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March 25, 2019
19 recorded votes, 13 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Present: Shirley R. Asack, Anne M. Beauregard, Timothy Cruise, Jean Bradley Derenoncourt, Dennis R. Eaniri, Winthrop H. Farwell Jr., John F. Lally, Susan J. Nicastro, Robert F. Sullivan
Absent: Thomas Monahan, Moises Rodrigues
Every vote, in order
item 135
Move under suspension of rules and accept Special Police appointments as late files and take all five appointments collectively
To move under suspension of rules and accept Special Police appointments as late files and take all five appointments collectively
Recorded as a hand vote with no count and no names; individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“Councillor Sullivan motions to move under suspension of rules and accept Special Police appointments as late files and take all five appointments collectively and was properly seconded. The motion carried by hand vote..” (Motion: Sullivan)
Appointments - item 164
Confirm: Appointment of Alicia Fernandes as a Special Police Officer of the City of Brockton for a one year term ending January 2020.
Confirmed (roll call): Appointment of Alicia Fernandes as a Special Police Officer of the City of Brockton for a one year term ending January 2020.
From the minutes
“Appointment of Alicia Fernandes as a Special Police Officer of the City of Brockton for a one year term ending January 2020. ... Confirmed by a roll call vote taken by "yeas" and "nays"; nine members present and all voting in the affirmative. Councillors Monahan and Rodrigues being absent..”
File for reconsideration with the wish that it not prevail
To file for reconsideration with the wish that it not prevail
Recorded as a hand vote with no count and no names; individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“Councillor Sullivan motioned to file for reconsideration with the wish that it not prevail and was properly seconded. Reconsideration failed by a hand vote..” (Motion: Sullivan)
Take items 136-146 collectively and to move under suspension rules
To take items 136-146 collectively and to move under suspension rules
Recorded as a hand vote with no count and no names; individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“Councillor Cruise motioned to take items 136-146 collectively and to move under suspension rules and was properly seconded. The motion carried by a hand vote..” (Motion: Cruise)
Appointments - item 146
Confirm: Of William F. McNamara to the rank of Firefighter in the Brockton Fire Department. Deputy Chief of the Brockton Fire Department spoke on the eleven candidates being appointed as Brockton...
Confirmed (roll call): Of William F. McNamara to the rank of Firefighter in the Brockton Fire Department. Deputy Chief of the Brockton Fire Department spoke on the eleven candidates being appointed as Brockton Firefighters. He stated they are all Brockton residents and are filling in spots of retirees. He also stated they went through all the extensive background checks and training. He believes they are going to do a fine job in the City.
From the minutes
“Of William F. McNamara to the rank of Firefighter in the Brockton Fire Department. Deputy Chief of the Brockton Fire Department spoke on the eleven candidates being appointed as Brockton Firefighters. He stated they are all Brockton residents and are filling in spots of retirees. He also stated they went through all the extensive background checks and training. He believes they are going to do a f ... Confirmed by a roll call vote taken by "yeas" and "nays"; nine members present and all voting in the affirmative. Councillors Monahan and Rodrigues being absent..”
File for reconsideration with the wish that it not prevail
To file for reconsideration with the wish that it not prevail
Recorded as a hand vote with no count and no names; individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“Councillor Cruise motioned to file for reconsideration with the wish that it not prevail and was properly seconded. Reconsideration failed by a hand vote..” (Motion: Cruise)
Unfinished Business - item 388
Ordain (final passage) as amended: Chapter 14 - Offenses-Miscellaneous. Sec 14-49 Panhandling
Ordained, as amended (roll call): Ordinance: Chapter 14 - Offenses-Miscellaneous. Sec 14-49 Panhandling
From the minutes
“Ordinance: Chapter 14 - Offenses-Miscellaneous. Sec 14-49 Panhandling (IN CITY COUNCIL MARCH 11, 2019, PASSED TO A THIRD READING, AS AMENDED BY A HAND VOTE) ... Ordained, as amended, by a roll call vote taken by "yeas" and "nays"; nine members present and all voting in the affirmative. Councillor Monahan and Rodrigues being absent..”
Unfinished Business - item 565
Ordain (final passage): An Ordinance Amending Chapter II of the Revised Ordinances Be it hereby ordered that An Ordinance Amending Chapter II of the Revised Ordinances dated February 12, 2018, be...
