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Holyoke City Council Special Meeting May 18, 2020

May 18 2020

6:00 pm Remote by Zoom

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1. Receive FY2021 Municipal Budget

2. Ordered, that in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 44 Sec. 53A, the City Council hereby accepts the provisions of the “Barr Foundation Clean Energy Transition Grant” 19-08201 in the amount of $275,000.

 

3. Ordered, that in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 44 Sec. 53A, the City Council hereby accepts the provisions of the “BJA FY20 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program Grant” in the amount of $116,103.

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
May 18,2020

The meeting was called to order by President McGee at 06:02 PM.

The Clerk called the roll. Absent members: 0.

The name of Councilor Anderson-Burgos was drawn to head the roll call voting.

 

LAID ON THE TABLE

Fiscal Year 2021 Budget

—> Received and laid on the table.

ORDERS AND TRANSFERS

MCGIVERIN Ordered, that that in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 44 Sec. 53A, the City Council hereby accepts the provisions of the “BARR FOUNDATION CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION-GRANT 19-08201” grant and authorizes the establishment of a Fund or other method appropriate for the accounting of the receipts and expenditures of all resources associated with the administration of said grant.

To the City Council:
I hereby recommend the passage of the above order at the meeting of your Council to be held Monday, May 18, 2020.

Alex B Morse, Mayor

—> Motion was made and seconded to send the order to Finance. Roll call 6 yeas (Bartley, Greaney, Leahy, Murphy, Sullivan, Vacon)
Motion was made and seconded to pass the first reading on the call of the roll of the yeas and nay (Anderson-Burgos, Hernandez, Lebron-Martinez, Lisi, McGee, McGiverin, Tallman).
Motion was maid to lay the item on the table by on a call of the roll of the yeas and nays –Yeas 7–Nays 6 (Bartley, Greaney, Jr., Leahy, Murphy, Sullivan, Vacon)–Absent 0.
Motion was made and seconded to reconsider the action to table.

MCGIVERIN Ordered, that that in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 44 Sec. 53A, the City Council hereby accepts the provisions of the “BJA FY20 CORONAVIRUS EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING PROGRAM” grant and authorizes the establishment of a Fund or other method appropriate for the accounting of the receipts and expenditures of all resources associated with the administration of said grant.

To the City Council:
I hereby recommend the passage of the above order at the meeting of your Council to be held Monday, May 18, 2020.

Alex B Morse, Mayor

—> Passed two readings and Adopted on a call of the roll of the yeas and nays –Yeas 12–Nays 0–Absent 1 (Lebron-Martinez).

 

Adjourn at 07:28 PM.
A true record
ATTEST:

______________________________
City Clerk


Jeffery Anderson-Burgos
Administrative Assistant to the City Council

Holyoke City Hall
536 Dwight St, Room 10
Holyoke, MA 01040
Regular hours 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Meeting days 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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