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May 21, 2024
7 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
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Present: Philip Ottaviani, Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Christine Long, Janet Leombruno, Leora Mallach, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Order 2024-006
Take the item off the table
To take the item off the table
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Continue the previously tabled item. 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)
Approve: Grant of Location request, pole on Water Street. Tabled at the 5/7/24 Council Meeting
Withdraw
From the minutes
“Moved by Tracey Bryant; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Withdraw . 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: Leombruno)
Approve THAT the City Council accepts the provisions of Massachusetts general laws Chapter 6A, sections 18O to 18V, inclusive, providing for the establishment of a regional 911 emergency...
To approve
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Adam Steiner to Approve THAT the City Council accepts the provisions of Massachusetts general laws Chapter 6A, sections 18O to 18V, inclusive, providing for the establishment of a regional 911 emergency communication district; THAT the City Council approves the proposed district agreement filed with the City Council, between the City of Framingham and the Town of Natick, establishing the district and the construction, siting, equipping, administration, operations and maintenance of a regional 911 emergency communication center by the district under the provisions of the proposed district agreement; THAT acting through and under the authority of and pursuant to the powers vested in the City Council pursuant to the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 6A, section18Q, Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40, Section §4A, and any and every power and authority to it, granted or implied, the City Council votes to enter the proposed district agreement; THAT the Mayor is authorized to sign the proposed district agreement, and any amendments and revisions related thereto, on behalf of the City of Framingham; and THAT the Mayor is authorized to sign any and all other documents, instruments, and agreements and take any and all other actions necessary or convenient to effectuate the purposes of this Order.. 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: Steiner)
Order 2024-007-001
Amend Article 1, Section 3.3 of the General By law to include the Cushing Memorial Chapel Advisory Committee on the list of boards and committees exempt from the 7:00PM meeting commencement rule
To amend Article 1, Section 3.3 of the General By law to include the Cushing Memorial Chapel Advisory Committee on the list of boards and committees exempt from the 7:00PM meeting commencement rule
From the minutes
“Moved by Tracey Bryant; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve Second 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: Bryant, second: Cannon)
A passing of the budget at the first reading
A passing of the budget at the first reading
Yes: Alexander, Bryant, Harvey, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardNo: Cannon
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Approve First Reading . Motion Passed: 10- 1 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: Michael Cannon.” (Motion: King, second: Leombruno)
Minutes
Approve the minutes
To approve
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; 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: Leombruno, second: Cannon)
Adjournment
Adjourn the meeting
To adjourn
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Michael Cannon 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: Leombruno, 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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