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Framingham City Council · 2024–2025 Council · Regular meeting

January 30, 2024

8 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.

Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page

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Attendance

Note on these minutes: The attendance list names “Brandon Walsh”; read as Brandon Ward.

Present: Philip Ottaviani, Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Adam Steiner, Leslie White Harvey, Brandon Ward

Absent: None

Every vote, in order

Order 2024-008-004

Approve: Review of and vote upon the Mayor's nomination of Kevin Walsh-D5 to the Conservation Commission through June 30, 2025. The Chair stated the nominations would be voted on by the full...

Minutes, page 6

Confirm appointmentPassed · Unanimous, 11 present

Approve

From the minutes

“Moved by Tracey Bryant; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve . Motion Passed: 11- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Bryant, second: Cannon)

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

Order 2024-008-005

Approve: Review of and vote upon the Mayor's nominations of Andrew D'Amico-D6, and Jamaris Godino-D3 through June 30, 2025 and Steve Kiviat-D2 and Jessica Mendez- D8 through June 30, 2026 to the...

Minutes, page 7

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 11 present

To approve

From the minutes

“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Christine Long to Approve . Motion Passed: 11- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Long)

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

Order 2024-008-003

Postpone the item

Minutes, page 8

ProceduralPassed · 7–4

To postpone the item

Yes: Alexander, Cannon, Harvey, King, Leombruno, Ottaviani, SteinerNo: Bryant, Long, Mallach, Ward

From the minutes

“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Approve . Motion Passed: 7- 4 Voting For: Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Philip Ottaviani, Noval Alexander, Adam Steiner, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: Tracey Bryant, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Brandon Ward.” (Motion: Cannon, second: Leombruno)

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

Order 2024-008-006

Approve: A review of and vote upon the Mayor's nomination of Charlie Rousseau-D2 for the non-veteran seat and Deborah Freed- D8 to the Veteran's Council through June 30, 2026

Minutes, page 10

Confirm appointmentPassed · Unanimous, 11 present

To approve

From the minutes

“Moved by Tracey Bryant; seconded by Noval Alexander to Approve . Motion Passed: 11- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Bryant, second: Alexander)

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

Or a message, they had all agreed on

Minutes, page 20

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 11 present

Approve extending business beyond 10:00PM

From the minutes

“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Approve extending business beyond 10:00PM. Motion Passed: 11- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Cannon, second: Leombruno)

Read it in the official minutes, page 20 (PDF)

Order 2024-003-001

Moving the item onto the second reading where he would read the lengthy bond motion

Minutes, page 20

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 11 present

Moving the item onto the second reading where he would read the lengthy bond motion

From the minutes

“Moved by George King; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve First Reading . Motion Passed: 11- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: King, second: Cannon)

Read it in the official minutes, page 20 (PDF)

Order 2023-113-001

Approve: A transfer from FY23 City Council Contractual Services $49,000 to FY24 Police Software Licenses for the software necessary to implement Police Body Cameras

Minutes, page 22

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 11 present

Approve

From the minutes

“Moved by George King; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve . Motion Passed: 11- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: King, second: Cannon)

Read it in the official minutes, page 22 (PDF)

Adjournment

Adjourn the meeting

Minutes, page 23

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 11 present

To adjourn,

From the minutes

“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Adjourn . Motion Passed: 11 - 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Cannon, second: Leombruno)

Read it in the official minutes, page 23 (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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