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July 26, 2021
23 recorded votes, 14 with disagreement.
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Note on these minutes: 43 agenda dispositions with no recorded vote (accepted/placed on file or referred).
Present: Shirley R. Asack, Councilor Cardoso, Dennis R. Eaniri, John F. Lally, Rita Mendes, Thomas Monahan, Susan J. Nicastro, Jeffrey A. Thompson
Absent: Winthrop H. Farwell Jr., Moises Rodrigues
Every vote, in order
Appointments
Motion on item two under suspension of rules
Councilor Asack motioned to move under Suspension of rules and act on item number two on the agenda tonight and was properly seconded.
Hand vote: the minutes record only the result.
From the minutes
“Councilor Asack motioned to move under Suspension of rules and act on item number two on the agenda tonight and was properly seconded. The motion carried by a hand vote..” (Motion: Asack)
308 Acceptance of the Minutes of the June 28, 2021 City Council meeting
Acceptance of the Minutes of the June 28, 2021 City Council meeting
From the minutes
“Confirmed by a roll call vote taken by “yeas” and “nays”; seven members present and all voting in the affirmative. Councilors Farwell, Monahan , and Rodrigues absent..”
308 Reconsideration: Acceptance of the Minutes of the June 28, 2021 City Council meeting
Councilor Lally motioned to file for reconsideration with the wish that it not prevail and was properly seconded. Reconsideration failed
Hand vote: the minutes record only the result.
From the minutes
“Councilor Lally motioned to file for reconsideration with the wish that it not prevail and was properly seconded. Reconsideration failed by a hand vote..” (Motion: Lally)
Unfinished Business
381 Ordinance: An Ordinance Amending Section 2-181 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Brockton. Be it Ordained by the City Council of...
Roll call vote; the minutes do not give a usable count.
From the minutes
“However, where two or more candidates have equal qualifications and experience as determined by the mayor, preference shall be given to a resident of the city or a candidate willing to move into the city within one (1) year of appointment.” (IN CITY COUNCIL JUNE 28, 2021, AMENDMENT PASSED BY A ROLL CALL VOTE..”
156 Ordinance: An Ordinance Amending Article II, Section 1.004 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Brockton Be It Ordained By The City...
Roll call vote; the minutes do not give a usable count.
From the minutes
“(IN CITY COUNCIL JUNE 28, 2021, AMENDMENT PASSED BY A ROLL CALL VOTE..”
Hand vote: the minutes record only the result.
50 Ordered: That the common necessity and convenience of the inhabitants of the City of Brockton require the laying out of Chestnut Drive...
From the minutes
“(FAVORABLE) Adopted by a roll call vote taken by “yeas” and “nays”; eight members present and all voting in the affirmative. Councilors Farwell and Rodrigues absent..”
190 Ordered: That the common necessity and convenience of the inhabitants of the City of Brockton require the laying out and acceptance of...
From the minutes
“(FAVORABLE) Adopted by a roll call vote taken by “yeas” and “nays”; eight members present and all voting in the affirmative. Councilors Farwell and Rodrigues absent..”
307 Appointment of Anthony Michael Branch, 25 Montello Street Ext. Brockton, MA 02301 as a constable in the City of Brockton for a term of...
Yes: Asack, Cardoso, Eaniri, Lally, Mendes, Monahan, ThompsonNo: Nicastro
From the minutes
“(FAVORABLE) Adopted by a roll call vote taken by “yeas” and “nays”; eight members present and seven voting in the affirmative. Councilor Nicastro voting in the negative. Councilors Farwell and Rodrigues absent..”
307 File for reconsideration: Appointment of Anthony Michael Branch, 25 Montello Street Ext. Brockton, MA 02301 as a constable in the City of Brockton for a term of...
Councilor Asack motioned to file for reconsideration with the wish that it not prevail and was properly seconded. Reconsideration failed
Hand vote: the minutes record only the result.
From the minutes
“Councilor Asack motioned to file for reconsideration with the wish that it not prevail and was properly seconded. Reconsideration failed by a hand vote..” (Motion: Asack)
307 Appointment of Anthony Michael Branch, 25 Montello Street Ext. Brockton, MA 02301 as a constable in the City of Brockton for a term of...
