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February 20, 2018
12 recorded votes, 12 with disagreement.
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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, Edgardo Torres, Michael Rossi
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Vote recorded in the minutes (the motion is not restated next to the count)
The minutes give the count (11-0-0) without names; it equals the councilors present, so each is shown voting yes.
Order 2018-012
Instruct the Historical Commission to create a plaque based on the research of the City Historian and Ms
To instruct the Historical Commission to create a plaque based on the research of the City Historian and Ms
The minutes give the count (11-0-0) without names; it equals the councilors present, so each is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“VOTE: 11-0-0..” (Motion: Sisitsky, second: Stoll)
Order 2018-009-01
Take it off the table
To take it off the table
The minutes give the count (11-0-0) without names; it equals the councilors present, so each is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“VOTE: 11-0-0..” (Motion: King, second: Cannon)
Approve the payment of tuition reimbursements as presented, first reading, and to review it on March 6 for a second reading
That the City Council approve the payment of tuition reimbursements as presented, first reading, and to review it on March 6 for a second reading
The minutes give the count (11-0-0) without names; it equals the councilors present, so each is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“VOTE: 11-0-0..” (Motion: Stoll, second: Cannon)
Create a Recreational Marijuana Task Force
To create a Recreational Marijuana Task Force
The minutes give the count (11-0-0) without names; it equals the councilors present, so each is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“VOTE: 11-0-0..” (Motion: Cannon, second: Steiner)
Order 2018-021
Define the size and scope of the committee
The minutes give the count (11-0-0) without names; it equals the councilors present, so each is shown voting yes.
Order 2018-022
The document should also include the cost of benefits
That the document should also include the cost of benefits
The minutes give the count (11-0-0) without names; it equals the councilors present, so each is shown voting yes.
Approval of Minutes
Table review of the minutes until the next meeting
To table review of the minutes until the next meeting
The minutes give the count (11-0-0) without names; it equals the councilors present, so each is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“VOTE: 11-0-0..” (Motion: King, second: Cannon)
Communicate to the City Accountant that, in our view, the positions are not authorized and request that the Mayor come back to the next meeting with a plan as to how these positions will be...
That the City Council communicate to the City Accountant that, in our view, the positions are not authorized and request that the Mayor come back to the next meeting with a plan as to how these positions will be incorporated into the budget
The minutes give the count (11-0-0) without names; it equals the councilors present, so each is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“VOTE: 11-0-0..” (Motion: King, second: Stoll)
Send a letter to Stephanie Pollock, Secretary and CEO, Massachusetts Department of Transportation, on this issue
That the City Council send a letter to Stephanie Pollock, Secretary and CEO, Massachusetts Department of Transportation, on this issue
The minutes give the count (11-0-0) without names; it equals the councilors present, so each is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“VOTE: 11-0-0..” (Motion: King, second: Sisitsky)
Refer the topic of a Vacant Property Database to the Economic Development Subcommittee for consideration and review
To refer the topic of a Vacant Property Database to the Economic Development Subcommittee for consideration and review
Yes: Cannon, Giombetti, Grove, King, Richardson, Rossi, Shepard, Sisitsky, Steiner, TorresAbstained: StollThe minutes name the councilors who voted to abstain; the count adds up to the councilors present, so the others are shown voting yes. Cheryl Tully Stoll abstained (shown as present, not voting).
From the minutes
“VOTE: 10-0-1 (Tully Stoll abstain)..” (Motion: Steiner, second: Cannon)
Adjournment
Adjourn the meeting
To adjourn
The minutes give the count (11-0-0) without names; it equals the councilors present, so each is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“VOTE: 11-0-0..” (Motion: Cannon, second: Stoll)
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