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May 5, 2026
6 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
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Present: George King, Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, Mary Kate Feeney, Christine Long, Janet Leombruno, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini
Absent: Brandon Ward
Every vote, in order
Minutes
Approve minutes of 3/31/26 and 4/7/2026
To approve as submitted
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve minutes of 3/31/26 and 4/7/2026. Motion Passed: 10- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, Mary Kate Feeney, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Cannon)
Order 2026-008-016a
Appointment of Shreya Shah- D8 to serve in the Mayoral Appointee seat of the Framingham School Building Committee with an indefinite term expiration
Approve
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve Motion Passed: 10- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, Mary Kate Feeney, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Cannon)
Reject the proposed budget
To reject the proposed budget
Yes: Alexander, Bryant, Cannon, Feeney, King, Leombruno, Long, Ottaviani, StefaniniNo: MallachThe vote record gives no result word; the result is read from the count (9-1).
From the minutes
“Moved by John Stefanini; seconded by Philip Ottaviani to reject Motion : 9- 1 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, Mary Kate Feeney, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini Voting Against: Leora Mallach.” (Motion: Stefanini, second: Ottaviani)
Order 2026-031-001
Requested appropriation from Free Cash for the FY26 Budget Shortfall in Energy budget line items
Approve Second Reading
From the minutes
“Moved by Philip Ottaviani; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve Second Reading Motion Passed: 10- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, Mary Kate Feeney, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Ottaviani, second: Cannon)
Order 2026-032-001
Approve: The Community Preservation Committee's (CPC) recommended projects for FY2026. SECOND VOTE READING
Approve Second Reading
From the minutes
“Moved by Philip Ottaviani; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve Second Reading Motion Passed: 10- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, Mary Kate Feeney, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Ottaviani, second: Cannon)
Adjournment
Adjourn the meeting
To adjourn
From the minutes
“Moved by Philip Ottaviani; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Adjourn Motion Passed: 10 - 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, Mary Kate Feeney, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Ottaviani, second: Leombruno)
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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