A Special Meeting of the City Council was held at the Collins Middle School Auditorium on Monday, January 6, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. for the purpose of organizing city government for the year 2014.
All Councillors were present.
Presentation of the Colors by the Police and Fire Department Color Guard.
City Clerk Cheryl A. LaPointe called the meeting to order, and Councillor Joseph A. O’Keefe, Sr., Senior Member, assumed the Chair.
Senior Member O’Keefe then called upon Collins Middle School Students Grade 8 to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance and Nick Angeramo and Middle School Instrumental Band to play the National Anthem.
Senior Member O'Keefe called upon Father Dan Riley for the invocation.
Senior Member O'Keefe called upon City Clerk Cheryl A. LaPointe to administer the oath of office to Mayor Kimberley Driscoll.
City Clerk Cheryl A. LaPointe then administered the oath of office to the members of the City Council.
#1 - ELECTION OF PRESIDENT
Councillor Legault introduced the following Order, which was adopted.
Ordered: That the City Council proceed to organize for 2014 by the election of a president.
Councillor Turiel nominated Councillor McCarthy.
Councillor Furey seconded the nomination.
Councillor Milo moved that nominations be closed. It was so voted.
Councillor Robert K. McCarthy was elected President of the City Council for the year 2014 by a roll call vote of 10 votes for Councillor McCarthy, and 1 member voting present. Councillors Eppley, Famico, Furey, Gerard, Legault, Milo, O’Keefe, Sargent Siegel and Turiel were recorded as voting in the affirmative. Councillor McCarthy was recorded as voting present.
Newly elected President McCarthy took the rostrum.
President McCarthy thanked the City Council for electing him President.
#2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS
Councillor Siegel introduced the following order, which was adopted.
ORDERED: That the rules and regulations of the City Council for the year 2013 be adopted as the rules and regulations for the year 2014, and that the same be suspended for this meeting.
Following the organizational meeting of the School Committee, the City Council reconvened.
#3 - MAYOR ADDRESS COUNCIL
Councillor Sargent introduced the following Order, which was adopted.
ORDERED: That her Honor the Mayor be invited to address the members of the City Council at this session.
President McCarthy then introduced Mayor Driscoll, who gave her Inaugural Address. Following the Mayor's inaugural address, President McCarthy thanked her for her informative address.
President McCarthy then called upon Rabbi Yossi Lipsker for Benediction.
President McCarthy called for the retiring of the Colors.
Following Benediction, President McCarthy called upon Councillor Eppley, who moved that the meeting be adjourned at 11:00 A.M. It was so voted.
ATTEST: CHERYL A. LAPOINTE
CITY CLERK
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