Chelsea City Council · 2022–2023 Council · Joint meeting

December 6, 2023

1 recorded votes, 1 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 choose a member of the Northeast Metro Regional Vocational School Committee. Votes combine councilors and School Committee members, so MassVoter shows the results only.

Present: Brian Hatleberg, Leo Robinson, Damali Vidot, Todd Taylor, Norieliz DeJesus, Enio Lopez, Judith Garcia, Calvin Brown

Absent: Melinda Vega, Giovanni Recupero, Tanairi Garcia

Every vote, in order

Hide procedural votes (adjourning, waiving the rules, taking items together)

Joint meeting with the School Committee

Choose a member of the Northeast Metro Regional Vocational School Committee (Blanca Gachama, Frank Depatto or Alexis Balcarcel)

Minutes, page 3

Confirm appointmentPassed · Voice vote, names not recorded

Joint vote of the City Council and School Committee to fill the vacancy on the Northeast Metro Regional Vocational School Committee; Councilor Hatleberg moved to have all candidates’ names placed for consideration, seconded by Councilor Taylor.

A vote choosing among three candidates, cast together by councilors and School Committee members, so MassVoter shows the result only. The minutes read: “The vote count was: Blanca Gachama = 9, Frank Depatto = 5, Alexis Balcarcel = 1. With a majority vote of members present required, Blanca Gachama was selected as the finalist”. The minutes do not say who voted for whom.

From the minutes

“The vote count was: Blanca Gachama = 9, Frank Depatto = 5, Alexis Balcarcel = 1. With a majority vote of members present required, Blanca Gachama was selected as the finalist to fill the vacancy on the Northeast Metro Regional Vocational School Committee pending the successful completion of a CORI Check..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 3 (PDF)

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