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January 14, 2020
8 recorded votes, 8 with disagreement.
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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
Order 2020-002
Allowing subcommittee chair and vice chair to be selected by the members of each subcommittee
To adopt the Rules of the City Council as they exist today, and further, ask the new Ordinance and Rules Subcommittee to review these matters and report back to the Council within 30 days
Yes: Case, King, Leombruno, Ottaviani, Shepard, Steiner, Stewart-MoralesNo: Bryant, Cannon, Long, StefaniniThe 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 on allowing subcommittee chair and vice chair to be selected by the members of each subcommittee: 7-4-0 (Bryant, Cannon, Long, and Stefanini opposed)..” (Motion: Stefanini, second: Cannon)
The main motion to adopt the existing Rules of the City Council as amended tonight, and ask the new Ordinance and Rules Subcommittee to further review the Rules and report back within 30 days
That the Rules be further amended in Rules 9 and 14 as recommended by the Temporary Rules Committee to allow subcommittees to set their own agendas
Yes: Cannon, King, Ottaviani, Shepard, SteinerNo: Bryant, Case, Leombruno, Long, Stefanini, Stewart-MoralesThe 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 on the main motion to adopt the existing Rules of the City Council as amended tonight, and ask the new Ordinance and Rules Subcommittee to further review the Rules and report back within 30 days: 5-6-0 (Bryant, Case, Leombruno, Long, Stefanini and Stewart-Morales opposed). Motion 2 failed..” (Motion: Stefanini)
Reconsider Motion 2 as amended this evening
To reconsider
Yes: Cannon, King, Leombruno, Ottaviani, Stefanini, SteinerNo: Bryant, Case, Long, Shepard, Stewart-MoralesThe minutes name the councilors who voted no; the count adds up to the councilors present, so the others are shown voting yes. The minutes record this as failing even though more councilors voted yes than no (6 to 5); some council votes need a two-thirds majority.
From the minutes
“VOTE on motion to reconsider Motion 2 as amended this evening: 6-5-0 (Bryant, Case, Long, Shepard, and Stewart-Morales opposed). Motion to reconsider did not receive 2/3 vote and therefore failed..” (Motion: Stefanini, second: Cannon)
Amendment 1 relative to financial transparency meetings
Amendment 1 relative to financial transparency meetings
Yes: Cannon, King, Leombruno, Ottaviani, StefaniniNo: Bryant, Case, Long, Shepard, Steiner, Stewart-MoralesThe 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 on Amendment 1 relative to financial transparency meetings: 5-6-0 (Bryant, Case, Long, Shepard, Steiner, and Stewart-Morales opposed)..”
Amendment 2 relative to a meeting on the second Tuesday of each month for brainstorming sessions
Amendment 2 relative to a meeting on the second Tuesday of each month for brainstorming sessions
Yes: Cannon, Leombruno, Ottaviani, StefaniniNo: Bryant, Case, King, Long, Shepard, Steiner, Stewart-MoralesThe 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 on Amendment 2 relative to a meeting on the second Tuesday of each month for brainstorming sessions: 4-7-0 (Bryant, Case, King, Long, Shepard, Steiner, and Stewart-Morales opposed)..”
Amendment 3 relative to splitting Zoning from Ordinance and Rules
Amendment 3 relative to splitting Zoning from Ordinance and Rules
Yes: Cannon, King, Leombruno, Ottaviani, Stefanini, SteinerNo: Bryant, Case, Long, Shepard, Stewart-MoralesThe 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 on Amendment 3 relative to splitting Zoning from Ordinance and Rules: 6-5-0 (Bryant, Case, Long, Shepard, and Stewart-Morales opposed). Amendment 3 to Motion 1 was adopted..”
Amendment 4 relative to establishing the number of members on subcommittees at three (3) members each with the exception of the Appointments Subcommittee and Finance Subcommittee which shall have...
Amendment 4 relative to establishing the number of members on subcommittees at three (3) members each with the exception of the Appointments Subcommittee and Finance Subcommittee which shall have five (5) members each
Yes: Bryant, Cannon, Case, King, Leombruno, Ottaviani, Shepard, Stefanini, Steiner, Stewart-MoralesNo: LongThe 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 on Amendment 4 relative to establishing the number of members on subcommittees at three (3) members each with the exception of the Appointments Subcommittee and Finance Subcommittee which shall have five (5) members each: 10-1-0 (Long opposed). Amendment 4 was adopted..”
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: Ottaviani, second: Leombruno)
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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