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Framingham City Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting

May 1, 2018

5 recorded votes, 5 with disagreement.

Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page

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Attendance

Note on these minutes: These minutes have no attendance list. Every councilor is shown present because a vote of all 11 is recorded.

Present: Dennis Giombetti, Charles Sisitsky, George King, Cheryl Tully Stoll, Pam Richardson, Adam Steiner, Michael Cannon, Michael Rossi, Margareth Basilio Shepard, Judith Grove, Edgardo Torres

Absent: None

Every vote, in order

Enter Executive Session for the following purpose: Upon the Request of the School Committee for Settlement of Special Education Litigation, BSEA No. 1804539, pursuant to G.L. c. 30A, §...

Minutes, page 1

ProceduralPassed · 10–0

That the Council enter Executive Session for the following purpose: Upon the Request of the School Committee for Settlement of Special Education Litigation, BSEA No. 1804539, pursuant to G.L. c. 30A, § 21(a)(3,)(7) and Suffolk Construction v

Yes: Cannon, Giombetti, Grove, King, Richardson, Rossi, Sisitsky, Steiner, Stoll, TorresThe roll call does not list Margareth Basilio Shepard, so that councilor is left out of this vote.

From the minutes

“Roll Call Vote: ROLL CALL VOTE: 10-0-0 (Cannon, aye; Giombetti, aye; Grove, aye; King, aye; Richardson, aye; Rossi, aye; Sisitsky, aye; Steiner, aye; Tully Stoll, aye; Torres, aye)..” (Motion: Stoll, second: Cannon)

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (PDF)

Refer the Mayor’s FY19 Operating Budget to the Finance Subcommittee for review, report and a recommendation to the City Council

Minutes, page 5

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 11 present

To refer the Mayor’s FY19 Operating Budget to the Finance Subcommittee for review, report and a recommendation to the City Council

The minutes give the count (11-0-0); with all 11 councilors voting, each is shown voting yes.

From the minutes

“VOTE: 11-0-0..” (Motion: Stoll, second: Steiner)

Read it in the official minutes, page 5 (PDF)

Order 2018-036-002

Affirm its approval of the Mayor’s appointees to the Traffic Commission as follows: Steven P

Minutes, page 6

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 11 present

That the City Council affirm its approval of the Mayor’s appointees to the Traffic Commission as follows: Steven P

The minutes give the count (11-0-0); with all 11 councilors voting, each is shown voting yes.

From the minutes

“VOTE: 11-0-0..” (Motion: Stoll, second: Grove)

Read it in the official minutes, page 6 (PDF)

Approval of Minutes

Approve the minutes of April 3, 2018 as amended

Minutes, page 6

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 11 present

That the City Council approve the minutes of April 3, 2018 as amended

The minutes give the count (11-0-0); with all 11 councilors voting, each is shown voting yes.

From the minutes

“VOTE: 11-0-0..” (Motion: Stoll, second: Cannon)

Read it in the official minutes, page 6 (PDF)

Adjourn the meeting

Minutes, page 8

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 11 present

To adjourn

The minutes give the count (11-0-0); with all 11 councilors voting, each is shown voting yes.

From the minutes

“VOTE: 11-0-0..” (Motion: King, second: Stoll)

Read it in the official minutes, page 8 (PDF)

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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