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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. Elected November 2019; sworn in January 6, 2020 (the inauguration minutes are not posted). Council Presidents: Shirley R. Asack (2020) and Winthrop H. Farwell Jr. (2021). Ward 1 Councilor Timothy Cruise resigned in March 2021, and the seat stayed vacant for the rest of the term. The minutes give only the last name of Councilor Cardoso. Covers 48 meetings, January 13 to December 27, 2021.
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What does the City Council do? It is the city’s lawmaking body. It passes local laws (ordinances), votes on the yearly budget, and approves borrowing and zoning changes.
The mayor runs the city day to day and proposes the budget.
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Councilors
Councilor CardosoCouncilor · · at 46 of 48 meetingsTimothy CruiseCouncilor · Ward 1 · at 29 of 30 meetings · until Mar 2021Dennis R. EaniriCouncilor · Ward 3 · at 48 of 48 meetings
Winthrop H. Farwell Jr.President · At-large · at 46 of 48 meetings
John F. LallyCouncilor · Ward 6 · at 48 of 48 meetingsRita MendesCouncilor · At-large · at 47 of 48 meetingsThomas MonahanCouncilor · Ward 2 · at 38 of 48 meetings
Susan J. NicastroCouncilor · Ward 4 · at 46 of 48 meetingsMoises RodriguesCouncilor · At-large · at 42 of 48 meetings
Jeffrey A. ThompsonCouncilor · Ward 5 · at 48 of 48 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 27Ordinance: An Ordinance Amending Article III, Division 2, Section…Motion: (FAVORABLE AS AMENDED) Councilor Asack motioned to table and was properly…Failed 4–6 · No: Eaniri, Farwell, Monahan, Nicastro, Rodrigues, Thompson
December 27, 2021 · Item 519: Ordinance: An Ordinance Amending Article III, Division 2, Section 2-127 – Pay Plan Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of...
(FAVORABLE AS AMENDED) Councilor Asack motioned to table and was properly seconded.
Yes: Asack, Cardoso, Lally, MendesNo: Eaniri, Farwell, Monahan, Nicastro, Rodrigues, Thompson
From the minutes
“Failed by a roll call vote taken by “yeas” and “nays”; ten members present and four voting in the affirmative. Councilors Eaniri, Farwell, Monahan, Nicastro, Rodrigues, and Thompson in the negative..” (Motion: Asack)
Dec 27Ordinance: An Ordinance Amending Article III, Division 2, Section…Passed 7–3 · No: Asack, Cardoso, Mendes
December 27, 2021 · Item 519: Ordinance: An Ordinance Amending Article III, Division 2, Section 2-127 – Pay Plan Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of...
Yes: Eaniri, Farwell, Lally, Monahan, Nicastro, Rodrigues, ThompsonNo: Asack, Cardoso, Mendes
From the minutes
“Ordained by a roll call vote taken by “yeas” and “nays”; ten members present and seven voting in the affirmative. Councilors Asack, Cardoso, and Mendes in the negative..”
Dec 13Ordinance: An Ordinance Creating a Revolving Fund pursuant to…Passed · see note
December 13, 2021 · Item 516: Ordinance: An Ordinance Creating a Revolving Fund pursuant to Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 44, Section 53E ½ Be it ordained by the...
Hand vote: the minutes record only the result.
From the minutes
“(FAVORABLE) Passed to a third reading by a hand vote. 253.(Unfinished Business Cont.).”
Dec 13Ordinance: An Ordinance Amending Article III, Division 2, Section…Passed · see note
December 13, 2021 · Item 519: Ordinance: An Ordinance Amending Article III, Division 2, Section 2-127 – Pay Plan Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of...
Hand vote: the minutes record only the result.
From the minutes
“(FAVORABLE AS AMENDED) Amendment granted by a hand vote..”
Dec 13Ordinance: An Ordinance Amending Article III, Division 2, Section…Passed · see note
December 13, 2021 · Item 519: Ordinance: An Ordinance Amending Article III, Division 2, Section 2-127 – Pay Plan Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of...
Hand vote: the minutes record only the result.
From the minutes
“Passed to a third reading as amended by a hand vote..”
Dec 13Ordered: That the common necessity and convenience of the…Passed · see note
December 13, 2021 · Item 388: Ordered: That the common necessity and convenience of the inhabitants of the City of Brockton require the laying out and acceptance of...
Hand vote: the minutes record only the result.
From the minutes
“(FAVORABLE AS AMENDED) Amendment passed by a hand vote..”
Nov 22Petition of National Grid and Massachusetts Electric Company requesting…Motion: (Hearings Cont.) Councilor Asack motion to table this item and was…Passed · see note
November 22, 2021: Petition of National Grid and Massachusetts Electric Company requesting permission to erect and maintain poles and wires to be placed...
(Hearings Cont.) Councilor Asack motion to table this item and was properly seconded.
Hand vote: the minutes record only the result.
From the minutes
“(Hearings Cont.) Councilor Asack motion to table this item and was properly seconded. Motion carried by a hand vote..”
Nov 22Petition of National Grid and Massachusetts Electric Company requesting…Motion: Councilor Asack motion to take #43 out of order and was…Passed · see note
November 22, 2021: Petition of National Grid and Massachusetts Electric Company requesting permission to erect and maintain poles and wires to be placed...
Councilor Asack motion to take #43 out of order and was properly seconded.
Hand vote: the minutes record only the result.
From the minutes
“Councilor Asack motion to take #43 out of order and was properly seconded. the motion carried by a hand vote..”
Nov 22Resolve: Whereas: There is a continuing problem in the…Passed · see note
November 22, 2021 · Item 655: Resolve: Whereas: There is a continuing problem in the Brockton area with Opioid addiction and other substance abuse issues. Whereas:...
Hand vote: the minutes record only the result.
Nov 22Petition of BAS Holding Corp. George L. Carney, Jr.…Motion: Councilor Eaniri motioned an Amendment to Garage License to Label Building…Passed · see note
November 22, 2021: Petition of BAS Holding Corp. George L. Carney, Jr. President of 122 Fairview Avenue Brockton, MA 02301, for a Garage License located at...
Councilor Eaniri motioned an Amendment to Garage License to Label Building A and put up a sign and was properly seconded.
Hand vote: the minutes record only the result.
From the minutes
“Adopted by a hand vote..” (Motion: Eaniri)
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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