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Framingham City Council
How the Framingham City Council voted, from the City Clerk's official minutes. 11 councilors: 2 elected at large and one from each of the city’s 9 districts. Elected November 2023; sworn in January 1, 2024. Brandon Ward (District 2) and Leslie White Harvey (District 8) joined the council. On January 1, 2024 the council chose Philip Ottaviani as Chair again (6 votes to 3 for Adam Steiner; both nominees abstained) and Tracey Bryant as Vice Chair (11-0). No seat changed hands during the term. Covers 55 meetings, January 1 to December 30, 2025.
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What does the City Council do? It is the city’s lawmaking body. It passes local laws (ordinances), votes on the yearly budget, and approves borrowing and zoning changes.
The mayor runs the city day to day and proposes the budget.
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Councilors
ChairPhilip OttavianiChair · District 6 · at 55 of 55 meetings
Vice-ChairTracey BryantVice Chair · District 9 · at 53 of 55 meetings
Noval AlexanderCouncilor · District 5 · at 45 of 55 meetings
Michael CannonCouncilor · District 4 · at 55 of 55 meetings
George KingCouncilor · At-large · at 54 of 55 meetings
Janet LeombrunoCouncilor · At-large · at 55 of 55 meetings
Christine LongCouncilor · District 1 · at 55 of 55 meetings
Leora MallachCouncilor · District 7 · at 54 of 55 meetingsAdam SteinerCouncilor · District 3 · at 53 of 54 meetings
Brandon WardCouncilor · District 2 · at 55 of 55 meetingsLeslie White HarveyCouncilor · District 8 · at 54 of 55 meetings"At X of Y meetings" counts the roll call at the start of each meeting in this record. Councilors who step out are listed on each meeting page.
Meetings
About missing minutes
Loaded: every full City Council meeting with minutes on the city’s meeting portal, from January 2, 2018 (the first meeting of Framingham’s first City Council) through September 3, 2026 (240 meetings: regular and emergency meetings, the New Year’s Day organizational meetings, and joint meetings with the School Committee, the Planning Board, the Board of Library Trustees and the Edgell Grove Cemetery Trustees, where only the council’s own votes are shown). Subcommittee meetings (Finance, Planning & Zoning, Appointments, Rules and others) and executive sessions are not loaded, and subcommittee votes reported in the council minutes are not shown as council votes. The councilors-elect meetings of November and December 2017 are not loaded. The portal has minutes for every full council meeting it lists up to September 3, 2026; minutes for the September 15, September 29 and October 6, 2026 meetings were not posted yet when MassVoter checked (October 10, 2026). Several 2018 minutes have no attendance list; for those meetings MassVoter shows as present only the councilors named in roll calls (or all eleven when a vote of all eleven is recorded). A few minutes files from August to October 2024 also contain an earlier draft of the same minutes after the approved copy; MassVoter reads only the approved copy. How votes were read: from 2018 to mid-2022 the minutes write each vote in the narrative, often as a roll call naming each councilor (“ROLL CALL VOTE: 10-1-0 (Bryant, aye; … Shepard, oppose; …)”) and sometimes only as a count, with the councilors who voted no or abstained named in parentheses. From August 2022 each vote is also recorded with the mover, seconder and the names of the councilors voting for and against (“Motion Passed: 6-5 · Voting For: … · Voting Against: …”). MassVoter shows each councilor’s vote when the minutes name them and the names match the count and the councilors present. A count that equals the councilors present with no one voting no is shown as everyone present voting yes. A councilor present at the meeting but not listed in a roll call (for example after leaving the room or before arriving) is left out of that vote. Abstentions are shown as present, not voting. A count that does not match the councilors present, a roll call naming someone not on the attendance list, or a name listed twice is shown as the count only, with a note. Votes choosing a person (the Chair and Vice Chair each term, and joint votes to fill School Committee and Library Trustee vacancies) show the result only, with a note listing each councilor’s choice where the minutes give it. Items referred to a subcommittee or placed on file without a vote are not listed. We will ask the City Clerk to confirm any noted vote.
Votes where councilors disagreed
Most council votes are unanimous. These are the ones where at least one councilor voted no or abstained, newest first.
Dec 16Approve: A hearing for the annual renewal of pool…Motion: to approvePassed 10–0 · Abstained: King
December 16, 2025: Approve: A hearing for the annual renewal of pool table permits for 2026
To approve
Yes: Alexander, Bryant, Cannon, Harvey, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardAbstained: KingGeorge King abstained (shown as present, not voting). The minutes also say: “Councilor King abstained.”
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Approve . Motion Passed: 10- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Cannon, second: Leombruno)
Dec 16Take no actionMotion: to take no actionFailed 4–6 · No: Bryant, Harvey, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, Ward · Abstained: Alexander
December 16, 2025: Take no action
To take no action
Yes: Cannon, King, Leombruno, LongNo: Bryant, Harvey, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardAbstained: AlexanderNoval Alexander abstained (shown as present, not voting). The minutes also say: “Councilor Alexander abstained.”
