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August 21, 2018
31 recorded votes, 31 with disagreement.
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Present: Dennis Giombetti, Michael Rossi, Michael Cannon, Margareth Basilio Shepard, Judith Grove, Charles Sisitsky, George King, Adam Steiner, Pam Richardson, Edgardo Torres, Cheryl Tully Stoll
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Order 2018-087
Add City Clerk to the Compensation and Classification Plan at a level of Division Head 1
To add City Clerk to the Compensation and Classification Plan at a level of Division Head 1
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.” (Motion: King, second: Stoll)
Order 2018-086-001
Approve the Mayor’s appointments to the Agricultural Advisory Committee: Tom Hanson (3-year term, expiring 2021)
To approve the Mayor’s appointments to the Agricultural Advisory Committee: Tom Hanson (3-year term, expiring 2021)
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.” (Motion: King, second: Steiner)
Approve the Mayor’s appointments to the Board of Assessors: Elizabeth Fekete (3-year term, expiring 2021)
To approve the Mayor’s appointments to the Board of Assessors: Elizabeth Fekete (3-year term, expiring 2021)
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..” (Motion: King, second: Steiner)
Approve the Mayor’s appointments to the Community Development Committee: Beverly C
To approve the Mayor’s appointments to the Community Development Committee: Beverly C
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.” (Motion: Cannon, second: Steiner)
Approve the Mayor’s appointments to the Council on Aging: Lawrence Griffin (2-year term, expiring 2020)
To approve the Mayor’s appointments to the Council on Aging: Lawrence Griffin (2-year term, expiring 2020)
The minutes give the count (11-0-0) without names; it equals the councilors present, so each is shown voting yes.
Approve the Mayor’s other 17 appointments to the Cultural Council: Joel Winett (3-year term, expiring 2021)
To approve the Mayor’s other 17 appointments to the Cultural Council: Joel Winett (3-year term, expiring 2021)
The minutes give the count (11-0-0) without names; it equals the councilors present, so each is shown voting yes.
Approve the Mayor’s appointments to the Disability Commission: Susan Santone (3-year term, expiring in 2021)
To approve the Mayor’s appointments to the Disability Commission: Susan Santone (3-year term, expiring in 2021)
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.” (Motion: Sisitsky, second: Steiner)
Approve the Mayor’s appointments to the EDIC: Mike Gatlin (3-year term, expiring 2021)
To approve the Mayor’s appointments to the EDIC: Mike Gatlin (3-year term, expiring 2021)
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.” (Motion: Sisitsky, second: Cannon)
Approve the Mayor’s appointments to the Elderly and Disabled Tax Fund Committee: Eric Finn (3-year term, expiring 2021)
To approve the Mayor’s appointments to the Elderly and Disabled Tax Fund Committee: Eric Finn (3-year term, expiring 2021)
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.” (Motion: Sisitsky, second: Steiner)
Approve the Mayor’s Appointments to the Fair Housing Committee: Hank Moran (3-year term, expiring 2021)
To approve the Mayor’s Appointments to the Fair Housing Committee: Hank Moran (3-year term, expiring 2021)
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.” (Motion: Sisitsky, second: Cannon)
Approve the Mayor’s Appointment to be City Historian: Frederic Wallace, indefinite term
To approve the Mayor’s Appointment to be City Historian: Frederic Wallace, indefinite term
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.” (Motion: Cannon, second: Sisitsky)
Approve the Mayor’s Appointments to the Historical Commission: Jane Whiting (1-year term, expiring 2019)
To approve the Mayor’s Appointments to the Historical Commission: Jane Whiting (1-year term, expiring 2019)
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.” (Motion: Rossi, second: Cannon)
Approve the Mayor’s Appointments to the Historical District Commission: Stephen Greeley (3-year term, expiring 2021)
To approve the Mayor’s Appointments to the Historical District Commission: Stephen Greeley (3-year term, expiring 2021)
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.” (Motion: Rossi, second: Cannon)
Approve the Mayor’s Appointment to the Housing Authority: Phyllis May (3-year term, expiring 2021)
To approve the Mayor’s Appointment to the Housing Authority: Phyllis May (3-year term, expiring 2021)
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.” (Motion: Cannon, second: Sisitsky)
Approve the Mayor’s Appointments to the Human Relations Committee: Eleanor Annbinder (3-year term, expiring 2021)
To approve the Mayor’s Appointments to the Human Relations Committee: Eleanor Annbinder (3-year term, expiring 2021)
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.” (Motion: Sisitsky, second: Rossi)
