MassVoter.com← Chelsea City CouncilChelsea City Council · 2022–2023 Council · Special meeting
January 3, 2023
6 recorded votes, 5 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Brian Hatleberg, 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
Election of officers
Elect the Council President for 2023 (Leo Robinson or Calvin Brown)
Election of the President of the City Council for 2023 (roll call).
A vote choosing between two councilors, so MassVoter shows the result only. The minutes read: “Councilor Robinson received 6 votes Councilor Brown received 5 votes. The clerk announced that Councilor Robinson was the new President for the year 2023. Voting for Councilor Robinson were Councilors Lopez, Robinson, Recupero, Vidot, Hatleberg and Taylor. Voting for Councilor Brown were Councilors Brown, J. Garcia, T. Garcia, DeJesus, and Vega Maldonado.”
From the minutes
“A roll call was taken and Councilor Robinson received 6 votes Councilor Brown received 5 votes. The clerk announced that Councilor Robinson was the new President for the year 2023. Voting for Councilor Robinson were Councilors Lopez, Robinson, Recupero, Vidot, Hatleberg and Taylor. Voting for Councilor Brown were Councilors Brown, J..”
Elect the Council Vice President for 2023 (Giovanni Recupero or Norieliz DeJesus)
Election of the Vice President of the City Council for 2023 (roll call).
A vote choosing between two councilors, so MassVoter shows the result only. The minutes read: “On roll call Councilor Recupero received 7 votes Councilor DeJesus received 4 Votes. The Clerk announced that Councilor Recupero would be the Vice President for 2023.” They do not say who voted for whom.
From the minutes
“On roll call Councilor Recupero received 7 votes Councilor DeJesus received 4 Votes. The Clerk announced that Councilor Recupero would be the Vice President for 2023..”
Elect the Council’s Delegate to the School Committee for 2023 (Tanairi Garcia)
Election of the Delegate to the School Committee of the City Council for 2023 (roll call).
Yes: Brown, DeJesus, Hatleberg, Judith Garcia, Lopez, Recupero, Robinson, Taylor, Vega, VidotAbstained: 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.
From the minutes
“On roll call Councilor T. Garcia received 10 votes and 1 recorded present. The clerk announced that T. Garcia would be the Delegate to the School Committee for the year 2023. Voting for T. Garcia were Councilors Brown, J. Garcia, Lopez, Robinson, Recupero, Vidot, DeJesus, Hatleberg, Vega Maldonado, and Taylor. Councilor T. Garcia voted present..”
Councilor Taylor moved that the seating arrangement taken at the December 19, 2022 Conference be the seating arrangement for the 2023. Adopted by roll call
Councilor Taylor moved that the seating arrangement taken at the December 19, 2022 Conference be the seating arrangement for the 2023. Adopted by roll call
From the minutes
“Councilor Taylor moved that the seating arrangement taken at the December 19, 2022 Conference be the seating arrangement for the 2023. Adopted by roll call 11-0-0-0. Voting yes were Councilors Brown, J. Garcia, T. Garcia, Lopez, Robinson, Recupero, Vidot, DeJesus, Hatleberg, Vega Maldonado, and Taylor..” (Motion: Taylor)
Councilor T. Garcia moved that the Roll Call positions be the roll call positions as drawn at the December 19,2022 Conference. Adopted by roll call
Councilor T. Garcia moved that the Roll Call positions be the roll call positions as drawn at the December 19,2022 Conference. Adopted by roll call
The minutes give the count as 11-0-0-0 and name 10 of the councilors voting yes; the 11 yes votes are all the councilors present for the vote.
From the minutes
“Councilor T. Garcia moved that the Roll Call positions be the roll call positions as drawn at the December 19,2022 Conference. Adopted by roll call 11-0-0-0. Voting yes were Councilors Brown, J. Garcia, T. Garcia, Lopez, Robinson, Vidot, DeJesus, Hatleberg, Vega Maldonado, and Taylor..” (Motion: Tanairi Garcia) The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
Councilor Vidot moved that the Rules and Regulations for the year 2022 be the Rules and Regulations for the year 2023 until such time that the Rules Committee introduced rule changes and updates....
Councilor Vidot moved that the Rules and Regulations for the year 2022 be the Rules and Regulations for the year 2023 until such time that the Rules Committee introduced rule changes and updates. Adopted by roll call
The minutes give the count as 11-0-0-0 and name 10 of the councilors voting yes; the 11 yes votes are all the councilors present for the vote.
From the minutes
“Councilor Vidot moved that the Rules and Regulations for the year 2022 be the Rules and Regulations for the year 2023 until such time that the Rules Committee introduced rule changes and updates. Adopted by roll call 11-0-0-0. Voting yes were Councilors Brown, J. Garcia, Lopez, Robinson, Recupero, Vidot, DeJesus, Hatleberg, Vega Maldonado and Taylor..” (Motion: Vidot) 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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