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January 16, 2018
9 recorded votes, 9 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Present: Dennis Giombetti, Margareth Basilio Shepard, Michael Cannon, Charles Sisitsky, Judith Grove, Adam Steiner, George King, Cheryl Tully Stoll, Pam Richardson, Michael Rossi
Absent: Edgardo Torres
Every vote, in order
Refer the Proposed Changes to the Zoning Bylaw to the Planning Board, as presented by the Planning Board Administrator so that the required public hearings can be held
To refer the Proposed Changes to the Zoning Bylaw to the Planning Board, as presented by the Planning Board Administrator so that the required public hearings can be held
The minutes give the count (10-0-0) without names; it equals the councilors present, so each is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“VOTE: 10-0-0..” (Motion: Cannon, second: Stoll)
A presentation be added to a City Council agenda as soon as the studies are available
That a presentation be added to a City Council agenda as soon as the studies are available
The minutes give the count (10-0-0) without names; it equals the councilors present, so each is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“VOTE: 10-0-0..” (Motion: Cannon, second: Sisitsky)
Refer Proposed Change to the Zoning Bylaw - Transfer of Development Rights to the Planning Board
To refer Proposed Change to the Zoning Bylaw - Transfer of Development Rights to the Planning Board
The minutes give the count (10-0-0) without names; it equals the councilors present, so each is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“VOTE: 10-0-0..” (Motion: King, second: Stoll)
Order 2018-007
Table the matter of FY17 tuition reimbursements from the School Department until the February 20 Council meeting as recommended
To table the matter of FY17 tuition reimbursements from the School Department until the February 20 Council meeting as recommended
The minutes give the count (10-0-0) without names; it equals the councilors present, so each is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“VOTE: 10-0-0..” (Motion: Cannon, second: Stoll)
Accept the recommendation of the Appointments subcommittee to affirm the Mayor’s appointments to the Board of Licensing Commissioners as presented
That the City Council accept the recommendation of the Appointments subcommittee to affirm the Mayor’s appointments to the Board of Licensing Commissioners as presented
Yes: Cannon, Giombetti, King, Rossi, Shepard, Sisitsky, Steiner, StollNo: GroveAbstained: RichardsonThe minutes name the councilors who voted no or abstained; the count adds up to the councilors present, so the others are shown voting yes. Pam Richardson abstained (shown as present, not voting).
From the minutes
“VOTE: 8-1-1 (Grove oppose; Richardson abstain)..” (Motion: Rossi, second: Shepard)
The appointment of Adam R
That the appointment of Adam R
The minutes give the count (10-0-0) without names; it equals the councilors present, so each is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“VOTE: 10-0-0..” (Motion: King, second: Stoll)
Order 2018-009
Refer the development of the Fy19 City Council budget recommendation to the Finance Subcommittee
To refer the development of the Fy19 City Council budget recommendation to the Finance Subcommittee
The minutes give the count (10-0-0) without names; it equals the councilors present, so each is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“VOTE: 10-0-0..” (Motion: Stoll, second: Cannon)
Minutes
Approve the minutes from January 2, 2018 as presented
To approve the minutes from January 2, 2018 as presented
The minutes give the count (10-0-0) without names; it equals the councilors present, so each is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“VOTE: 10-0-0..” (Motion: Stoll, second: Cannon)
Adjournment
Adjourn the meeting
To adjourn
The minutes give the count (10-0-0) without names; it equals the councilors present, so each is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“VOTE: 10-0-0..” (Motion: Sisitsky, second: Cannon)
From the Framingham City Council’s official minutes, posted on the city’s public meeting portal (linked from the Public Meeting Calendar on framinghamma.gov). We check every vote against the councilors present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Councilor photos: Framingham Patch (George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Michael Cannon, Noval Alexander, Philip Ottaviani, Leora Mallach, John Stefanini; candidate and courtesy photos), District2Framingham.com (Brandon Ward), Run for Something (Mary Kate Feeney) and Framingham SOURCE (Tracey Bryant, 2021 candidate Q&A, photo courtesy of the candidate). The city’s website has no councilor photos. Former councilors show initials.
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