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Brockton City Council
How the Brockton City Council voted, from the City Clerk's official minutes. 11 councilors: 7 elected by ward, 4 at large. Sworn in January 1, 2018. Council Presidents: Dennis R. Eaniri (2018), Moises Rodrigues (from January 14, 2019) and Robert F. Sullivan (from July 15, 2019, after the council elected Rodrigues Mayor to fill the vacancy left by the death of Mayor Bill Carpenter). John McGarry held the vacated at-large seat from August 26, 2019. The city has not posted minutes for several 2018 and 2019 meetings (among them January 22, 2018 and July 22, 2019). Covers 38 meetings, January 1 to December 23, 2019.
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Councilors
Shirley R. AsackCouncilor · Ward 7 · at 37 of 38 meetingsAnne M. BeauregardCouncilor · Ward 5 · at 38 of 38 meetingsTimothy CruiseCouncilor · Ward 1 · at 36 of 38 meetingsJean Bradley DerenoncourtCouncilor · At-large · at 35 of 38 meetings
Winthrop H. Farwell Jr.Councilor · At-large · at 38 of 38 meetings
John F. LallyCouncilor · Ward 6 · at 37 of 38 meetingsJohn McGarryCouncilor · At-large · at 10 of 10 meetings · from Aug 2019Thomas MonahanCouncilor · Ward 2 · at 30 of 38 meetings
Susan J. NicastroCouncilor · Ward 4 · at 37 of 38 meetingsMoises RodriguesCouncilor · At-large · at 27 of 28 meetings · until Jul 2019Robert F. SullivanCouncilor · At-large · at 36 of 38 meetings"At X of Y meetings" counts the roll call at the start of each meeting in this record. Councilors who step out are listed on each meeting page.
Meetings
About missing minutes
Covers full City Council meetings from January 2018 through March 23, 2026. Not here yet: the city has not posted minutes for the council meetings of December 15, 2025 (special), January 28, April 13, April 27, May 11, May 26, June 15 (special) and June 22, 2026, or for any meeting since (July 27, August 24, September 14 and September 28, 2026). The council usually approves its minutes several months after a meeting. MassVoter is asking the city for the missing minutes. Committee meetings (Ordinance, Public Safety and others) are not included, and minutes from 2015 to 2017 are online but not loaded yet. Roll calls give the count and name the councilors who voted no or were absent; we show each councilor’s vote when the names, the count and the attendance agree, and only the count when they don’t. Many items pass “by a hand vote”, and the minutes record only the result for those. Items “accepted and placed on file” or referred to a committee without a vote are not listed. When the council voted on a Mayor’s veto, the vote shows whether the override passed.
Votes where councilors disagreed
Most council votes are unanimous. These are the ones where at least one councilor voted no or abstained, newest first.
Dec 23Grant: Petition of Verizon New England, Inc. requesting permission…Motion: Petition granted (hand vote): Petition of Verizon New England, Inc. requesting…Passed · see note
December 23, 2019: Grant: Petition of Verizon New England, Inc. requesting permission to locate poles, wires, cables and fixtures including the necessary anchors, guys and other such sustaining and protecting...
Petition granted (hand vote): Petition of Verizon New England, Inc. requesting permission to locate poles, wires, cables and fixtures including the necessary anchors, guys and other such sustaining and protecting fixtures to be owned and used in common by your petitioners, along and across the following public way or ways on Kenwood St. This petition proposes to install Plot 178/3S Kenwood Street, approximately 68' (feet) southerly from the centerline of Irvington Street. This work is required to remove a tree guy.
Recorded as a hand vote with no count and no names; individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“Petition of Verizon New England, Inc. requesting permission to locate poles, wires, cables and fixtures including the necessary anchors, guys and other such sustaining and protecting fixtures to be owned and used in common by your petitioners, along and across the following public way or ways on Kenwood St. This petition proposes to install Plot 178/3S Kenwood Street, approximately 68' (feet) sout ... Petition granted by a hand vote..” (Motion: Nicastro)
Dec 23Grant: Petition of Juliano Anjos of 15 Bradford St,…Motion: Transfer granted (hand vote): Petition of Juliano Anjos of 15 Bradford…Passed · see note
December 23, 2019: Grant: Petition of Juliano Anjos of 15 Bradford St, Rockland, Ma , for a Transfer of Garage License located at 800 Centre St. Brockton. Jonathan Wyner and Juliano Anjos appeared…
Transfer granted (hand vote): Petition of Juliano Anjos of 15 Bradford St, Rockland, Ma , for a Transfer of Garage License located at 800 Centre St. Brockton. Jonathan Wyner and Juliano Anjos appeared in favor
Recorded as a hand vote with no count and no names; individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“Petition of Juliano Anjos of 15 Bradford St, Rockland, Ma , for a Transfer of Garage License located at 800 Centre St. Brockton. Jonathan Wyner and Juliano Anjos appeared in favor ... Transfer granted by a hand vote..”
