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October 1, 2024
5 recorded votes, 4 with disagreement.
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Note on these minutes: The minutes file repeats the minutes from page 21 on (pages 21-40, an earlier copy); MassVoter reads pages 1-20 only. Tracey Bryant arrived at 7:05 PM.
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 2024-058
Approve: Grant of Location, request by LightPath to install 4-inch conduit encased in cement concrete at pole #227/77 to #687 Waverly Street
To approve
Yes: Alexander, Bryant, Cannon, Harvey, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Steiner, WardAbstained: OttavianiPhilip Ottaviani abstained (shown as present, not voting). The minutes also say: “Chair Ottaviani abstained.”
From the minutes
“Moved by Christine Long; seconded by Adam Steiner to Approve . Motion Passed: 10- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Long, second: Steiner)
Approve to have the police department submit reports of instances where there had been people bused to Framingham for services
Approve to have the police department submit reports of instances where there had been people bused to Framingham for services
The minutes also say: “Councilor Mallach briefly stepped out of the room.”
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Approve to have the police department submit reports of instances where there had been people bused to Framingham for services. . 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: Leombruno)
Order 2024-008-070
Approve: The reappointment of Aimee Powelka-D1 to serve on the Sustainability Committee through June 30, 2027
Approve
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Tracey Bryant 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: Bryant)
Continue new business beyond 10:00PM
To continue past 10:00PM
Yes: Alexander, Bryant, Cannon, Harvey, King, Leombruno, Long, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardNo: Mallach
From the minutes
“Moved by Christine Long; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Continue new business beyond 10:00PM. Motion Passed: 10- 1 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: Leora Mallach.” (Motion: Long, second: Leombruno)
Order 2024-023-002
Accept the amendments to the Wage Theft Ordinance
To accept the amendments to the Wage Theft Ordinance
Yes: Alexander, Bryant, Harvey, Leombruno, Long, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardNo: Cannon, KingAbstained: MallachLeora Mallach abstained (shown as present, not voting). The minutes also say: “Councilor Mallach abstained.”
From the minutes
“Moved by Tracey Bryant; seconded by Christine Long to Approve . Motion Passed: 8- 2 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: Michael Cannon, George King.” (Motion: Bryant, second: Long)
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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