Ordained (roll call): An Ordinance Amending Chapter II of the Revised Ordinances Be it hereby ordered that An Ordinance Amending Chapter II of the Revised Ordinances dated February 12, 2018, be amended by inserting "(g)" at the beginning of the text, whereby the entirety of said An Ordinance Amending Chapter II of the Revised Ordinances shall be a continuation of Article XIII, Section 11-211 and shall be inserted into said Section 11-211 as subsection "(g)" to continue after subsection "(f)". Relative to Article XIII "Motor Vehicle Repair" 47.
Yes: Beauregard, Derenoncourt, Eaniri, Farwell, Nicastro, SullivanNo: Asack, Cruise, Lally
From the minutes
“An Ordinance Amending Chapter II of the Revised Ordinances Be it hereby ordered that An Ordinance Amending Chapter II of the Revised Ordinances dated February 12, 2018, be amended by inserting "(g)" at the beginning of the text, whereby the entirety of said An Ordinance Amending Chapter II of the Revised Ordinances shall be a continuation of Article XIII, Section 11-211 and shall be inserted into ... Ordained by a roll call vote taken by "yeas" and "nays"; nine members present with six voting in the affirmative. Councillors Asack, Cruise and Lally voting in the negative. Councillors Monahan and Rodrigues being absent..”
Unfinished Business - item 566
Ordain (final passage): An Ordinance Amending Chapter II of the revised Ordinances dated February 12, 2018. To revise second entitled 'Amendment', to delete the reference in the first line to...
Ordained (roll call): An Ordinance Amending Chapter II of the revised Ordinances dated February 12, 2018. To revise second entitled 'Amendment', to delete the reference in the first line to "Section "11-211" and to insert in its place Section "11-214."
Yes: Beauregard, Cruise, Derenoncourt, Eaniri, Farwell, Lally, Nicastro, SullivanNo: Asack
From the minutes
“An Ordinance Amending Chapter II of the revised Ordinances dated February 12, 2018. To revise second entitled 'Amendment', to delete the reference in the first line to "Section "11-211" and to insert in its place Section "11-214." (IN CITY COUNCIL MARCH 11, 2019, PASSED TO A THIRD READING, BY A HAND VOTE) ... Ordained by a roll call vote taken by "yeas" and "nays"; nine members present and eight voting in the affirmative. Councillor Asack voting in the negative..Councillors Monahan and Rodrigues being absent..”
File for reconsideration with the wish that it not prevail on items 565-566
To file for reconsideration with the wish that it not prevail on items 565-566
Recorded as a hand vote with no count and no names; individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“Councillor Farwell motioned to file for reconsideration with the wish that it not prevail on items 565-566 and was properly seconded. Reconsideration failed by a hand vote..” (Motion: Farwell)
Unfinished Business - item 12
Grant: Subject to the provisions of Revised Ordinances of the City of Brockton, including without limitation, Article XIII thereof. 48.
Granted as stipulated (hand vote): Subject to the provisions of Revised Ordinances of the City of Brockton, including without limitation, Article XIII thereof. 48.
Recorded as a hand vote with no count and no names; individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“Subject to the provisions of Revised Ordinances of the City of Brockton, including without limitation, Article XIII thereof. 48. ... Granted as stipulated, by a hand vote..”
Unfinished Business - item 118
Confirm: Appointment of Daniel LaBranche of 32 Dupont Circle of Brockton, MA to the Brockton Community Access Board of Directors for a term of three years.
Confirmed (roll call): Appointment of Daniel LaBranche of 32 Dupont Circle of Brockton, MA to the Brockton Community Access Board of Directors for a term of three years.
From the minutes
“Appointment of Daniel LaBranche of 32 Dupont Circle of Brockton, MA to the Brockton Community Access Board of Directors for a term of three years. (FAVORABLE) ... Confirmed by a roll call vote taken by "yeas" and "nays"; nine members present and all voting in the affirmative. Councillors Monahan and Rodrigues being absent..”
Unfinished Business - item 131
Adopt the amendment recommended by the committee to: Appropriation in the amount of $400,000 From: Full Time Salaries To: Police Overtime Amended from "Appropriation" to "Transfer" due to a...
To adopt the amendment recommended by the committee to: Appropriation in the amount of $400,000 From: Full Time Salaries To: Police Overtime Amended from "Appropriation" to "Transfer" due to a scrivener's error. 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..”
Adopt as amended: Appropriation in the amount of $400,000 From: Full Time Salaries To: Police Overtime Amended from "Appropriation" to "Transfer" due to a scrivener's error. The amendment passed...