Dec 23Grant: Petition of Juliano Anjos of 15 Bradford St,…Motion: Transfer granted (hand vote): Petition of Juliano Anjos of 15 Bradford…Passed · see note
December 23, 2019: Grant: Petition of Juliano Anjos of 15 Bradford St, Rockland, MA , dba L A Used Cars for a Transfer of Motor Vehicle Repair Mechanical License located at 800 Centre…
Transfer granted (hand vote): Petition of Juliano Anjos of 15 Bradford St, Rockland, MA , dba L A Used Cars for a Transfer of Motor Vehicle Repair Mechanical License located at 800 Centre St. Brockton. Jonathan Wyner and Juliano Anjos appeared in favor
Recorded as a hand vote with no count and no names; individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“Petition of Juliano Anjos of 15 Bradford St, Rockland, MA , dba L A Used Cars for a Transfer of Motor Vehicle Repair Mechanical License located at 800 Centre St. Brockton. Jonathan Wyner and Juliano Anjos appeared in favor ... Transfer granted by a hand vote..”
Dec 23Adopt the amendment recommended by the committee to: Ordered:…Motion: to adopt the amendment recommended by the committee to: Ordered: That…Passed · see note
December 23, 2019: Adopt the amendment recommended by the committee to: Ordered: That the Mayor and/or Treasurer/Collector be authorized to execute any and all documents necessary to convey the property consisting...
To adopt the amendment recommended by the committee to: Ordered: That the Mayor and/or Treasurer/Collector be authorized to execute any and all documents necessary to convey the property consisting of 2,009 square feet, located and known as Plot 16-3, 0 Centre Street, Parcel ID: 152-022 to Gregory Jameau, 65 Manchester Street, Brockton MA 02301 for the purchase price of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). Said property to be sold under the Abutter Lot Program and to be sold with a permanent non-buildable restriction. Said property shall also merge with abutting lot of the purchaser. The amendment passed by a hand vote.
The minutes do not say who moved this amendment; it appears to be the amendment recommended in the committee report. Recorded as a hand vote with no count and no names; individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“The amendment passed by a hand vote..”
Dec 23Adopt: The Brockton City Council remove their order of…Motion: Failed adoption (roll call): Ordered: That the Brockton City Council remove…Failed 0–11 · No: Asack, Beauregard, Cruise, Derenoncourt, Eaniri, Farwell, Lally, McGarry, Monahan, Nicastro, Sullivan
December 23, 2019: Adopt: The Brockton City Council remove their order of June 24, 2002 regarding Parcel ID 087-086 David Street that declared lot as "not buildable" so that possible development may take…
Failed adoption (roll call): Ordered: That the Brockton City Council remove their order of June 24, 2002 regarding Parcel ID 087-086 David Street that declared lot as "not buildable" so that possible development may take place.
No: Asack, Beauregard, Cruise, Derenoncourt, Eaniri, Farwell, Lally, McGarry, Monahan, Nicastro, Sullivan
From the minutes
“Ordered: That the Brockton City Council remove their order of June 24, 2002 regarding Parcel ID 087-086 David Street that declared lot as "not buildable" so that possible development may take place. (UNFAVORABLE) ... Failed adoption by a roll call vote taken by "yeas" and "nays"; eleven members present with zero voting in the affirmative. Councillors Asack, Beauregard, Cruise, Derenoncourt, Eaniri, Farwell, Lally, McGarry, Monahan, Nicastro and Sullivan voting in the negative..”