From the minutes
“Moved by Christine Long; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Withdraw . Motion Failed: 4- 6 Voting For: Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long Voting Against: Tracey Bryant, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey.” (Motion: Long, second: Leombruno)
Dec 16ApproveMotion: ApproveFailed 5–5 · No: Bryant, Cannon, Harvey, Mallach, Ottaviani · Abstained: Alexander
December 16, 2025: Approve
Approve
Yes: King, Leombruno, Long, Steiner, WardNo: Bryant, Cannon, Harvey, Mallach, OttavianiAbstained: AlexanderNoval Alexander abstained (shown as present, not voting). The minutes also say: “Councilor Alexander abstained.”
From the minutes
“Moved by Brandon Ward; seconded by Christine Long to Approve . Motion Failed: 5- 5 Voting For: George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward Voting Against: Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Leslie White Harvey.” (Motion: Ward, second: Long)
Dec 2Approve: Grant of location gas main work for Eversource…Motion: to approvePassed 11–0 · see note
December 2, 2025: Approve: Grant of location gas main work for Eversource on Colonel James Halpin Drive. Continued from the 11/18/25 Council Meeting
To approve
The roll call names Adam Steiner, who is not listed as present at this meeting, so MassVoter shows the count only.
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Janet Leombruno 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: Leombruno)
Dec 2Approve with amendment to increase the size to 125,000…Motion: Approve with amendment to increase the size to 125,000 square feetPassed 9–2 · see note
December 2, 2025: Approve with amendment to increase the size to 125,000 square feet
Approve with amendment to increase the size to 125,000 square feet
The roll call names Adam Steiner, who is not listed as present at this meeting, so MassVoter shows the count only.
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Noval Alexander to Approve with amendment to increase the size to 125,000 square feet. Motion Passed: 9- 2 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: Michael Cannon, Leora Mallach.” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Alexander)
Dec 2Approve the recommended 5-year contract with New England Transit…Motion: to approve the recommended 5-year contract with New England Transit Sales,…Passed 11–0 · see note
December 2, 2025: Approve the recommended 5-year contract with New England Transit Sales, Inc. for a total of $10,674,640, with an average per year cost of $2,134,928
To approve the recommended 5-year contract with New England Transit Sales, Inc. for a total of $10,674,640, with an average per year cost of $2,134,928
The roll call names Adam Steiner, who is not listed as present at this meeting, so MassVoter shows the count only.
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)
Dec 2Approve the City Council appropriate $10,231 from the Affordable…Motion: Approve the City Council appropriate $10,231 from the Affordable Housing Funds…Passed 11–0 · see note
December 2, 2025: Approve the City Council appropriate $10,231 from the Affordable Housing Funds for a consultant to assist with the City’s Housing Production Plan update, to be spent under the direction of…
Approve the City Council appropriate $10,231 from the Affordable Housing Funds for a consultant to assist with the City’s Housing Production Plan update, to be spent under the direction of the Mayor or the Mayor’s designee; and that the Mayor is authorized to take all actions necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this order
The roll call names Adam Steiner, who is not listed as present at this meeting, so MassVoter shows the count only.
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve the City Council appropriate $10,231 from the Affordable Housing Funds for a consultant to assist with the City’s Housing Production Plan update, to be spent under the direction of the Mayor or the Mayor’s designee; and that the Mayor is authorized to take all actions necessary or convenient to carry out 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: King, second: Cannon)
Dec 2Approve: 3 changes to the Framingham Traffic, Parking and…Motion: ApprovePassed 11–0 · see note
December 2, 2025: Approve: 3 changes to the Framingham Traffic, Parking and Transportation Regulations; to create accessible parking on Hillside Street and parking changes on Danforth Street....
Approve
The roll call names Adam Steiner, who is not listed as present at this meeting, so MassVoter shows the count only.
From the minutes
“Moved by Brandon Ward; 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: Ward, second: Cannon)
Dec 2ApproveMotion: ApprovePassed 9–2 · see note
December 2, 2025: Approve
Approve
The roll call names Adam Steiner, who is not listed as present at this meeting, so MassVoter shows the count only. The minutes name Adam Steiner as mover, but Adam Steiner is not listed as present, so no mover is shown.
From the minutes
“Moved by Adam Steiner; seconded by Noval Alexander to Approve Motion Passed: 9- 2 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, George King, Janet Leombruno, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: Michael Cannon, Christine Long.” (second: Alexander)
Dec 2Approve: The appointment of Elys Rodriguez-D8 to serve on…Motion: ApprovePassed 11–0 · see note
December 2, 2025: Approve: The appointment of Elys Rodriguez-D8 to serve on the Agricultural Advisory Committee through June 30, 2027
Approve
The roll call names Adam Steiner, who is not listed as present at this meeting, so MassVoter shows the count only.
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)
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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