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August 6, 2024
14 recorded votes, 12 with disagreement.
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Note on these minutes: Noval Alexander arrived at 7:20 PM. Tracey Bryant arrived at 7:03 PM.
Present: Philip Ottaviani, Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Have the election on November 4, 2025
To have the election on November 4, 2025
Yes: Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardNo: Alexander, Bryant, Harvey
From the minutes
“Moved by Brandon Ward; seconded by Michael Cannon to reject the recommendation in Article II, Section 10a. Motion Passed: 8- 3 Voting For: Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward Voting Against: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Leslie White Harvey.” (Motion: Ward, second: Cannon)
Reject the recommendation of Article II, Section 1b
Reject the recommendation of Article II, Section 1b
Yes: Alexander, Bryant, Cannon, Harvey, King, Mallach, Ottaviani, SteinerNo: Leombruno, Long, Ward
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Michael Cannon to reject the recommendation of Article II, Section 1b. Motion Passed: 8- 3 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Brandon Ward.” (Motion: King, second: Cannon)
Reject the recommendation of Article II, Section 3a
Reject the recommendation of Article II, Section 3a
No: Alexander, Bryant, Cannon, Harvey, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, Ward
From the minutes
“Moved by Leslie White Harvey; seconded by George King to reject the recommendation of Article II, Section 3a. Motion Failed: 0- 11 Voting For: None Voting Against: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey.” (Motion: Harvey, second: King)
Reject the recommended change to Article II, Section 8e
Reject the recommended change to Article II, Section 8e
From the minutes
“Moved by Brandon Ward; seconded by Tracey Bryant to reject the recommended change to Article II, Section 8e. 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: Ward, second: Bryant)
Reject the recommendation of the Charter Review Committee. Article III, Section 3f
Reject the recommendation of the Charter Review Committee. Article III, Section 3f
Yes: Alexander, CannonNo: Bryant, Harvey, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, Ward
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Christine Long to reject the recommendation of the Charter Review Committee. Article III, Section 3f. Motion Failed: 2- 9 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Michael Cannon Voting Against: Tracey Bryant, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey.” (Motion: Cannon, second: Long)
Reject the recommendation of the Charter Review Committee. Article V, Section 6a
Reject the recommendation of the Charter Review Committee. Article V, Section 6a
Yes: HarveyNo: Alexander, Bryant, Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, Ward
From the minutes
“Moved by Leslie White Harvey; seconded by Tracey Bryant to reject the recommendation of the Charter Review Committee. Article V, Section 6a. Motion Failed: 1- 10 Voting For: Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward.” (Motion: Harvey, second: Bryant)
Reject the recommendation of the Charter Review Committee. Article V, Section 5
Reject the recommendation of the Charter Review Committee. Article V, Section 5
Yes: Bryant, Cannon, Harvey, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardThe roll call does not list Noval Alexander (arrived 7:20 PM), so that councilor is left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“Moved by Tracey Bryant; seconded by Janet Leombruno to reject the recommendation of the Charter Review Committee. Article V, Section 5. Motion Passed: 10- 0 Voting For: 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)
Reject the recommendation of the Charter Review Committee, Article VI, Section 10
Reject the recommendation of the Charter Review Committee, Article VI, Section 10
Yes: Alexander, Bryant, Cannon, Harvey, King, Leombruno, Long, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardThe roll call does not list Leora Mallach, so that councilor is left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Tracey Bryant to reject the recommendation of the Charter Review Committee, Article VI, Section 10. Motion Passed: 10- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: King, second: Bryant)
Reject the recommendation of the Charter review to delete Article VI, section 7, Allotments from the Charter
Reject the recommendation of the Charter review to delete Article VI, section 7, Allotments from the Charter
Yes: Alexander, Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, OttavianiNo: Harvey, Mallach, Steiner, WardThe roll call does not list Tracey Bryant (arrived 7:03 PM), so that councilor is left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Christine Long to reject the recommendation of the Charter review to delete Article VI, section 7, Allotments from the Charter . Motion Passed: 6- 4 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Philip Ottaviani, Christine Long Voting Against: Leora Mallach, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey.” (Motion: Cannon, second: Long)
Reject the recommendation of the Charter Review Committee, Article VII, section 1
Reject the recommendation of the Charter Review Committee, Article VII, section 1
Yes: Bryant, Harvey, King, Leombruno, LongNo: Alexander, Cannon, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, Ward
From the minutes
“Moved by Tracey Bryant; seconded by Christine Long to reject the recommendation of the Charter Review Committee, Article VII, section 1. Motion Failed: 5- 6 Voting For: Tracey Bryant, George King, Janet Leombruno, Leslie White Harvey, Christine Long Voting Against: Noval Alexander, Michael Cannon, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Brandon Ward, Adam Steiner.” (Motion: Bryant, second: Long)
Reject the recommendation of the Charter Review Committee, Article IX, Section 11
Reject the recommendation of the Charter Review Committee, Article IX, Section 11
Yes: Alexander, Bryant, Cannon, Harvey, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, SteinerNo: Ward
From the minutes
“Moved by Leora Mallach; seconded by Adam Steiner to reject the recommendation of the Charter Review Committee, Article IX, Section 11. Motion Passed: 10- 1 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: Brandon Ward.” (Motion: Mallach, second: Steiner)
Approve the main motion to accept changes as amended by the Charter Review Committee
Approve the main motion to accept changes as amended by the Charter Review Committee
From the minutes
“Moved by Tracey Bryant; seconded by Christine Long to Approve the main motion to accept changes as amended by the Charter Review Committee. 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: Long)
Approve the election date of November 4, 2025
Approve the election date of November 4, 2025
Yes: Alexander, Cannon, Harvey, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardThe 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 George King; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Approve the election date of November 4, 2025. Motion Passed: 10- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, 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: Leombruno)
Adjournment
Adjourn the meeting
To adjourn
Yes: Alexander, Cannon, Harvey, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardThe 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 meeting.”
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Michael Cannon to Authorize . Motion Passed: 10 - 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, 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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