MassVoter.com← Chelsea City CouncilChelsea City Council · 2020–2021 Council · Special meeting
January 4, 2021
3 recorded votes, 3 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Roy Avellaneda, Leo Robinson, Damali Vidot, Todd Taylor, Melinda Vega, Naomi Zabot, Enio Lopez, Judith Garcia, Yamir Rodriguez, Calvin Brown
Absent: Giovanni Recupero
Every vote, in order
Election of officers
Elect the Council President for 2021 (Roy Avellaneda)
Election of the President of the City Council for 2021 (roll call).
Yes: Brown, Judith Garcia, Lopez, Robinson, Rodriguez, Taylor, Vega, ZabotAbstained: Avellaneda, VidotA roll call naming each councilor’s vote for the only nominee, so MassVoter shows a vote “for” Roy Avellaneda as Yes and Roy Avellaneda’s own “present” vote as Present. Councilor Vidot also voted present; Councilor Recupero was absent.
From the minutes
“On roll call Councilor Avellaneda a was elected President of the City Council for the year 2021, 8-0-1-2. Voting for Council Avellaneda were Councilors Zabot, Garcia, Taylor, Robinson, Brown, Vega-Maldonado, Rodriguez, and Lopez. Councilor Recupero was absent. Councilor Vidot and Avellaneda voted present..”
Elect the Council Vice President for 2021 (Judith Garcia)
Election of the Vice President of the City Council for 2021 (roll call).
Yes: Avellaneda, Brown, Lopez, Robinson, Rodriguez, Taylor, Vega, ZabotAbstained: Judith GarciaA roll call naming each councilor’s vote for the only nominee, so MassVoter shows a vote “for” Judith Garcia as Yes and Judith Garcia’s own “present” vote as Present. Councilors Recupero and Vidot are listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“On roll call Councilor Garcia was elected Vice-President of the City Council for the year 2021, 8-0-2-1. Voting for Councilor Garcia were Councilors Zabot, Taylor, Robinson, Brown, Vega-Maldonado, Rodriguez, ? Avellaneda, and Lopez. Absent were Councilors Recupero and Vidot. Voting present was Councilor Garcia..”
Elect the Council’s Delegate to the School Committee for 2021 (Leo Robinson)
Election of the Delegate to the School Committee of the City Council for 2021 (roll call).
Yes: Avellaneda, Brown, Judith Garcia, Lopez, Rodriguez, Taylor, Vega, ZabotAbstained: RobinsonA roll call naming each councilor’s vote for the only nominee, so MassVoter shows a vote “for” Leo Robinson as Yes and Leo Robinson’s own “present” vote as Present. Councilors Recupero and Vidot are listed as absent for this vote.
From the minutes
“On roll call Councilor Robinson was elected as Delegate to the School Committee fot the year 2021 8-0-2-1. Voting for Councilor Robinson were Councilors zabot, Garcia, Taylor, Brown, Vega-Maldonado, Rodriguez, Avellaneda, and Lopez. Absent were Councilors Recupero and Vidot. Councilor Robinson voted present..”
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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