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January 1, 2020
5 recorded votes, 5 with disagreement.
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Note on these minutes: Organizational meeting of the 2020-2021 council (election of the Chair and Vice Chair).
Present: George King, Cesar Stewart-Morales, Tracey Bryant, Philip Ottaviani, Michael Cannon, Margareth Basilio Shepard, Robert Case, John Stefanini, Janet Leombruno, Adam Steiner, Christine Long
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Organization
Elect the Council Chair: George King (6 votes; Robert Case 5)
To close nominations
A vote choosing a person, so MassVoter shows the result only. The minutes record each councilor’s choice: George King (Leombruno, Ottaviani, Stefanini, Steiner, King, Cannon) and Robert Case (Long, Stewart-Morales, Case, Shepard, Bryant).
From the minutes
“VOTE: 6-5-0.” (Motion: Stefanini, second: Ottaviani)
Close nominations
That nominations cease
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 to close nominations: 11-0-0..” (Motion: Ottaviani, second: Long)
Elect the Vice Chair: Adam Steiner (7 votes; Tracey Bryant 3, Cesar Stewart-Morales 1)
A vote choosing a person, so MassVoter shows the result only. The minutes record each councilor’s choice: Adam Steiner (Cannon, King, Steiner, Shepard, Stefanini, Ottaviani, Leombruno), Cesar Stewart-Morales (Case) and Tracey Bryant (Stewart-Morales, Long, Bryant).
From the minutes
“VOTE: Steiner (7); Stewart-Morales (1); Bryant (3)..”
Create a Temporary Rules Committee
To create a Temporary Rules Committee
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: Ottaviani, 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: 11-0-0..” (Motion: Stefanini, 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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