Approve the Mayor’s Appointments to the Mayoral Bylaw Review Committee: Kristina Johnson (1-year term, expiring 2019)
To approve the Mayor’s Appointments to the Mayoral Bylaw Review Committee: Kristina Johnson (1-year term, expiring 2019)
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.” (Motion: Sisitsky, second: Cannon)
Approve the Mayor’s Appointments to the Parks and Recreation Commission: Joan Rastani (3-year term, expiring 2021)
To approve the Mayor’s Appointments to the Parks and Recreation Commission: Joan Rastani (3-year term, expiring 2021)
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.” (Motion: Cannon, second: King)
Approve the Mayor’s Appointments to the Police Advisory Committee: Lawrence Hendry (3-year term, expiring 2021)
To approve the Mayor’s Appointments to the Police Advisory Committee: Lawrence Hendry (3-year term, expiring 2021)
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.” (Motion: Cannon, second: Steiner)
Approve the Mayor’s Appointments to the Registrar of Voters: Bruce Wester (R, 3-year term, expiring 2021)
To approve the Mayor’s Appointments to the Registrar of Voters: Bruce Wester (R, 3-year term, expiring 2021)
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.” (Motion: Sisitsky, second: Steiner)
Approve the Mayor’s Appointments to the Team Framingham Steering Committee: Vernon Turner (1-year term, expiring 2019)
To approve the Mayor’s Appointments to the Team Framingham Steering Committee: Vernon Turner (1-year term, expiring 2019)
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 abstaining)..” (Motion: Cannon, second: Steiner)
Approve the Mayor’s other six Appointments to the Veterans Council: Eric Finn (3-year term, expiring 2021)
To approve the Mayor’s other six Appointments to the Veterans Council: Eric Finn (3-year term, expiring 2021)
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.” (Motion: Sisitsky, second: Cannon)
Vote recorded in the minutes (the motion is not restated next to the count)
Yes: Cannon, Giombetti, Grove, King, Richardson, Shepard, Sisitsky, Steiner, Stoll, TorresNo: RossiThe minutes name the councilors who voted no; the count adds up to the councilors present, so the others are shown voting yes.
Approve the Mayor’s Appointments to the Conservation Commission: Temitayo Akinbola (2-year term, expiring 2020)
To approve the Mayor’s Appointments to the Conservation Commission: Temitayo Akinbola (2-year term, expiring 2020)
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.” (Motion: Cannon, second: Rossi)
Appoint Tim Sweeney to a full seat on the Zoning Board
To the motion to appoint Tim Sweeney to a full seat on the Zoning Board
Yes: Cannon, Giombetti, King, Richardson, Sisitsky, Steiner, Stoll, TorresNo: Grove, Rossi, ShepardThe minutes name the councilors who voted no; the count adds up to the councilors present, so the others are shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“VOTE: 8-3 (Grove, Rossi and Shepard opposed).” (Motion: Grove)
Order 2018-088
Approve the first reading of the proposed bylaw amendment to create the John Hemenway House Historic District, with the stipulation that the parties meet before Sept. 6 to look at alternatives
To approve the first reading of the proposed bylaw amendment to create the John Hemenway House Historic District, with the stipulation that the parties meet before Sept. 6 to look at alternatives
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.” (Motion: King, second: Sisitsky)
Per the Charter, to take up another agenda item and continue the meeting, as it is past 10 p.m
Per the Charter, to take up another agenda item and continue the meeting, as it is past 10 p.m
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.” (Motion: Steiner, second: Rossi)
Approve: Upon request of the Historic District Commission a proposed amendment to the City General Bylaws: Article VII, Section 5 to create the John Hemenway House Historic District, 613 Pleasant...
To reconsider
The minutes give the count (5-6) but not how each councilor voted, and the count does not match the 11 councilors present, so MassVoter shows the count only.
From the minutes
“VOTE: 5-6.” (Motion: Cannon, second: King)
Order 2018-089
To select Jeanette Galliardt as its Executive Assistant
For the Council to select Jeanette Galliardt as its Executive Assistant
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.” (Motion: Stoll, second: Sisitsky)
Approval of Minutes
Approve the minutes of May 15
To approve the minutes of May 15
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.” (Motion: Stoll, second: Cannon)
Approve the minutes of July 17
To approve the minutes of July 17
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.” (Motion: Stoll, second: Cannon)
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.” (Motion: King, second: Stoll)
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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