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October 5, 2021
9 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Present: Dennis Gallagher, Erik Moore, Fred Chase, William (Bill) Wood, Shawn George, Matthew Rushton, Francis Sousa, Peter Colombotos, Dr. Kevin Perry
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Approve the meeting minutes from September 21, 2021
To approve the meeting minutes from September 21, 2021
Dr. Kevin Perry is not listed in this roll call.
From the minutes
“Councilor George motioned to approve the meeting minutes from September 21, 2021, which was duly seconded. A roll call vote was taken with results recorded as follows: George - Yea; Gallagher - Yea; Chase - Yea; Rushton - Yea; Sousa - Yea; Moore - Yea; Wood - Yea; Colombotos - Yea. The motion passed.” (Motion: George)
O-FY22-011 Approve O-FY22-011
To approve O-FY22-011
From the minutes
“Councilor Wood motioned to approve O-FY22-011 which was duly seconded. A roll call vote was taken with results recorded as follows: Colombotos - Yea; Wood - Yea; Moore - Yea; Sousa - Yea; Rushton - Yea; Chase - Yea; Perry - Yea; Gallagher - Yea; George - Yea. The motion passed.” (Motion: Wood)
O-FY22-012 Approve O-FY22-012
To approve O-FY22-012
From the minutes
“Councilor Wood motioned to approve O-FY22-012 which was duly seconded. A roll call vote was taken with results recorded as follows: George - Yea; Gallagher - Yea; Perry - Yea; Chase - Yea; Rushton - Yea; Sousa - Yea; Moore - Yea; Wood - Yea; Colombotos - Yea. The motion passed.” (Motion: Wood)
O-FY22-013 Approve O-FY22-013
To approve O-FY22-013
From the minutes
“Councilor Gallagher motioned to approve O-FY22-013 which was duly seconded. A roll call vote was taken with results recorded as follows: Colombotos - Yea; Wood - Yea; Moore - Yea; Sousa - Yea; Rushton - Yea; Chase - Yea; Perry - Yea; Gallagher - Yea; George - Yea. The motion passed.” (Motion: Gallagher)
O-FY22-014 Refer O-F22-014 to the Budget and Finance Committee and Finance Committee
To refer O-F22-014 to the Budget and Finance Committee and Finance Committee
From the minutes
“Councilor Gallagher motioned to refer O-F22-014 to the Budget and Finance Committee and Finance Committee which was duly seconded. A roll call vote was taken with results recorded as follows: George - Yea; Gallagher - Yea; Perry - Yea; Chase - Yea; Rushton - Yea; Sousa - Yea; Moore - Yea; Wood - Yea; Colombotos - Yea. The motion passed.” (Motion: Gallagher)
O-FY22-015 Refer O-FY22-015 to the Budget and Finance Committee and Finance Committee
To refer O-FY22-015 to the Budget and Finance Committee and Finance Committee
From the minutes
“Councilor Wood motioned to refer O-FY22-015 to the Budget and Finance Committee and Finance Committee which was duly seconded. A roll call vote was taken with results recorded as follows: Colombotos - Yea; Wood - Yea; Moore - Yea; Sousa - Yea; Rushton - Yea; Chase - Yea; Perry - Yea; Gallagher - Yea; George - Yea. The motion passed.” (Motion: Wood)
D-FY22-012 Refer D-FY22-012 to the CEDC and Planning Board
To refer D-FY22-012 to the CEDC and Planning Board
From the minutes
“Councilor Wood motioned to refer D-FY22-012 to the CEDC and Planning Board which was duly seconded. A roll call vote was taken with results recorded as follows: George - Yea; Gallagher - Yea; Perry - Yea; Chase - Yea; Rushton - Yea; Sousa - Yea; Moore - Yea; Wood - Yea; Colombotos - Yea. The motion passed.” (Motion: Wood)
R-FY22-001 Refer R-FY22-001 to the CEDC
To refer R-FY22-001 to the CEDC
From the minutes
“Councilor Perry motioned to refer R-FY22-001 to the CEDC which was duly seconded. A roll call vote was taken with results recorded as follows: Colombotos - Yea; Wood - Yea; Moore - Yea; Sousa - Yea; Rushton - Yea; Chase - Yea; Perry - Yea; Gallagher - Yea; George - Yea. The motion passed.” (Motion: Perry)
R-FY22-001 Enter executive session (R-FY22-001)
To enter executive session
From the minutes
“Councilor Perry motioned to enter executive session which was duly seconded. A roll call vote was taken with results recorded as follows: George - Yea; Gallagher - Yea; Perry - Yea; Chase - Yea; Rushton - Yea; Sousa - Yea; Moore - Yea; Wood - Yea; Colombotos - Yea. The motion passed.” (Motion: Perry)
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