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Framingham City Council
How the Framingham City Council voted, from the City Clerk's official minutes. 11 councilors: 2 elected at large and one from each of the city’s 9 districts. Elected November 2021 (new district lines); sworn in January 1, 2022. Noval Alexander (District 5) and Leora Mallach (District 7) joined the council. On January 1, 2022 the council kept its leaders until January 18, 2022, when it chose Philip Ottaviani as Chair (9 yes, 1 no, Ottaviani abstaining, after Adam Steiner withdrew) and Janet Leombruno as Vice Chair (6 votes to 5 for Christine Long). No seat changed hands during the term. Covers 51 meetings, January 1 to December 19, 2023.
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What does the City Council do? It is the city’s lawmaking body. It passes local laws (ordinances), votes on the yearly budget, and approves borrowing and zoning changes.
The mayor runs the city day to day and proposes the budget.
Sources: Mass. General Laws c. 44 § 32 (city budgets)Your Framingham ballot: 13 quizzes, about a minute each.
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Councilors
ChairGeorge KingChair (to January 18, 2022) · At-large · at 51 of 51 meetings
Vice-ChairJanet LeombrunoVice Chair (from January 18, 2022) · At-large · at 50 of 51 meetings
Noval AlexanderCouncilor · District 5 · at 47 of 51 meetings
Tracey BryantCouncilor · District 9 · at 50 of 51 meetings
Michael CannonCouncilor · District 4 · at 51 of 51 meetings
Christine LongCouncilor · District 1 · at 51 of 51 meetings
Leora MallachCouncilor · District 7 · at 48 of 48 meetings
Philip OttavianiChair (from January 18, 2022) · District 6 · at 51 of 51 meetings
John StefaniniCouncilor · District 8 · at 50 of 51 meetingsAdam SteinerCouncilor · District 3 · at 51 of 51 meetingsCesar Stewart-MoralesCouncilor · District 2 · at 48 of 51 meetings"At X of Y meetings" counts the roll call at the start of each meeting in this record. Councilors who step out are listed on each meeting page.
Meetings
About missing minutes
Loaded: every full City Council meeting with minutes on the city’s meeting portal, from January 2, 2018 (the first meeting of Framingham’s first City Council) through September 3, 2026 (240 meetings: regular and emergency meetings, the New Year’s Day organizational meetings, and joint meetings with the School Committee, the Planning Board, the Board of Library Trustees and the Edgell Grove Cemetery Trustees, where only the council’s own votes are shown). Subcommittee meetings (Finance, Planning & Zoning, Appointments, Rules and others) and executive sessions are not loaded, and subcommittee votes reported in the council minutes are not shown as council votes. The councilors-elect meetings of November and December 2017 are not loaded. The portal has minutes for every full council meeting it lists up to September 3, 2026; minutes for the September 15, September 29 and October 6, 2026 meetings were not posted yet when MassVoter checked (October 10, 2026). Several 2018 minutes have no attendance list; for those meetings MassVoter shows as present only the councilors named in roll calls (or all eleven when a vote of all eleven is recorded). A few minutes files from August to October 2024 also contain an earlier draft of the same minutes after the approved copy; MassVoter reads only the approved copy. How votes were read: from 2018 to mid-2022 the minutes write each vote in the narrative, often as a roll call naming each councilor (“ROLL CALL VOTE: 10-1-0 (Bryant, aye; … Shepard, oppose; …)”) and sometimes only as a count, with the councilors who voted no or abstained named in parentheses. From August 2022 each vote is also recorded with the mover, seconder and the names of the councilors voting for and against (“Motion Passed: 6-5 · Voting For: … · Voting Against: …”). MassVoter shows each councilor’s vote when the minutes name them and the names match the count and the councilors present. A count that equals the councilors present with no one voting no is shown as everyone present voting yes. A councilor present at the meeting but not listed in a roll call (for example after leaving the room or before arriving) is left out of that vote. Abstentions are shown as present, not voting. A count that does not match the councilors present, a roll call naming someone not on the attendance list, or a name listed twice is shown as the count only, with a note. Votes choosing a person (the Chair and Vice Chair each term, and joint votes to fill School Committee and Library Trustee vacancies) show the result only, with a note listing each councilor’s choice where the minutes give it. Items referred to a subcommittee or placed on file without a vote are not listed. We will ask the City Clerk to confirm any noted vote.
Votes where councilors disagreed
Most council votes are unanimous. These are the ones where at least one councilor voted no or abstained, newest first.
Dec 19Approve: The appointment of Rebecca Nau as Tree WardenMotion: ApprovePassed 10–0 · see note
December 19, 2023: Approve: The appointment of Rebecca Nau as Tree Warden
Approve
Yes: Alexander, Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Stefanini, Steiner, Stewart-MoralesThe minutes say Tracey Bryant was not in the room for this vote; left out. The minutes also say: “Councilor Bryant had stepped out of the room.”
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by John Stefanini to Approve . Motion Passed: 10- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Adam Steiner, Cesar Stewart-Morales Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Stefanini)
Dec 19Approved as presentedMotion: to approved as presentedPassed 10–0 · see note
December 19, 2023: Approved as presented
To approved as presented
Yes: Alexander, Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Stefanini, Steiner, Stewart-MoralesThe minutes say Tracey Bryant was not in the room for this vote; left out. The minutes also say: “Councilor Bryant was out of the room.”
