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November 19, 2024
9 recorded votes, 5 with disagreement.
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Note on these minutes: Tracey Bryant arrived at 6:45 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
Order 2024-059-001
Table the item
To table the item
Yes: Alexander, Bryant, Cannon, Harvey, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, WardThe roll call does not list Adam Steiner, so that councilor is left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Tracey Bryant to Table . Motion Passed: 10- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Cannon, second: Bryant)
Order 2024-069-001
Matter regarding a consideration of funding the MOU Police Patrol Union
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)
Order 2024-064-001
Approve the first reading
To approve the first reading
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)
Order 2024-065-001
Matter a rescindment of bond authorizations from prior fiscal years (first reading)
Approve First Reading
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve First Reading . Motion First Reading Approved: 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)
Order 2024-070-001
Any and all funds previously appropriated or available to be appropriated and/or spent, included any open or liquidated encumbrance funds, by the entity formerly known as the Economic Development...
Any and all funds previously appropriated or available to be appropriated and/or spent, included any open or liquidated encumbrance funds, by the entity formerly known as the Economic Development & Industrial Corporation (EDIC) shall be transferred to and available to be appropriated or spent by the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) as authorized by Massachusetts legislation
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Tracey Bryant 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: Bryant)
In the meeting on November 25, 2024
To refer
No: Alexander, Bryant, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardThe roll call does not list Michael Cannon and Leslie White Harvey, so they are left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Noval Alexander to Refer . Motion Failed: 0- 9 Voting For: None Voting Against: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward.” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Alexander)
Order 2024-075
Continue new business past 10:00PM
Continue new business past 10:00PM
Yes: Alexander, Bryant, Harvey, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardThe minutes say Michael Cannon was not in the room for this vote; left out. The minutes also say: “Councilor Cannon was out of the room.”
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Christine Long to Continue new business past 10:00PM. Motion Passed: 10- 0 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: None.” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Long)
Minutes
Approve the minutes of 9-5-24
To approve the minutes of 9-5-24
Yes: Alexander, Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardNo: Bryant, Harvey
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Table . Motion Passed: 9- 2 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward Voting Against: Tracey Bryant, Leslie White Harvey.” (Motion: Cannon, second: Leombruno)
Adjournment
Adjourn the meeting
To adjourn
Yes: Alexander, Bryant, Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Steiner, WardNo: Harvey, Mallach, Ottaviani
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Adjourn . Motion Passed: 8 - 3 Voting For: Michael Cannon, Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward Voting Against: Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Leslie White Harvey.” (Motion: Cannon, second: Leombruno)
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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