MassVoter.com← Chelsea City CouncilChelsea City Council · 2022–2023 Council · Joint meeting
February 7, 2022
2 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: A joint meeting with the School Committee to fill two School Committee vacancies. The roll calls combine councilors and School Committee members, so MassVoter shows the results only.
Present: Roy Avellaneda, Leo Robinson, Damali Vidot, Todd Taylor, Melinda Vega, Norieliz DeJesus, Enio Lopez, Judith Garcia, Giovanni Recupero, Tanairi Garcia, Calvin Brown
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Close debate
A motion from Councilor Vidot to close debate was approved.
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 Vidot to close debate was approved..” (Motion: Vidot)
Refer to committee: The roll call was taken and Ms. Caraballo was nominated to fill the vacancy of District Four School Committee on a
The roll call was taken and Ms. Caraballo was nominated to fill the vacancy of District Four School Committee on a
The minutes give the count as 17-0-1-0, with 1 absent, but 0 councilors were absent from the meeting, and the minutes do not say who else did not vote. Showing the count only. The minutes give the count but do not say whether the motion passed; the result shown follows the count (17-0).
From the minutes
“The roll call was taken and Ms. Caraballo was nominated to fill the vacancy of District Four School Committee on a 17-0-1-0 vote. Voting for Ms. Covas Caraballo were Councilors Recupero, T. Garcia, Robinson, Taylor, Lopez, Vega-Maldonado, Avellaneda, Brown, Vidot, De Jesus, and J. Garcia..”
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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