIBRANGO AYES: MCNIEL, BURMASTER, FRIEND, MEOLA, MOODY, BETRUS, WILLIAMSON, LOMEDICO, DIBRANGO – 9 NAYS: 0 ADOPTED.  RES. 5 COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS RENEWAL FOR TIMOTHY JULIAN. INTRODUCED BY: 1) FRIEND 2) MCNIEL AYES: MCNIEL, BURMASTER, FRIEND, MEOLA, MOODY, BETRUS, WILLIAMSON, LOMEDICO, DIBRANGO – 9 NAYS: 0 ADOPTED.  RES. 6 COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS RENEWAL FOR TRACY E. MAYCOCK. INTRODUCED BY: 1) FRIEND 2) BURMASTER AYES: MCNIEL, BURMASTER, FRIEND, MEOLA, MOODY, BETRUS, WILLIAMSON, LOMEDICO, DIBRANGO – 9 NAYS: 0 ADOPTED.  RES. 7 RESOLUTION TO RESTORE PUBLIC COMMENT DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. INTRODUCED BY: 1) FRIEND 2) MOODY MOTION TO AMEND: 1) MOODY 2) MEOLA AMENDED. AYES: MCNIEL, BURMASTER, FRIEND, MEOLA, MOODY, BETRUS, WILLIAMSON, LOMEDICO, DIBRANGO – 9 NAYS: 0 ADOPTED.  PRO. ORD. 11 POLICE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2020. MOTION TO DISPENSE FROM COMMITTEE: 1) FRIEND 2) BETRUS DISPENSED.  RES. 8 COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS RENEWAL FOR DELVIN MOODY. INTRODUCED BY: 1) MEOLA 2) MOODY AYES: MCNIEL, BURMASTER, FRIEND, MEOLA, MOODY, BETRUS, WILLIAMSON, LOMEDICO, DIBRANGO – 9 NAYS: 0 ADOPTED.  RES. 9 COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS RENEWAL FOR NADINE BARRONCINI. INTRODUCED BY: 1) MEOLA 2) BURMASTER AYES: MCNIEL, BURMASTER, FRIEND, MEOLA, MOODY, BETRUS, WILLIAMSON, LOMEDICO, DIBRANGO – 9 NAYS: 0 ADOPTED.