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Framingham City Council · 2020–2021 Council · Regular meeting

December 21, 2021

11 recorded votes, 11 with disagreement.

Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page

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Attendance

Present: George King, Philip Ottaviani, Tracey Bryant, Margareth Basilio Shepard, Michael Cannon, John Stefanini, Robert Case, Adam Steiner, Janet Leombruno, Cesar Stewart-Morales, Christine Long

Absent: None

Every vote, in order

Vote recorded in the minutes (the motion is not restated next to the count)

Minutes, page 6

ProceduralPassed · 11–0

The minutes list George King twice in this roll call, so MassVoter shows the count only.

From the minutes

“VOTE 11-0-0: King, aye; Stefanini, aye; Leombruno, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; Shepard, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Long, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; Bryant, aye; Steiner, aye; King, aye..”

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

ProceduralPassed · 11–0

To accept

The minutes list George King twice in this roll call, so MassVoter shows the count only.

From the minutes

“VOTE 11-0-0: King, aye; Stefanini, aye; Leombruno, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; Shepard, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Long, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; Bryant, aye; Steiner, aye; King, aye..” (Motion: Stefanini, second: Cannon)

Read it in the official minutes, page 7 (PDF)

Order 2021-136-001

Accept all four of these collective bargaining agreements as stated by Mr

Minutes, page 8

ApprovePassed · 11–0

To accept all four of these collective bargaining agreements as stated by Mr

The minutes list George King twice in this roll call, so MassVoter shows the count only.

From the minutes

“VOTE 11-0-0: King, aye; Stefanini, aye; Leombruno, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; Shepard, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Long, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; Bryant, aye; Steiner, aye; King, aye..” (Motion: Ottaviani, second: Cannon)

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

Order 2021-123-001

Approve funding for the arbitration award of Appropriation Request regarding the Joint Labor-Management Committee for Police and Fire Interest Arbitration Award JLMC# 20-8249 & #20-8250 for...

Minutes, page 8

ApprovePassed · 11–0

To approve funding for the arbitration award of Appropriation Request regarding the Joint Labor-Management Committee for Police and Fire Interest Arbitration Award JLMC# 20-8249 & #20-8250 for Framingham Firefighters, Local 1652, IAFF, AFL-CIO and Framingham Deputy Fire Chiefs, Local 1652, IAFF, AFL, CI for three years effective FY21-23 and appropriate funds from the Health Insurance line item for $936K and then backfill it when the Free-Cash is certified

The minutes list George King twice in this roll call, so MassVoter shows the count only.

From the minutes

“VOTE 11-0-0: King, aye; Stefanini, aye; Leombruno, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; Shepard, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Long, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; Bryant, aye; Steiner, aye; King, aye..” (Motion: Steiner)

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

Order 2021-142

Approve the payment of Prior Year’s Invoices

Minutes, page 9

ApprovePassed · 11–0

To approve the payment of Prior Year’s Invoices

The minutes list George King twice in this roll call, so MassVoter shows the count only.

From the minutes

“VOTE 11-0-0: King, aye; Stefanini, aye; Leombruno, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; Sh epard, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Long, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; Bryant, aye; Steiner, aye; King, aye..” (Motion: Stefanini, second: Case)

Read it in the official minutes, page 9 (PDF)

Order 2021-045-001

Approve: A request by the Economic Development and Industrial Corporation (EDIC) relative to enabling legislation for the EDIC

Minutes, page 10

ApprovePassed · 10–1

The minutes list George King twice in this roll call, so MassVoter shows the count only.

From the minutes

“VOTE 10-1-0: King, aye; Stefanini, aye; Leombruno, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; Shepard, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Long, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; Steiner, aye; King, aye; Bryant, nay..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 10 (PDF)

Minutes

Approve the minutes

Minutes, page 10

ProceduralPassed · 11–0

The minutes list George King twice in this roll call, so MassVoter shows the count only.

From the minutes

“VOTE 11-0-0: King, aye; Stefanini, aye; Leombruno, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; Shepard, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Long, aye; StewartMorales, aye; Bryant, aye; Steiner, aye; King, aye. All Open Session Minutes from the dates listed above were approved..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 10 (PDF)

ProceduralPassed · 10–0

The minutes list George King twice in this roll call, so MassVoter shows the count only.

From the minutes

“VOTE 10-0-1: King, aye; Stefanini, aye; Leombruno, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; Shepard, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Long, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; Steiner, aye; King, aye. Bryant, abstain; All Executive Session Minutes from the dates listed above were approved..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 10 (PDF)

Order 2021-130-001

Approve: Consideration of the creation of a Women, Children, and Families Commission (second reading)

Minutes, page 11

ApprovePassed · 10–0

The minutes list George King twice in this roll call, so MassVoter shows the count only.

From the minutes

“VOTE 10-0-0: King, aye; Stefanini, aye; Leombruno, aye; Case, aye; Shepard, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Long, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; Bryant, aye; Steiner, aye; King, aye..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 11 (PDF)

Accept the appointment of Hamza Rifki to the Youth Council as the Mayor’s Appointee and waive the traditional referral to the Appointments Subcommittee

Minutes, page 11

Confirm appointmentPassed · 11–0

To accept the appointment of Hamza Rifki to the Youth Council as the Mayor’s Appointee and waive the traditional referral to the Appointments Subcommittee

The minutes list George King twice in this roll call, so MassVoter shows the count only.

From the minutes

“VOTE 11-0-0: King, aye; Stefanini, aye; Leombruno, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; Shepard, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Long, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; Bryant, aye; Steiner, aye; King, aye..” (Motion: Case, second: Shepard)

Read it in the official minutes, page 11 (PDF)

Adjournment

Adjourn the meeting

Minutes, page 11

ProceduralPassed · 11–0

To adjourn

The minutes list George King twice in this roll call, so MassVoter shows the count only.

From the minutes

“VOTE 11-0-0: King, aye; Stefanini, aye; Leombruno, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; Shepard, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Long, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; Bryant, aye; Steiner, aye; King, aye..” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Case)

Read it in the official minutes, page 11 (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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