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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 2021; sworn in January 3, 2022. Council Presidents: John F. Lally (2022) and Susan J. Nicastro (2023). Covers 49 meetings, January 3 to December 26, 2023.
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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
Shirley R. AsackCity Councilor · Ward 7 · at 43 of 49 meetingsMark D’AgostinoCity Councilor · Ward 3 · at 38 of 49 meetings
Winthrop H. Farwell Jr.City Councilor · At-large · at 46 of 49 meetings
John F. LallyCity Councilor · Ward 6 · at 47 of 49 meetingsRita MendesCity Councilor · At-large · at 40 of 49 meetingsThomas J. Minichiello Jr.City Councilor · Ward 1 · at 38 of 49 meetingsMoises RodriguesCity Councilor · At-large · at 44 of 49 meetings
Maria T. TavaresCity Councilor · Ward 2 · at 38 of 49 meetings
David C. TeixeiraCity Councilor · At-large · at 45 of 49 meetings
Jeffrey A. ThompsonCity Councilor · Ward 5 · at 44 of 49 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 26Appointment of Harriet Beasley of 9 Roger Road, Brockton,…Passed Unanimous, 10 present · see note
December 26, 2023 · Item 1383: Appointment of Harriet Beasley of 9 Roger Road, Brockton, MA 02301 to the Council on Aging Board for a three (3) year term ending in...
Names of members present come from the attendance line and recorded arrivals/departures; the vote itself gives only the count.
From the minutes
“Confirmed by a roll call vote taken by “yeas” and “nays”; ten members present and all voting in the affirmative..” The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
Dec 26Petition of National Grid and Verizon New England, Inc…Passed · see note
December 26, 2023: Petition of National Grid and Verizon New England, Inc to install one JO Pole on Oak Street. Beginning at a point approximately 190 feet...
Hand vote: the minutes record only the result.
Dec 26Petition of National Grid and Verizon New England, Inc…Motion: Councilor Asack commented and motioned to postpone this item to the…Passed · see note
December 26, 2023: Petition of National Grid and Verizon New England, Inc to install one JO Pole on Wilmington Street. Beginning at a point approximately...
Councilor Asack commented and motioned to postpone this item to the end of the meeting and was properly seconded.
Hand vote: the minutes record only the result.
From the minutes
“Councilor Asack commented and motioned to postpone this item to the end of the meeting and was properly seconded. The motion carried by a hand vote..”
Dec 26Petition of Green World, LLC dba Green Heart requesting…Passed · see note
December 26, 2023: Petition of Green World, LLC dba Green Heart requesting approval for a Structural Change on a retail marijuana license located at 897...
Hand vote: the minutes record only the result.
Dec 26Ordered: That the City Council authorizes the acceptance and…Motion: Councilor Farwell motioned to take items #22 & #23 collectively and…Passed · see note
December 26, 2023 · Item 1372: Ordered: That the City Council authorizes the acceptance and expenditure of the total grant funds in the amount of $267,600.00. From:...
Councilor Farwell motioned to take items #22 & #23 collectively and waive the reading and was properly seconded.
Hand vote: the minutes record only the result.
From the minutes
“Councilor Farwell motioned to take items #22 & #23 collectively and waive the reading and was properly seconded. The motion carried by a hand vote..” (Motion: Farwell)
Dec 26Petition of National Grid and Verizon New England, Inc…Passed · see note
December 26, 2023: Petition of National Grid and Verizon New England, Inc to install one JO Pole on Wilmington Street. Beginning at a point approximately...
Hand vote: the minutes record only the result.
Dec 11Ordered: That the City Council hereby declare as surplus…Motion: On the motion, comments, concerns and deliberation from Councilors Nicastro, Farwell,…Passed 9–1 · No: Farwell
December 11, 2023 · Item 1289: Ordered: That the City Council hereby declare as surplus a City owned parcel of land located on Main Street, Parcel ID 091-079, being...
On the motion, comments, concerns and deliberation from Councilors Nicastro, Farwell, Rodrigues, Thompson and Lally. Motion to amend
Yes: Asack, D’Agostino, Lally, Minichiello, Nicastro, Rodrigues, Tavares, Teixeira, ThompsonNo: Farwell
From the minutes
“On the motion, comments, concerns and deliberation from Councilors Nicastro, Farwell, Rodrigues, Thompson and Lally. Motion to amend carried by a roll call vote taken by “yeas” and “nays”; ten members present and nine voting in the affirmative. Councilor Farwell voting in the negative. Councilor Mendes absent..”
Dec 11Ordered: That the City Council hereby declare as surplus…Motion: Councilor Farwell makes a motion to send this order to the…Failed · see note
December 11, 2023 · Item 1289: Ordered: That the City Council hereby declare as surplus a City owned parcel of land located on Main Street, Parcel ID 091-079, being...
Councilor Farwell makes a motion to send this order to the Finance Committee and was properly seconded. Motion failed
Hand vote: the minutes record only the result.
From the minutes
“Councilor Farwell makes a motion to send this order to the Finance Committee and was properly seconded. Motion failed by a hand vote..”
Dec 11Ordered: That the City Council hereby declare as surplus…Motion: Motion failedPassed 7–2 · No: Farwell, Nicastro · Abstained: Rodrigues
December 11, 2023 · Item 1289: Ordered: That the City Council hereby declare as surplus a City owned parcel of land located on Main Street, Parcel ID 091-079, being...
Motion failed
Yes: Asack, D’Agostino, Lally, Minichiello, Tavares, Teixeira, ThompsonNo: Farwell, NicastroAbstained: Rodrigues
From the minutes
“Adopted as amended by a roll call vote taken by “yeas” and “nays”; ten members present and seven voting in the affirmative. Councilors Farwell and Nicastro voting in the negative. Councilor Rodrigues voting present Councilor Mendes absent..”
Nov 27Petition of 693 N. Montello, LLC (Manuel D. Pires)…Passed · see note
November 27, 2023: Petition of 693 N. Montello, LLC (Manuel D. Pires) of 192 Braemoor, Brockton, MA 02301 for a Motor Vehicle Repair Mechanical License and...
Hand vote: the minutes record only the result.
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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