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Framingham City Council · 2024–2025 Council · Regular meeting

April 29, 2025

8 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.

Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page

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Attendance

Present: Philip Ottaviani, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Christine Long, Janet Leombruno, Leora Mallach, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey

Absent: Noval Alexander

Every vote, in order

Order 2025-017

Go with a consultant

Minutes, page 8

ApproveFailed · 1–7

To go with a consultant

Yes: BryantNo: Cannon, King, Leombruno, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardThe roll call does not list Christine Long and Leslie White Harvey, so they are left out of this vote.

From the minutes

“Moved by Tracey Bryant; seconded by Christine Long to Approve hiring a consultant. Motion Failed: 1- 7 Voting For: Tracey Bryant Voting Against: Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward.” (Motion: Bryant, second: Long)

Read it in the official minutes, page 8 (PDF)

Approve removing the item for the table

Minutes, page 8

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 10 present

Approve removing the item for the table

From the minutes

“Moved by Christine Long; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Approve removing the item for the table. 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: Long, second: Leombruno)

Read it in the official minutes, page 8 (PDF)

Order 2025-019-001

Approve: The matter of the Community Preservation Committee's (CPC) recommended projects for FY2025

Minutes, page 9

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 10 present

Approve Second Reading

From the minutes

“Moved by George King; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Approve Second Reading . 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: King, second: Leombruno)

Read it in the official minutes, page 9 (PDF)

Order 2025-022-001

Approve: The consideration of re-appropriation of CPA funds

Minutes, page 9

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 10 present

To approve

From the minutes

“Moved by Christine Long; seconded by Tracey Bryant to Approve Second Reading . 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: Long, second: Bryant)

Read it in the official minutes, page 9 (PDF)

Order 2025-023-001

Approve: The matter of an appropriation of opioid stabilization funds for the Opioid Task Force FY25 budget

Minutes, page 10

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 10 present

Approve Second Reading

From the minutes

“Moved by George King; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve Second Reading . 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: King, second: Cannon)

Read it in the official minutes, page 10 (PDF)

Order 2025-024-001

Approve: An appropriation of opioid stabilization funds for grant

Minutes, page 10

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 10 present

Approve Second Reading

From the minutes

“Moved by George King; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve Second Reading . 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: King, second: Cannon)

Read it in the official minutes, page 10 (PDF)

Minutes

Approve the minutes of 4/1/25 as submitted

Minutes, page 11

ProceduralPassed · 8–2

To approve the minutes of 4/1/25 as submitted

Yes: Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardNo: Bryant, Harvey

From the minutes

“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve . Motion Passed: 8- 2 Voting For: Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward Voting Against: Tracey Bryant, Leslie White Harvey.” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Cannon)

Read it in the official minutes, page 11 (PDF)

Adjournment

Adjourn the meeting

Minutes, page 13

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 10 present

To adjourn

From the minutes

“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Christine Long to Adjourn . 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: Leombruno, second: Long)

Read it in the official minutes, page 13 (PDF)

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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