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May 23, 2022
2 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
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Present: Burhan Azeem, Dennis Carlone, Alanna Mallon, Patricia Nolan, Sumbul Siddiqui, Denise Simmons, Paul Toner, Quinton Zondervan
Absent: Marc McGovern
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That the city council appoint Joseph McCann to the office of city auditor
ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
The Final Actions name Marc McGovern in this vote, but that councillor is not on the attendance list for the meeting. Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Toner, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor McGovern, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Azeem, Councillor Zondervan.”
That the Director of Personnel, in conjunction with Vice Mayor Alanna Mallon, be and hereby is requested to negotiate a start date, salary and to discuss the offer with Joseph McCann for the...
ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
The Final Actions name Marc McGovern in this vote, but that councillor is not on the attendance list for the meeting. Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] YEAS: Councillor Carlone, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Toner, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor McGovern, Mayor Siddiqui, Councillor Simmons, Councillor Azeem, Councillor Zondervan.”
From the Cambridge City Council’s official Final Actions, posted by the City Clerk on the city’s meeting portal (and, for meetings before late January 2026, the Open Meeting Portal), linked from the City Council page. We check every vote against the councillors present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Councillor photos: City of Cambridge (cambridgema.gov), from the official headshots on each councillor’s City Council page. Former councillors show initials.
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