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by John Stefanini to Approve . Motion Passed: 10- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Adam Steiner, Cesar Stewart-Morales Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Stefanini)
Dec 19Approve: A hearing for the annual renewal of pool…Motion: to approvePassed 7–0 · see note
December 19, 2023: Approve: A hearing for the annual renewal of pool table permits for 2024
To approve
Yes: Alexander, Bryant, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Steiner, Stewart-MoralesThe roll call does not list Philip Ottaviani, Michael Cannon, George King and John Stefanini, so they are left out of this vote. The minutes count 4 abstaining without naming them.
From the minutes
“Moved by Adam Steiner; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Approve . Motion Passed: 7- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Adam Steiner, Cesar Stewart-Morales Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Steiner, second: Leombruno)
Dec 19Wave the rules and move through the Mayors submissionsMotion: to wave the rules and move through the Mayors submissionsFailed 3–7 · No: Alexander, Cannon, King, Leombruno, Mallach, Ottaviani, Stefanini
December 19, 2023: Wave the rules and move through the Mayors submissions
To wave the rules and move through the Mayors submissions
Yes: Bryant, Long, SteinerNo: Alexander, Cannon, King, Leombruno, Mallach, Ottaviani, StefaniniThe roll call does not list Cesar Stewart-Morales, so that councilor is left out of this vote. The minutes count 1 abstaining without naming him or her. The vote record gives no result word; the result is read from the count (3-7).
From the minutes
“Moved by Christine Long; seconded by Tracey Bryant to Withdraw and to have the Mayor resubmit in January. Motion : 3- 7 Voting For: Tracey Bryant, Christine Long, Adam Steiner Voting Against: Noval Alexander, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini.” (Motion: Long, second: Bryant)
Dec 19Approve: The Appointment Subcommittee the nomination of Matteo Batista-D1,…Motion: ApprovePassed 7–4 · No: Bryant, Long, Steiner, Stewart-Morales
December 19, 2023: Approve: The Appointment Subcommittee the nomination of Matteo Batista-D1, David Panich-D1, Rosalyn Child-D8, and Rachel Evans-D6as Mayoral appointments to the School Building Committee
Approve
Yes: Alexander, Cannon, King, Leombruno, Mallach, Ottaviani, StefaniniNo: Bryant, Long, Steiner, Stewart-MoralesThe vote record gives no result word; the result is read from the count (7-4).
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by John Stefanini to Approve . Motion : 7- 4 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini Voting Against: Tracey Bryant, Christine Long, Adam Steiner, Cesar Stewart-Morales.” (Motion: King, second: Stefanini)
Dec 5Approve the factor of 0.8285, equivalent to 1.69%Motion: Approve the factor of 0.8285, equivalent to 1.69%Passed 10–1 · No: King
December 5, 2023: Approve the factor of 0.8285, equivalent to 1.69%
Approve the factor of 0.8285, equivalent to 1.69%
Yes: Alexander, Bryant, Cannon, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Stefanini, Steiner, Stewart-MoralesNo: King
From the minutes
“Moved by John Stefanini; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Approve the factor of 0.8285, equivalent to 1.69%. Motion Passed: 10- 1 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Adam Steiner, Cesar Stewart-Morales Voting Against: George King.” (Motion: Stefanini, second: Leombruno)
Dec 5Approve: FY23 funds be transferred to the Disability Commission's…Motion: ApprovePassed 9–0 · see note
December 5, 2023: Approve: FY23 funds be transferred to the Disability Commission's FY24 account in the amount of $70,235.00 (plus interest $4,705.10), to make appropriations on their own
Approve
Yes: Bryant, Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Ottaviani, Stefanini, Steiner, Stewart-MoralesThe roll call does not list Noval Alexander and Leora Mallach, so they are left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Approve . Motion Passed: 9- 0 Voting For: Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Adam Steiner, Cesar Stewart-Morales Voting Against: None.” (Motion: King, second: Leombruno)
Dec 5Approve the appropriationMotion: to approve the appropriationPassed 9–0 · see note
December 5, 2023: Approve the appropriation
To approve the appropriation
Yes: Bryant, Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Ottaviani, Stefanini, Steiner, Stewart-MoralesThe minutes say Noval Alexander and Leora Mallach were not in the room for this vote; left out. The minutes also say: “Councilors Alexander and Mallach had stepped out of the room.”
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve . Motion Passed: 9- 0 Voting For: Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Adam Steiner, Cesar Stewart-Morales Voting Against: None.” (Motion: King, second: Cannon)
Dec 5Approve: The request for reservation of FY2024 Community Preservation…Motion: to approvePassed 9–0 · see note
December 5, 2023: Approve: The request for reservation of FY2024 Community Preservation Funds
To approve
Yes: Bryant, Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Ottaviani, Stefanini, Steiner, Stewart-MoralesThe minutes say Noval Alexander and Leora Mallach were not in the room for this vote; left out. The minutes also say: “Councilors Alexander and Mallach were out of the room.”
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve . Motion Passed: 9- 0 Voting For: Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Adam Steiner, Cesar Stewart-Morales Voting Against: None.” (Motion: King, second: Cannon)
Nov 21An exemption without further data and to wait for…Motion: to tablePassed 8–3 · No: Alexander, Bryant, Stefanini
November 21, 2023: An exemption without further data and to wait for the numbers would delay sending out tax bills for months
To table
Yes: Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, Stewart-MoralesNo: Alexander, Bryant, Stefanini
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Adam Steiner to Table . Motion Passed: 8- 3 Voting For: Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Cesar Stewart-Morales Voting Against: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, John Stefanini.” (Motion: Cannon, second: Steiner)
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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