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January 14, 2025
5 recorded votes, 3 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
Enter into Executive Session
To enter into Executive Session
Yes: Alexander, Bryant, Cannon, Harvey, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardNo: King
From the minutes
“Moved by Christine Long; seconded by Leora Mallach to Approve entering into Executive Session. Motion Passed: 10 - 1 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: George King.” (Motion: Long, second: Mallach)
Order 2024-080-001
Approve Second Reading the City Council votes to appropriate $200,000 in overlay surplus funds to the General Fund Assessors operating budget to fund expenses associated with defense of Appellate...
Approve Second Reading the City Council votes to appropriate $200,000 in overlay surplus funds to the General Fund Assessors operating budget to fund expenses associated with defense of Appellate Tax Board cases and the CAMA data conversion project
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Adam Steiner to Approve Second Reading the City Council votes to appropriate $200,000 in overlay surplus funds to the General Fund Assessors operating budget to fund expenses associated with defense of Appellate Tax Board cases and the CAMA data conversion project. 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: Steiner)
Minutes
Approve the minutes of 11/19/24
To approve the minutes of 11/19/24
Yes: Alexander, Bryant, Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardAbstained: HarveyLeslie White Harvey abstained (shown as present, not voting). The minutes also say: “Councilor White Harvey abstained.”
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Christine Long to Approve 11/19/24 minutes. Motion Passed: 10 - 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Long)
Approve 11/25/24 minutes
Approve 11/25/24 minutes
Yes: Alexander, Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardAbstained: Bryant, HarveyLeslie White Harvey and Tracey Bryant abstained (shown as present, not voting). The minutes also say: “Councilor's Bryant and White Harvey abstained.”
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Adam Steiner to Approve 11/25/24 minutes. Motion Passed: 9 - 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Steiner)
Adjournment
Adjourn the meeting
To adjourn
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Adam Steiner 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: King, second: Steiner)
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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