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November 10, 2025
14 recorded votes, 3 with disagreement.
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Present: Philip Ottaviani, Michael Cannon, George King, Christine Long, Janet Leombruno, Leora Mallach, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey
Absent: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant
Every vote, in order
Order 2024-073-002
Open Public Hearing
To open the public hearing
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Open Public Hearing . Motion Passed: 9- 0 Voting For: 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: Leombruno)
Close Public Hearing
Close Public Hearing
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Close Public Hearing . Motion Passed: 9- 0 Voting For: 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: Leombruno)
Approve: A public hearing and recommendation regarding a Bond Authorization for the Hemenway School Feasibility Study-MSBA
Approve First Reading
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Approve First Reading . Motion Passed: 9- 0 Voting For: 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: Leombruno)
Order 2025-050-001
Open Public Hearing
To open the public hearing
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Open Public Hearing . Motion Passed: 9- 0 Voting For: 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: Leombruno)
Approve: A public hearing, a report and recommendation for a vote upon an appropriation for the Middlesex Regional Emergency Communications Center (MRECC) FY26 budget (second reading)
Approve
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Approve . Motion Second Reading Approved: 9- 0 Voting For: 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: Leombruno)
Order 2025-066-001
Open the public hearing
To open the public hearing
The minutes give the count (9-0-0) without names; it equals the councilors present, so each is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“A roll-call vote was taken and approved, 9-0-0..” (Motion: Cannon, second: Leombruno)
Approve 1.69% CIP Shift with a residential factor of .8341 and reject the two local options, Open Space and Small Business
To approve 1.69% CIP Shift with a residential factor of .8341 and reject the two local options, Open Space and Small Business
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Leora Mallach to Approve . Motion Passed: 9- 0 Voting For: 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: Mallach)
Order 2025-069-001
Approve Louis Ramos D-5 to serve as a member on the Worker Protection Advisory Committee through June 30, 2028
To approve
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve Louis Ramos D-5 to serve as a member on the Worker Protection Advisory Committee through June 30, 2028. Motion Passed: 9- 0 Voting For: 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)
Approve Jorge Rivera to serve as a member on the Workers Protection Committee through June 30, 2026
Approve Jorge Rivera to serve as a member on the Workers Protection Committee through June 30, 2026
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Approve Jorge Rivera to serve as a member on the Workers Protection Committee through June 30, 2026.. Motion Passed: 9- 0 Voting For: 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: Leombruno)
Order 2025-070-001
Refer the item back to the Finance Subcommittee
To refer the item back to the Finance Subcommittee
From the minutes
“Moved by Christine Long; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve referring the item back to the Finance Subcommittee. Motion Passed: 9- 0 Voting For: 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: Cannon)
Order 2025-067-001
Collective bargaining agreement for 1116 Department of Public Works
Approve
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve . Motion Passed: 9- 0 Voting For: 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)
Minutes
Approve the minutes of 10/7/2025
To approve the minutes of 10/7/2025
Yes: Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardNo: Harvey
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve Approve minutes of 10/7/2025.. Motion Passed: 8- 1 Voting For: Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward Voting Against: Leslie White Harvey.” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Cannon)
Approve approve the minutes of 10/20/2025
Approve approve the minutes of 10/20/2025
Yes: Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardNo: Harvey
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve approve the minutes of 10/20/2025.. Motion Passed: 8- 1 Voting For: Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward Voting Against: Leslie White Harvey.” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Cannon)
Adjournment
Adjourn the meeting
To adjourn
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Michael Cannon to Adjourn . Motion Passed: 9 - 0 Voting For: 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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