From the minutes
“Adopted by a roll call vote taken by “yeas” and “nays”; eight members present and all voting in the affirmative. Councilors Farwell and Rodrigues absent..”
377 Ordered: In accordance with the General Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 44, Recommending that the City Council authorize the acceptance...
From the minutes
“(FAVORABLE) Adopted by a roll call vote taken by “yeas” and “nays”; eight members present and all voting in the affirmative. Councilors Farwell and Rodrigues absent..”
376 Ordered: That the City of Brockton appropriate the amounts of Nineteen Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($19,100,000) for the...
From the minutes
“Passed to a third reading by a roll call vote taken by “yeas” and “nays”; eight members present and all voting in the affirmative. Councilors Farwell and Rodrigues absent..”
378 Ordered: Recommending that the City Council provide appropriation and borrowing authorization for $360,900,000 for the purpose of...
The motion carries
Hand vote: the minutes record only the result.
The motion carries
From the minutes
“Passed to a third reading by a roll call vote taken by “yeas” and “nays”; eight members present and all voting in the affirmative. Councilors Farwell and Rodrigues absent..”
381 Ordered: The City Council reviews an exemption from the residency requirement in accordance with the Revised Ordinances of the City of...
Councilors Thompson made a motion to call the vote and was properly seconded.
From the minutes
“Adopted by a roll call vote taken by “yeas” and “nays”; eight members present and all voting in the affirmative. Councilors Farwell and Rodrigues absent..”
381 File for reconsideration: Ordered: The City Council reviews an exemption from the residency requirement in accordance with the Revised Ordinances of the City of...
Councilor Lally motioned to file for reconsideration with the wish that it not prevail and was properly seconded. Reconsideration failed
Hand vote: the minutes record only the result.
From the minutes
“Councilor Lally motioned to file for reconsideration with the wish that it not prevail and was properly seconded. Reconsideration failed by a hand vote..” (Motion: Lally)
Orders
394 Suspend rules to act tonight: Ordered: In accordance with the General Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 44, recommending that the City Council authorize the acceptance...
Councilor Thompson motioned to move under Suspension of rules and act on item number forty six on the agenda tonight and was properly seconded.
Hand vote: the minutes record only the result.
From the minutes
“Councilor Thompson motioned to move under Suspension of rules and act on item number forty six on the agenda tonight and was properly seconded. The motion carried by a hand vote..” (Motion: Thompson)
394 Ordered: In accordance with the General Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 44, recommending that the City Council authorize the acceptance...
From the minutes
“Adopted by a roll call vote taken by “yeas” and “nays”; eight members present and all voting in the affirmative. Councilors Farwell and Rodrigues absent..”
397 Resolve: BE IT RESOLVED, that Joseph Cardinal of National Grid (or its designees), the Commissioner for the Department of Public Works,...
Hand vote: the minutes record only the result.
Late Files
401 Ordered: In accordance with General Laws of Massachusetts, chapter 44, recommending that the City Council authorize the acceptance and...
Yes: Asack, Lally, Mendes, Monahan, NicastroNo: Cardoso, Eaniri, ThompsonNames of members present come from the attendance line and recorded arrivals/departures; the vote itself gives only the count.
From the minutes
“The motion carried by a roll call vote taken by “yeas” and “nays”; eight members present and five voting in the affirmative. Councilors Cardoso, Eaniri, and Thompson in the negative..” The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
Yes: Asack, Lally, Mendes, Monahan, Nicastro, ThompsonNo: Cardoso, Eaniri
From the minutes
“Adopted by a roll call vote taken by “yeas” and “nays”; eight members present and six voting in the affirmative. Councilors Cardoso and Eaniri in the negative. Councilors Farwell and Rodrigues absent..”
401 File for reconsideration: Ordered: In accordance with General Laws of Massachusetts, chapter 44, recommending that the City Council authorize the acceptance and...
Councilor Asack motioned to file for reconsideration with the wish that it not prevail and was properly seconded. Reconsideration failed
Hand vote: the minutes record only the result.
From the minutes
“Councilor Asack motioned to file for reconsideration with the wish that it not prevail and was properly seconded. Reconsideration failed by a hand vote..” (Motion: Asack)
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