Dec 23Grant: Acceptance and expenditure of the grant award in…Motion: Granted (hand vote): Ordered: Acceptance and expenditure of the grant award…Passed · see note
December 23, 2019: Grant: Acceptance and expenditure of the grant award in the amount of $3,388 From: Massachusetts Emergency Management-2019-2020 HMEP Grant To: Brockton Emergency Management Agency-2019-2020 HMEP...
Granted (hand vote): Ordered: Acceptance and expenditure of the grant award in the amount of $3,388 From: Massachusetts Emergency Management-2019-2020 HMEP Grant To: Brockton Emergency Management Agency-2019-2020 HMEP Grant Fund.
Recorded as a hand vote with no count and no names; individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“Ordered: Acceptance and expenditure of the grant award in the amount of $3,388 From: Massachusetts Emergency Management-2019-2020 HMEP Grant To: Brockton Emergency Management Agency-2019-2020 HMEP Grant Fund. ... Granted by a hand vote..”
Dec 9Grant: Petition of ADDP Realty LLC, Alexander Ponomarenko of…Motion: License transfer granted (hand vote): Petition of ADDP Realty LLC, Alexander…Passed · see note
December 9, 2019: Grant: Petition of ADDP Realty LLC, Alexander Ponomarenko of 7 Ledgeville Avenue, Foxboro, MA for a Transfer of a Garage License located at 2017 Main St., Brockton, MA John and…
License transfer granted (hand vote): Petition of ADDP Realty LLC, Alexander Ponomarenko of 7 Ledgeville Avenue, Foxboro, MA for a Transfer of a Garage License located at 2017 Main St., Brockton, MA John and James Santilli appeared on behalf of the petitioner appeared in favor. Mr. Santilli turned in certified mail receipts.
Recorded as a hand vote with no count and no names; individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“Petition of ADDP Realty LLC, Alexander Ponomarenko of 7 Ledgeville Avenue, Foxboro, MA for a Transfer of a Garage License located at 2017 Main St., Brockton, MA John and James Santilli appeared on behalf of the petitioner appeared in favor. Mr. Santilli turned in certified mail receipts. ... License transfer granted by a hand vote..”
Dec 9Grant: Petition of Auto Center Sales & Service, Inc.,…Motion: License transfer granted (hand vote): Petition of Auto Center Sales &…Passed · see note
December 9, 2019: Grant: Petition of Auto Center Sales & Service, Inc., Alexander Ponomarenko of 7 Ledgeville Avenue, Foxboro, MA for a Transfer of a Motor Vehicle Repair Mechanical License located at 2017…
License transfer granted (hand vote): Petition of Auto Center Sales & Service, Inc., Alexander Ponomarenko of 7 Ledgeville Avenue, Foxboro, MA for a Transfer of a Motor Vehicle Repair Mechanical License located at 2017 Main St., Brockton, MA (previous owner Alan Veracka, Veracka Motors, Inc.) John and James Santilli appeared on behalf of the petitioner appeared in favor.
Recorded as a hand vote with no count and no names; individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“Petition of Auto Center Sales & Service, Inc., Alexander Ponomarenko of 7 Ledgeville Avenue, Foxboro, MA for a Transfer of a Motor Vehicle Repair Mechanical License located at 2017 Main St., Brockton, MA (previous owner Alan Veracka, Veracka Motors, Inc.) John and James Santilli appeared on behalf of the petitioner appeared in favor. ... License transfer granted by a hand vote..”
Dec 9For the suspension of rulesMotion: for the suspension of rulesPassed · see note
December 9, 2019: For the suspension of rules
For the suspension of rules
Recorded as a hand vote with no count and no names; individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“Councilor Farwell motioned for the suspension of rules and was properly seconded. Motion carried by a hand vote..” (Motion: Farwell)
Dec 9For the suspension of rulesMotion: for the suspension of rulesPassed · see note
December 9, 2019: For the suspension of rules
For the suspension of rules
Recorded as a hand vote with no count and no names; individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“Councilor McGarry motioned for the suspension of rules and was properly seconded. Motion carried by a hand vote..” (Motion: McGarry)
From the official minutes kept by the Brockton City Clerk (agendas and minutes). From the Brockton City Council’s official minutes, posted in the city’s Public Documents library. We check every roll-call count against the councilors named and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. MassVoter never grades officials; votes and attendance are shown exactly as the minutes record them. Councilor photos: City of Brockton City Council page (brockton.gov). Former councilors show initials.
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