MassVoter.com← Chelsea City CouncilChelsea City Council · 2022–2023 Council · Special meeting
January 3, 2022
4 recorded votes, 4 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Roy Avellaneda, Leo Robinson, Todd Taylor, Melinda Vega, Norieliz DeJesus, Enio Lopez, Judith Garcia, Giovanni Recupero, Tanairi Garcia, Calvin Brown
Absent: Damali Vidot
Every vote, in order
Election of officers
Elect the Council President for 2022 (Roy Avellaneda)
Election of the President of the City Council for 2022 (roll call).
Yes: Brown, DeJesus, Judith Garcia, Lopez, Recupero, Robinson, Tanairi Garcia, Taylor, VegaAbstained: AvellanedaA 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.
From the minutes
“On roll call Councilor Avellaneda was elected to serve as President for the year 2022, 9-0-1-1. The roll call was as follows: Voting for Councilor Avellaneda were / Councilors Recupero, Tanairi Garcia, Robinson, Taylor, Lopez, Vega-Maldonado, Brown, Norieliz De Jesus, and Judith Garcia. Councilor Vidot was absent and Councilor Avellaneda voted present..”
Elect the Council Vice President for 2022 (Calvin Brown or Giovanni Recupero)
Election of the Vice President of the City Council for 2022 (roll call).
A vote choosing between two councilors, so MassVoter shows the result only. The minutes read: “On roll call councilor Brown was elected Vice-President for the year 2022 6-0-1-2. Councilor Recupero received two votes, Voting for Councilor Brown were Councilors T. Garcia, Robinson, Taylor, Vega-Maldonado, Avellaneda, and Councilor Norieliz De Jesus. Councilor Vidot was absent. Councilor Brown voted present. Voting for Councilor Recupero were Councilors Lopez and J. Garcia. Councilor Recupero voted present.”
From the minutes
“On roll call councilor Brown was elected Vice-President for the year 2022 6-0-1-2. Councilor Recupero received two votes, Voting for Councilor Brown were Councilors T. Garcia, Robinson, Taylor, Vega-Maldonado, Avellaneda, and Councilor Norieliz De Jesus. Councilor Vidot was absent. Councilor Brown voted present. Voting for Councilor Recupero were Councilors Lopez and J. Garcia. Councilor Recupero voted present..”
Elect the Council’s Delegate to the School Committee for 2022 (Tanairi Garcia)
Election of the Delegate to the School Committee of the City Council for 2022 (roll call).
Yes: Avellaneda, Brown, DeJesus, Judith Garcia, Lopez, Recupero, Robinson, Taylor, VegaAbstained: Tanairi GarciaA roll call naming each councilor’s vote for the only nominee, so MassVoter shows a vote “for” Tanairi Garcia as Yes and Tanairi Garcia’s own “present” vote as Present. The minutes give the count as 9-0-1-0, leaving out her present vote.
From the minutes
“On roll call Councilor Tanairi Garcia was elected Delegate to the School Committee 9-0-1-0. Voting for Councilor Tanari Garcia were Councilors Recupero, Robinson, Taylor, Lopez, Vega-Maldonado, Avellaneda, Brown, Norieliz DeJesus, and Judith Garcia. Voting present was Councilor Tanairi Garcia..”
Adopt under suspension
A motion from Councilor Brown to adopt under suspension was adopted.
The minutes give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councilor voted.
From the minutes
“A motion from Councilor Brown to adopt under suspension was adopted..” (Motion: Brown)
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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