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March 4, 2020
6 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
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Present: Shannon Hume, David Ringius, Julia Flaherty, Steven Sciascia, Donna Connors, Stephen O'Brien, Meredith Boericke, Lawrence Mackin
Absent: Charles Ryan
Every vote, in order
005 20
Ask Mayor Kokoros to support funding for a risk assessment
Motion: by Councilor Mackin to ask Mayor Kokoros to support funding for a risk assessment.
From the minutes
“Motion: by Councilor Mackin to ask Mayor Kokoros to support funding for a risk assessment. Second: by Councilor Connors Vote: For (8 – Boericke, Connors, Flaherty, Hume, Mackin, O'Brien, Ringius, Sciascia), Against (0), Absent (1 - Ryan), Abstain (0).” (Motion: Mackin, second: Connors)
20 031 Town Clerk: Call of the Election – March 28, 2020
Approve Order 20 031: 20 031 Town Clerk: Call of the Election – March 28, 2020
Motion: by Councilor Ringius to Approve Order 20 031
From the minutes
“Motion: by Councilor Ringius to Approve Order 20 031 Second: by Councilor Connors Vote: For (8 – Boericke, Connors, Flaherty, Hume, Mackin, O'Brien, Ringius, Sciascia), Against (0), Absent (1 - Ryan), Abstain (0).” (Motion: Ringius, second: Connors)
20 035 Mayor:
Refer to the Committee of Ways & Means Order 20 035
Motion: by Councilor Ringius to refer to the Committee of Ways & Means Order 20 035
From the minutes
“Motion: by Councilor Ringius to refer to the Committee of Ways & Means Order 20 035 Second: by Councilor Connors Vote: For (8 – Boericke, Connors, Flaherty, Hume, Mackin, O'Brien, Ringius, Sciascia), Against (0), Absent (1 - Ryan), Abstain (0).” (Motion: Ringius, second: Connors)
20 037 Superintendent of Schools: Statement of Interest (SOI) with the MSBA for Braintree High School
Refer to the Committee of Ways & Means Order 20 037
Motion: by Councilor Ringius to refer to the Committee of Ways & Means Order 20 037
From the minutes
“Motion: by Councilor Ringius to refer to the Committee of Ways & Means Order 20 037 Second: by Councilor Connors Vote: For (8 – Boericke, Connors, Flaherty, Hume, Mackin, O'Brien, Ringius, Sciascia), Against (0), Absent (1 - Ryan), Abstain (0).” (Motion: Ringius, second: Connors)
20 036
Refer to the Committee on Personnel Issues Order 20 036
Motion: by Councilor Ringius to refer to the Committee on Personnel Issues Order 20 036
From the minutes
“Motion: by Councilor Ringius to refer to the Committee on Personnel Issues Order 20 036 Second: by Councilor Connors Vote: For (8 – Boericke, Connors, Flaherty, Hume, Mackin, O'Brien, Ringius, Sciascia), Against (0), Absent (1 - Ryan), Abstain (0).” (Motion: Ringius, second: Connors)
Adjournment
Adjourn the meeting
It was unanimously voted to adjourn the meeting at 8:48p.
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 8:48p..”
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