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September 3, 2026
11 recorded votes, 4 with disagreement.
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Note on these minutes: Tracey Bryant arrived at 7:02 PM.
Present: George King, Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, Mary Kate Feeney, Christine Long, Janet Leombruno, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Brandon Ward
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Minutes
Approve the minutes of 7/21/26 as submitted
To approve the minutes of 7/21/26 as submitted
Yes: Alexander, Cannon, Feeney, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Stefanini, WardThe roll call does not list Tracey Bryant (arrived 7:02 PM), so that councilor is left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Approve Motion Passed: 10- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Michael Cannon, Mary Kate Feeney, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Brandon Ward Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Cannon, second: Leombruno)
Order 2026-008-038a
Approve each appointment
To approve each appointment
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Philip Ottaviani to Approve all appointments in items 2 through 6. Motion Passed: 11- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, Mary Kate Feeney, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Brandon Ward Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Ottaviani)
Order 2026-008-039a
Approve: The appointment of Claudia Ruiz Gustafson-D6 and Ellie Anbinder-D3 to serve on the Cultural Council through June 30, 2029. As of 8/24/26 Claudia Ruiz Gustafson-D6 withdrew her application
Approve
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Philip Ottaviani to Approve Motion Passed: 11- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, Mary Kate Feeney, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Brandon Ward Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Ottaviani)
Order 2026-008-040a
Approve: The reappointment of Elizabeth Fuller-resident, to serve as Constable for the City of Framingham
Approve
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Philip Ottaviani to Approve Motion Passed: 11- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, Mary Kate Feeney, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Brandon Ward Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Ottaviani)
Order 2026-008-041a
Approve: The appointment of Salvatore Giorlandino-D8 to serve on the Human Relations Commission through June 30, 2029
Approve
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Philip Ottaviani to Approve Motion Passed: 11- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, Mary Kate Feeney, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Brandon Ward Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Ottaviani)
Order 2026-008-042a
Approve: The reappointment of Deborah Freed-D8 to serve on the Veterans Council through June 30, 2029
Approve
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Philip Ottaviani to Approve Motion Passed: 11- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, Mary Kate Feeney, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Brandon Ward Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Ottaviani)
Order 2026-080-002
Approve: The Mayor’s 2026 proposed reorganization ordinance of the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Division, and the Capital Projects and Facilities Management Division to a new Capital...
To approve as presented
Yes: Alexander, Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, OttavianiNo: Bryant, Feeney, Mallach, Stefanini, Ward
From the minutes
“Moved by Philip Ottaviani; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve Motion Passed: 6- 5 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Philip Ottaviani Voting Against: Tracey Bryant, Mary Kate Feeney, Leora Mallach, John Stefanini, Brandon Ward.” (Motion: Ottaviani, second: Cannon)
Order 2026-081-001
Community Preservation Committees Special Application for funding of the Chris Walsh Memorial Trail Design
Approve Second Reading
From the minutes
“Moved by Philip Ottaviani; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve Second Reading Motion Passed: 11- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, Mary Kate Feeney, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Brandon Ward Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Ottaviani, second: Cannon)
Refer the item back to the Rules, Ordinance and Ethics Subcommittee
To refer the item back to the Rules, Ordinance and Ethics Subcommittee
Yes: Alexander, Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, OttavianiNo: Bryant, Feeney, Stefanini, WardThe vote record gives no result word; the result is read from the count (7-4).
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Christine Long to to refer back to the Rules, Ordinances & Ethics Subcommittee Rule 1 of Council Rules: Executive Session and Legal Affairs. Motion : 7- 4 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani Voting Against: Tracey Bryant, Mary Kate Feeney, John Stefanini, Brandon Ward.” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Long)
Approve with the friendly amendment to Rule 10 of Council Rules: Correspondence
Approve with the friendly amendment to Rule 10 of Council Rules: Correspondence
Yes: Feeney, Stefanini, WardNo: Alexander, Bryant, Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani
From the minutes
“Moved by John Stefanini; seconded by Brandon Ward to Approve with the friendly amendment to Rule 10 of Council Rules: Correspondence. Motion Failed: 3- 8 Voting For: Mary Kate Feeney, John Stefanini, Brandon Ward Voting Against: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani.” (Motion: Stefanini, second: Ward)
Adjournment
Adjourn the meeting
To adjourn
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by John Stefanini to Adjourn Motion Passed: 11 - 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, Mary Kate Feeney, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Brandon Ward Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Cannon, second: Stefanini)
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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