MassVoter.com← Chelsea City CouncilChelsea City Council · 2018–2019 Council · Special meeting
May 28, 2019
4 recorded votes, 3 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Leo Robinson, Damali Vidot, Robert Bishop, Enio Lopez, Giovanni Recupero, Calvin Brown
Absent: Roy Avellaneda, Luis Tejada, Joseph Perlatonda, Judith Garcia, Yamir Rodriguez
Every vote, in order
Resolution: The City Charter requires the annual adoption of a five year Capital Improvement Program
I respectfully request that you adopt this Order for the FY20-FY24 CIP. Sincerely, Thomas G. Ambrosino City Manager The following Resolution was adopted on roll call
From the minutes
“I respectfully request that you adopt this Order for the FY20-FY24 CIP. Sincerely, Thomas G. Ambrosino City Manager The following Resolution was adopted on roll call 6-0-5-0. Voting yes were Councilors Vidot, Lopez, Brown, Robinson, Bishop, and Recupero. Absent were Councilors Garcia, Avellaneda, Rodriguez, Perlatonda, and Tejada..”
Amendment: the various capital projects and equipment purchases shown under the heading of Grant Funding on the Schedule attached hereto (the "Schedule"), and consisting of: Miscellaneous Grants...
The CIP was removed from Conference by Councilor Robinson under suspension, The first amendment offered by Councilor Robinson was adopted
The minutes give the count (6-0-5-0) without naming the yes voters; it matches the councilors present for the vote, so they are shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“The CIP was removed from Conference by Councilor Robinson under suspension, The first amendment offered by Councilor Robinson was adopted 6-0-5-0. Voting yes on amendment #1 were Councilors Vidot, Lopez, Brown, Robinson, Bishop, and Recupero. Absent were Councilors Garcia, Avellaneda, Rodriguez, Perlatonda, and Tejada..” The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
The second amendment offered by Councilor Brown was adopted
The minutes give the count (6-0-5-0) without naming the yes voters; it matches the councilors present for the vote, so they are shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“The second amendment offered by Councilor Brown was adopted 6-0-5-0. Voting yes on #2 were Councilors Vidot, Lopez, Brown, Robinson, Bishop, and Recupero. Absent were Councilors Garcia, Avellaneda, Rodriguez, Perlatonda, and Tejada..” The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
The third amendment offered by Councilor Robinson was defeated
No: Bishop, Brown, Lopez, Recupero, Robinson, VidotThe minutes name the other councilors and give only the number voting no (6); the 6 councilors voting no are the other councilors present (Leo Robinson, Damali Vidot, Robert Bishop, Enio Lopez, Giovanni Recupero and Calvin Brown).
From the minutes
“The third amendment offered by Councilor Robinson was defeated 0-6-5-0. Voting no on #3 were Councilors Vidot, Lopez, Brown, Robinson, Bishop, and Recupero. Absent were Councilors Garcia, Avellaneda, Rodriguez, Perlatonda, and Tejada..” The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
From the Chelsea City Council’s official minutes, posted on the city’s City Council agendas and minutes page (2021 on) and its City Council archive (2015 to 2020). We check every vote against the councilors present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Councilor photos: City of Chelsea (chelseama.gov), from the official photos on the City Council page. Former councilors show initials.
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