Adopted, as amended (roll call): Appropriation in the amount of $400,000 From: Full Time Salaries To: Police Overtime Amended from "Appropriation" to "Transfer" due to a scrivener's error. The amendment passed by a hand vote.
From the minutes
“Appropriation in the amount of $400,000 From: Full Time Salaries To: Police Overtime (FAVORABLE, AS AMENDED) Amended from "Appropriation" to "Transfer" due to a scrivener's error. The amendment passed by a hand vote. ... Adopted, as amended, by a roll call vote taken by "yeas" and "nays"; nine members present and all voting in the affirmative. Councillors Monhan and Rodrigues being absent..”
Unfinished Business - item 130
Adopt: The Brockton City Council, acting on behalf of the City of Brockton, for consideration of One Dollar ($1.00), does hereby grant an easement to Massachusetts Electric Company, a...
Adopted (roll call): Ordered: That the Brockton City Council, acting on behalf of the City of Brockton, for consideration of One Dollar ($1.00), does hereby grant an easement to Massachusetts Electric Company, a Massachusetts Corporation, having its principal office at 40 Sylvan Road, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451, for purposes of unrestricted, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, year round ingress and egress by persons, equipment or vehicles of various loads from the public way to access Grantee's electric facilities, whether now existing or hereafter installed, located on certain real property abutting the Grantor's Land, which abutting real property is know as 0 West Elm Street, Brockton, Massachusetts, and identified as Brockton Assessor Parcel ID 091-004 to provide electric service to said abutting real property and others. And further that the City Council authorizes the Mayor to execute the "Gr
Robert F. Sullivan was not present for this vote.
From the minutes
“Ordered: That the Brockton City Council, acting on behalf of the City of Brockton, for consideration of One Dollar ($1.00), does hereby grant an easement to Massachusetts Electric Company, a Massachusetts Corporation, having its principal office at 40 Sylvan Road, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451, for purposes of unrestricted, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, year round ingress and egress b ... Adopted by a roll call vote taken by "yeas" and "nays"; eight members present and all voting in the affirmative. Councillors Monahan , Rodrigues and Sullivan being absent.”
File for reconsideration with the wish that it not prevail
To file for reconsideration with the wish that it not prevail
Recorded as a hand vote with no count and no names; individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“Councillor Cruise motioned to file for reconsideration with the wish that it not prevail and was properly seconded. Reconsideration failed by a hand vote..” (Motion: Cruise)
Unfinished Business - item 133
Adopt: To invite Captain John Hallisey, the chair of the Traffic Commission to discuss with the city council the situation with illegally parked cars on residential streets and as to why during...
Adopted (roll call): Resolve: to invite Captain John Hallisey, the chair of the Traffic Commission to discuss with the city council the situation with illegally parked cars on residential streets and as to why during the latest snow storm that enough was not done to address this issue and why when contacting the police and the non-emergency number residents were told that at times supervisors were not available.
Robert F. Sullivan was not present for this vote.
From the minutes
“Resolve: to invite Captain John Hallisey, the chair of the Traffic Commission to discuss with the city council the situation with illegally parked cars on residential streets and as to why during the latest snow storm that enough was not done to address this issue and why when contacting the police and the non-emergency number residents were told that at times supervisors were not available. (FAVO ... Adopted by a roll call vote taken by "yeas" and "nays"; eight members present and all voting in the affirmative.Councillors Monahan, Rodrigues and Sullivan being absent..”
Unfinished Business - item 134
Adopt: To invite Matthew Dyer, representative Urban and Community Forestry, again to inform the public about the "free trees" program that will begin in the spring.
Adopted (roll call): Resolve: to invite Matthew Dyer, representative Urban and Community Forestry, again to inform the public about the "free trees" program that will begin in the spring.
From the minutes
“Resolve: to invite Matthew Dyer, representative Urban and Community Forestry, again to inform the public about the "free trees" program that will begin in the spring. (FAVORABLE) ... Adopted by a roll call vote taken by "yeas" and "nays"; nine members present and all voting in the affirmative. Councillors Monhan and Rodrigues being absent..”
Orders - item 159
Accept all communications and three orders, two grants and an easement
To accept all communications and three orders, two grants and an easement
Recorded as a hand vote with no count and no names; individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“Councillor Beauregard motioned to accept all communications and three orders, two grants and an easement and was properly seconded. The motion carried by a hand vote..” (Motion: Beauregard)
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