Posted by Jeremy Shulkin
Welcome to the first liveblog of the 2010. Mayor O’Brien has already lost his voice.
Most of the councilors have new seat assignments. During this process there’s a lot of laughing and joking around. We’ll see how long this buddy-buddy stuff lasts.
7:07: We’re off! They’re taking care of some formality stuff. Haller wants to know how much it costs to print and publish the City Council manual. Apparently it costs nothing, according to Clerk Rushford since it’s just put online. If they have to print a copy for someone it’s a “nominal” charge.
7:09: DelSignore is re-elected to a three-year term as City Auditor.
7:10: Clerk Rushford leaves the room for discussion on Montvale. Palmieri says this “ongoing issue” won’t be resolved tonight because of the homeowner’s attorney (Burton Chandler) and a general agreement to see if a previous resolution by the former Economic Development subcommittee might pull through. He says this should take no longer than two more weeks. If they can’t come up with an agreement this time, then the Council should take its vote.
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