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December 21, 2021
20 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
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Present: Dennis Gallagher, Erik Moore, Fred Chase, Shawn George, Matthew Rushton, Francis Sousa, Peter Colombotos
Absent: William (Bill) Wood, Dr. Kevin Perry
Every vote, in order
Approve the meeting minutes from December 6, 2021
To approve the meeting minutes from December 6, 2021
From the minutes
“Councilor George motioned to approve the meeting minutes from December 6, 2021, which was duly seconded. results recorded as follows: Colombotos - Yea; Wood - Absent; Moore - Yea; Sousa - Yea; Rushton - Yea; Chase - Yea; Perry - Absent; Gallagher - Yea; George - Yea. The motion passed.” (Motion: George)
P-2022-001 Approve P-2022-001
To approve P-2022-001
From the minutes
“Councilor George made a motion to approve P-2022-001, which was duly seconded. results recorded as follows: Town of Bridgewater Town Council Meeting - Virtual Meeting December 21, 2021 Meeting Minutes Colombotos - Yea; Wood - Absent; Moore - Yea; Sousa - Yea; Rushton - Yea; Chase - Yea; Perry - Absent; Gallagher - Yea; George - Yea. The motion passed.” (Motion: George)
P-2022-002 Approve P-2022-002
To approve P-2022-002
From the minutes
“Councilor George made a motion to approve P-2022-002, which was duly seconded. results recorded as follows: Colombotos - Yea; Wood - Absent; Moore - Yea; Sousa - Yea; Rushton - Yea; Chase - Yea; Perry - Absent; Gallagher - Yea; George - Yea. The motion passed.” (Motion: George)
P-2022-003 Approve P-2022-003
To approve P-2022-003
From the minutes
“Councilor George made a motion to approve P-2022-003, which was duly seconded. results recorded as follows: Colombotos - Yea; Wood - Absent; Moore - Yea; Sousa - Yea; Rushton - Yea; Chase - Yea; Perry - Absent; Gallagher - Yea; George - Yea. The motion passed.” (Motion: George)
P-2022-004 Approve P-2022-004
To approve P-2022-004
From the minutes
“Councilor George made a motion to approve P-2022-004, which was duly seconded. results recorded as follows: Colombotos - Yea; Wood - Absent; Moore - Yea; Sousa - Yea; Rushton - Yea; Chase - Yea; Perry - Absent; Gallagher - Yea; George - Yea. The motion passed.” (Motion: George)
P-2022-005 Approve P-2022-005
To approve P-2022-005
From the minutes
“Councilor George made a motion to approve P-2022-005, which was duly seconded. results recorded as follows: Colombotos - Yea; Wood - Absent; Moore - Yea; Sousa - Yea; Rushton - Yea; Chase - Yea; Perry - Absent; Gallagher - Yea; George - Yea. The motion passed.” (Motion: George)
P-2022-006 Approve P-2022-006
To approve P-2022-006
From the minutes
“Councilor George made a motion to approve P-2022-006, which was duly seconded. results recorded as follows: Colombotos - Yea; Wood - Absent; Moore - Yea; Sousa - Yea; Rushton - Yea; Chase - Yea; Perry - Absent; Gallagher - Yea; George - Yea. The motion passed.” (Motion: George)
P-2022-007 Approve P-2022-007
To approve P-2022-007
From the minutes
“Councilor George made a motion to approve P-2022-007, which was duly seconded. results recorded as follows: Colombotos - Yea; Wood - Absent; Moore - Yea; Sousa - Yea; Rushton - Yea; Chase - Yea; Perry - Absent; Gallagher - Yea; George - Yea. The motion passed.” (Motion: George)
D-FY21-011 Approve R-FY21-011 (D-FY21-011)
To approve R-FY21-011
From the minutes
“Councilor George motioned to approve R-FY21-011 which was duly seconded. results recorded as follows: Colombotos - Yea; Wood - Absent; Moore - Yea; Sousa - Yea; Rushton - Yea; Chase - Yea; Perry - Absent; Gallagher - Yea; George - Yea. The motion passed.” (Motion: George)
D-FY22-015 Approve O-FY22-015 (D-FY22-015)
To approve O-FY22-015
From the minutes
“Councilor George motioned to approve O-FY22-015 which was duly seconded. results recorded as follows: Colombotos - Yea; Wood - Absent; Moore - Yea; Sousa - Yea; Rushton - Yea; Chase - Yea; Perry - Absent; Gallagher - Yea; George - Yea. The motion passed.” (Motion: George)
D-FY22-016 Approve O-FY22-016 (D-FY22-016)
To approve O-FY22-016
From the minutes
“Councilor George motioned to approve O-FY22-016 which was duly seconded. results recorded as follows: Colombotos - Yea; Wood - Absent; Moore - Yea; Sousa - Yea; Rushton - Yea; Chase - Yea; Perry - Absent; Gallagher - Yea; George - Yea. The motion passed.” (Motion: George)
D-FY22-017 Amend D-FY22-017 as follows: change the last two sentences under (a) to read: For an office which is to be filled by the voters of the whole town, not less than 50. For an office which is to be filled
To amend D-FY22-017 as follows: change the last two sentences under (a) to read: For an office which is to be filled by the voters of the whole town, not less than 50. For an office which is to be filled by the voters of a District, not less than 25 from the District. The Amendment
From the minutes
