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June 10, 2025
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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
Order 2025-031
Table: Vote to approve a grant of location request by Eversource to install conduit on South Street. 2025-031_GOL_South_Street.pdf
To approve
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Tracey Bryant to Table . 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: Cannon, second: Bryant)
Order 2025-032-001
Approve the transfer of One Hundred Twenty-Two Thousand One Hundred Fifty-Eight Dollars and Fifty-Three Cents ($122,158.53) from the General Fund Reserve Fund to the Snow and Ice Removal account
Approve the transfer of One Hundred Twenty-Two Thousand One Hundred Fifty-Eight Dollars and Fifty-Three Cents ($122,158.53) from the General Fund Reserve Fund to the Snow and Ice Removal account
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Adam Steiner to Approve the transfer of One Hundred Twenty-Two Thousand One Hundred Fifty-Eight Dollars and Fifty-Three Cents ($122,158.53) from the General Fund Reserve Fund to the Snow and Ice Removal account . 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)
Order 2025-033-001
Approve the transfer $7,662,312.75 from the stabilization fund for the purpose of funding costs associated with the Mary Dennison Park Renovation and Remediation Project
Approve the transfer $7,662,312.75 from the stabilization fund for the purpose of funding costs associated with the Mary Dennison Park Renovation and Remediation Project
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Tracey Bryant to Approve the transfer $7,662,312.75 from the stabilization fund for the purpose of funding costs associated with the Mary Dennison Park Renovation and Remediation 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: Bryant)
Order 2025-034-001
Approve: An appropriation to pay prior year bills. schools_prior_year_bills_redacted_6-5-25.pdf
Approve
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Adam Steiner 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: Steiner)
Order 2025-035-001
Table the item to the next meeting citing the Finance Subcommittee did not have time to finish their review
To table the item to the next meeting citing the Finance Subcommittee did not have time to finish their review
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Table . 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 2025-045-001
Approve the city votes to distribute $537,495 from the Special Education Reserve Fund under General Laws Chapter 40, Section 13E, to the School Committee to be expended for FY2025 unanticipated...
Approve the city votes to distribute $537,495 from the Special Education Reserve Fund under General Laws Chapter 40, Section 13E, to the School Committee to be expended for FY2025 unanticipated and unbudgeted costs of special education programs, out-ofdistrict tuition or transportation
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve the city votes to distribute $537,495 from the Special Education Reserve Fund under General Laws Chapter 40, Section 13E, to the School Committee to be expended for FY2025 unanticipated and unbudgeted costs of special education programs, out-ofdistrict tuition or transportation.. 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 2025-028-001
Approve to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, or otherwise provide a sum or sums of money for the support of the operations of the City, for a Reserve Fund, for the payment of...
To approve
Yes: Alexander, Bryant, Harvey, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardNo: Cannon
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Adam Steiner to Approve to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, or otherwise provide a sum or sums of money for the support of the operations of the City, for a Reserve Fund, for the payment of notes and bonds of the City, if any, which mature in fiscal year 2026, for the payment of pensions and for all other necessary expenses of the City for the Fiscal Year 2026 (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026)which total $372,222,538, and $10,390,510 of non-appropriated items for a total of $382,613,048; and an appropriation of $150,000 for the Economic Development Corporation, to pay costs of the following General Fund items as delineated in order number 2025-028 as amended And further; that the City of Framingham raise and appropriate the sum of $150,000 to fund the startup and operational costs of the Framingham Economic Development Corporation (EDC) to support the EDC's core operational needs, including staffing, administrative support, project development, professional services, community engagement, and other activities aligned with its mission to foster economic growth and revitalization within the City of Framingham. To support said appropriations, transfers are authorized from the following funds: Transfer from Free Cash $10,000,000 Transfer from Utility Enterprise Fund $3,587,500 Transfer from PEG Access & Cable Related Fund $541,000 The remainder to be raised from taxation FURTHER ORDERED: that $57,276,750 is appropriated to pay costs of the following Utility Enterprise Fund departments: Water Department $25,638,701 Sewer Department $31,638,049 Further: To adopt FY26 Classification Plan for Non-Union, Senior Management, and Division Head positions and associated salary schedules and further, to adopt the individual positions and compensation as submitted. Motion Passed: 10- 1 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: Michael Cannon.” (Motion: King, second: Steiner)
Amend the original motion to reduce free cash appropriation from $10million to $9.6 million
Amend the original motion to reduce free cash appropriation from $10million to $9.6 million
From the minutes
“Moved by Brandon Ward; seconded by Adam Steiner to Amend the original motion to reduce free cash appropriation from $10million to $9.6 million. 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: Steiner)
Order 2024-072-001
Move the Capital Budget to a second reading
To move the Capital Budget to a second reading
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Adam Steiner 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: 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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