MassVoter.com← Braintree Town CouncilBraintree Town Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
February 5, 2019
5 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
A monthly email on what it voted on, starting in November.
Your Braintree ballot: 13 quizzes, about a minute each.
Start my ballot →Attendance
Present: Charles Ryan, Charles Kokoros, Timothy Carey, Thomas Bowes, Shannon Hume, Sean Powers, David Ringius, Thomas Whalen
Absent: Stephen O'Brien
Every vote, in order
Minutes of January 8, 2019
Approve Minutes of January 8, 2019
Motion: by Councilor Kokoros to Approve Minutes of January 8, 2019
From the minutes
“Motion: by Councilor Kokoros to Approve Minutes of January 8, 2019 Second: by Councilor Powers Vote: For (8 –Bowes, Carey, Hume, Kokoros, Powers, Ringuius, Ryan, Whalen), Against (0), Absent (1 - O'Brien), Abstain (0).” (Motion: Kokoros, second: Powers)
18 048
Motion: To approve the reclassifications and associated job descriptions of each of the positions within the Town Clerk's office as negotiated by the Unions and Human Resources including two...
Motion read by Councilor Kokoros. Motion: To approve the reclassifications and associated job descriptions of each of the positions within the Town Clerk's office as negotiated by the Unions and Human Resources including two AFSCME positions, Principal Clerk grade S7 step D to Administrative Clerk grade S12 step B and Registration Clerk from grade S7 step E to Administrative Clerk grade S12 step C, BPMA position Assistant Town Clerk from grade M8 step E to grade M12 step C, as per union contracts. The Non-BPMA position of Town Clerk from grade M18 step E to grade M21 step C and Non-BPMA position of Clerk of the Council from grade M8 step E to grade M10 step D, as per non-BPMA and all as presented in the Town Auditors report. All five reclassifications are retroactive to July 1, 2018. Motion: by Councilor Kokoros
Yes: Carey, Kokoros, Powers, Ringius, Ryan, WhalenNo: Bowes, Hume
From the minutes
“Motion read by Councilor Kokoros. Motion: To approve the reclassifications and associated job descriptions of each of the positions within the Town Clerk's office as negotiated by the Unions and Human Resources including two AFSCME positions, Principal Clerk grade S7 step D to Administrative Clerk grade S12 step B and Registration Clerk from grade S7 step E to Administrative Clerk grade S12 step C, BPMA position Assistant Town Clerk from grade M8 step E to grade M12 step C, as per union contracts. The Non-BPMA position of Town Clerk from grade M18 step E to grade M21 step C and Non-BPMA position of Clerk of the Council from grade M8 step E to grade M10 step D, as per non-BPMA and all as presented in the Town Auditors report. All five reclassifications are retroactive to July 1, 2018. Motion: by Councilor Kokoros Second: by Councilor Powers Vote: For (6 –Carey, Kokoros, Powers, Ringuius, Ryan, Whalen), Against (2 - Bowes, Hume), Absent (1 - O'Brien), Abstain (0).” (Motion: Kokoros, second: Powers)
19 006 Mayor: Request for Appropriation – Fiscal Year 2019 Capital Budget - Other Available Funds
Refer 19 002, 19 003, 19 004, 19 005, 19 006 to the Committee of Ways & Means
Motion: by Councilor Kokoros to refer 19 002, 19 003, 19 004, 19 005, 19 006 to the Committee of Ways & Means
From the minutes
“Motion: by Councilor Kokoros to refer 19 002, 19 003, 19 004, 19 005, 19 006 to the Committee of Ways & Means Second: by Councilor Powers Vote: For (8 – Bowes, Carey, Hume, Kokoros, Powers, Ringuius, Ryan, Whalen), Against (0), Absent (1 - O'Brien), Abstain (0).” (Motion: Kokoros, second: Powers)
Resolution
Vote on Resolution
Motion: by Councilor Hume
From the minutes
“Motion: by Councilor Hume Second: by Councilor Bowes Vote: For (8 – Bowes, Carey, Hume, Kokoros, Powers, Ringuius, Ryan, Whalen), Against (0), Absent (1 - O'Brien), Abstain (0).” (Motion: Hume, second: Bowes)
Adjournment
Adjourn the meeting
It was unanimously voted to adjourn the meeting at 8:24p.
The minutes say "It was unanimously voted to adjourn"; shown as a yes vote by the councilors who voted on the last roll call of the meeting.
From the minutes
“It was unanimously voted to adjourn the meeting at 8:24p..”
From the Braintree Town Council’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Agenda Center (the newest minutes, October 2025 through June 2026, are approved copies sent to MassVoter by the Clerk of the Council). We check every vote against the members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: Town of Braintree (Town Council page).
How to read these pagesWhere the votes come from, how we check them against the official minutes, what isn't included yet, and how to report a mistake.About city pages →