“Councilor Gallagher made a motion to amend D-FY22-017 as follows: change the last two sentences under (a) to read: For an office which is to be filled by the voters of the whole town, not less than 50. For an office which is to be filled by the voters of a District, not less than 25 from the District. The Amendment was duly seconded. results recorded as follows: Colombotos - Yea; Wood - Absent; Moore - Yea; Sousa - Yea; Rushton - Yea; Chase - Yea; Perry - Absent; Gallagher - Yea; George - Yea. The amendment passed. Roll-call vote was taken on the Ordinance with the amendments with results recorded as follows: Colombotos - Yea; Wood - Absent; Moore - Yea; Sousa - Yea; Rushton - Yea; Chase - Yea; Perry - Absent; Gallagher - Yea; George - Yea. The motion passed.” (Motion: Gallagher)
D-FY22-018 Continue O-FY22-018 to the next meeting
To continue O-FY22-018 to the next meeting
From the minutes
“Councilor George motioned to continue O-FY22-018 to the next meeting which was duly seconded. results recorded as follows: Colombotos - Absent; Wood - Absent; Moore - Yea; Sousa - Yea; Rushton - Yea; Chase - Yea; Perry - Absent; Gallagher - Yea; George - Yea. The motion passed.” (Motion: George)
D-FY22-012 Advertise O-FY22-012 (D-FY22-012)
To advertise O-FY22-012
From the minutes
“Councilor George made a motion to advertise O-FY22-012 which was duly seconded. results recorded as follows: Colombotos - Yea; Wood - Absent; Moore - Yea; Sousa - Yea; Rushton - Yea; Chase - Yea; Perry - Absent; Gallagher - Yea; George - Yea. The motion passed.” (Motion: George)
D-FY22-012 Approve the Town Manager's Contract
To approve the Town Manager's Contract
Yes: Chase, George, Moore, RushtonNo: Colombotos, Gallagher, SousaAbsent: Perry, Wood
From the minutes
“Councilor George made a motion to approve the Town Manager's Contract which was duly seconded. results recorded as follows: Town of Bridgewater Town Council Meeting - Virtual Meeting December 21, 2021 Meeting Minutes Colombotos - No; Wood - Absent; Moore - Yea; Sousa - No; Rushton - Yea; Chase - Yea; Perry - Absent; Gallagher - No; George - Yea. 4-3-0 The motion passed.” (Motion: George)
D-FY22-012 Approve R-F22-005 (D-FY22-012)
To approve R-F22-005
From the minutes
“Councilor George made a motion to approve R-F22-005 which was duly seconded. results recorded as follows: Colombotos - Yea; Wood - Absent; Moore - Yea; Sousa - Yea; Rushton - Yea; Chase - Yea; Perry - Absent; Gallagher - Yea; George - Yea. The motion passed.” (Motion: George)
O-FY22-033 Refer O-FY22-033 to the Budget and Finance Committee and Finance Committee
To refer O-FY22-033 to the Budget and Finance Committee and Finance Committee
From the minutes
“Councilor George motioned to refer O-FY22-033 to the Budget and Finance Committee and Finance Committee. The motion was duly seconded. results recorded as follows: Colombotos - Yea; Wood - Absent; Moore - Yea; Sousa - Yea; Rushton - Yea; Chase - Yea; Perry - Absent; Gallagher - Yea; George - Yea. The motion passed.” (Motion: George)
O-FY22-033 Refer O-FY22-034 to the Budget and Finance Committee and Finance Committee
To refer O-FY22-034 to the Budget and Finance Committee and Finance Committee
From the minutes
“Councilor George motioned to refer O-FY22-034 to the Budget and Finance Committee and Finance Committee which was duly seconded. results recorded as follows: Colombotos - Absent; Wood - Absent; Moore - Yea; Sousa - Yea; Rushton - Yea; Chase - Yea; Perry - Absent; Gallagher - Yea; George - Yea. The motion passed.” (Motion: George)
O-FY22-035 Refer O-FY22-035 to the Budget and Finance Committee and Finance Committee
To refer O-FY22-035 to the Budget and Finance Committee and Finance Committee
From the minutes
“Councilor George motioned to refer O-FY22-035 to the Budget and Finance Committee and Finance Committee which was duly seconded. results recorded as follows: Colombotos - Absent; Wood - Absent; Moore - Yea; Sousa - Yea; Rushton - Yea; Chase - Yea; Perry - Absent; Gallagher - Yea; George - Yea. The motion passed.” (Motion: George)
O-FY22-035 Adjourn (O-FY22-035)
To adjourn
From the minutes
“Councilor George motioned to adjourn which was duly seconded. results recorded as follows: Colombotos - Absent; Wood - Absent; Moore - Yea; Sousa - Yea; Rushton - Yea; Chase - Yea; Perry - Absent; Gallagher - Yea; George - Yea. The motion passed.” (Motion: George)
From the Bridgewater Town Council’s official minutes, posted on the town’s CivicClerk portal. We check every roll call against the recorded count and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades officials; votes and attendance are shown exactly as the minutes record them. Member photos: Town of Bridgewater Town Council page (bridgewaterma.gov); Paul Murphy from his MIT staff page. Mark Linde from a BTV (Bridgewater access TV) “Candidate’s Corner” video. Mary McGrath and Michaela Spagone from the Town of Bridgewater video of the September 15, 2026 Town Council meeting (identified by the nameplate in front of each member).
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