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Michael Rossi

District 6 · 1 term in this record

Michael M. Rossi

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Record at a glance · 2018–2019 Council

47 of 48meetings attended (98%) · whole council 94%
353votes cast by name (yes, no or abstain)
12no votes (3% of votes cast) · whole council 3%
6 of 37split votes where Rossi was in the minority (16%) · whole council 19%
2abstained
1term in this record

On split votes, Rossi voted the same way as…

How these numbers work
  • Counted from the official minutes, for 2018–2019 Council only. Committee meetings and routine votes (adjourning, approving minutes) are not counted.
  • Attendance counts the meetings where the minutes list Rossi as present or absent at the start.
  • Only votes the minutes record member by member are counted. Voice votes and votes given only as a count (for example 6-3 with no names) are not.
  • Percentages are shown only when there are at least 10 meetings or votes to count.
  • A split vote is one where at least one member voted yes and another voted no. “In the minority” means on the side with fewer votes; ties are not counted.
  • “Whole council” combines every member’s record for the same term.

These numbers describe the record; they are not a grade. A no vote, an abstention or a minority vote is neither good nor bad. MassVoter never rates officials.

Attendance

At the start of 47 of 48 City Council meetings in 2018–2019 Council.

Missed

Every meeting (48)

Votes where councilors disagreed · 2018–2019 Council

Dec 17Approve the Grant of Location by NStar Electric/Eversource for…Motion: to approve the Grant of Location by NStar Electric/Eversource for the…Passed Unanimous, 11 present · Rossi: Yes

December 17, 2019: Approve the Grant of Location by NStar Electric/Eversource for the installation of conduit in Lowther Road to serve the City's pumping station, as presented

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 11 present

To approve the Grant of Location by NStar Electric/Eversource for the installation of conduit in Lowther Road to serve the City's pumping station, as presented

Voted: Yes

The minutes give the count (11-0-0) without names; it equals the councilors present, so each is shown voting yes.

From the minutes

“VOTE: 11-0-0..” (Motion: Stoll, second: Cannon)

Read it in the official minutes, page 2 (PDF)

Dec 17Approve the Grant of Location by NStar Electric/Eversource for…Motion: to approve the Grant of Location by NStar Electric/Eversource for the…Passed Unanimous, 11 present · Rossi: Yes

December 17, 2019: Approve the Grant of Location by NStar Electric/Eversource for the placement of a utility pole and anchor guy to provide service to the Electric Vehicle Charging Station, as presented

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 11 present

To approve the Grant of Location by NStar Electric/Eversource for the placement of a utility pole and anchor guy to provide service to the Electric Vehicle Charging Station, as presented

Voted: Yes

The minutes give the count (11-0-0) without names; it equals the councilors present, so each is shown voting yes.

From the minutes

“VOTE: 11-0-0..” (Motion: Stoll, second: Cannon)

Read it in the official minutes, page 2 (PDF)

Dec 17Approve the Annual Pool Table Permits, subject to payment…Motion: to approve the Annual Pool Table Permits, subject to payment of…Passed 8–0 · Rossi: Yes

December 17, 2019: Approve the Annual Pool Table Permits, subject to payment of all fees and taxes, submittal of all required documents and receipt of all City department inspections and approvals

ApprovePassed · 8–0

To approve the Annual Pool Table Permits, subject to payment of all fees and taxes, submittal of all required documents and receipt of all City department inspections and approvals

Voted: Yes

Yes: Giombetti, Grove, Richardson, Rossi, Shepard, Sisitsky, Steiner, TorresAbstained: Cannon, King, StollThe minutes name the councilors who voted to abstain; the count adds up to the councilors present, so the others are shown voting yes. Cheryl Tully Stoll, Michael Cannon and George King abstained (shown as present, not voting).

From the minutes

“VOTE: 8-0-3 (Cannon, King and Tully Stoll abstained as they are members of the Elks Club).” (Motion: Cannon, second: Torres)

Read it in the official minutes, page 2 (PDF)

Dec 17Approve the September 10, 2019 and October 3, 2019…Motion: to approve the September 10, 2019 and October 3, 2019 minutes…Passed 10–0 · Rossi: Yes

December 17, 2019: Approve the September 10, 2019 and October 3, 2019 minutes of the Environment and Sustainability Subcommittee as presented

Approve minutesPassed · 10–0

To approve the September 10, 2019 and October 3, 2019 minutes of the Environment and Sustainability Subcommittee as presented

Voted: Yes

Yes: Cannon, Giombetti, Grove, King, Richardson, Rossi, Shepard, Sisitsky, Steiner, TorresAbstained: StollThe minutes name the councilors who voted to abstain; the count adds up to the councilors present, so the others are shown voting yes. Cheryl Tully Stoll abstained (shown as present, not voting).

From the minutes

“VOTE: 10-0-1 (Tully Stoll abstained)..” (Motion: Grove, second: Torres)

Read it in the official minutes, page 2 (PDF)

Dec 17Votes that $697,391 is appropriated to pay costs of…Motion: that the City Council votes that $697,391 is appropriated to pay…Passed 10–0 · Rossi: Yes

December 17, 2019: Votes that $697,391 is appropriated to pay costs of the following General Fund capital project: Mary Dennison Park: Park and Environmental Remediation and Design and for the payment of costs...

ApprovePassed · 10–0

That the City Council votes that $697,391 is appropriated to pay costs of the following General Fund capital project: Mary Dennison Park: Park and Environmental Remediation and Design and for the payment of costs incidental and related thereto, to be spent under the direction of the Mayor or her designee, that the Mayor is authorized to acquire by gift, purchase or eminent domain, permanent easements and temporary construction easements or other interests in land for said projects

Voted: Yes

Yes: Cannon, Giombetti, Grove, King, Richardson, Rossi, Shepard, Sisitsky, Steiner, StollEdgardo Torres left at 7:49 PM; the count (10-0-0) matches the 10 other councilors present, so they are shown voting yes.

From the minutes

“VOTE: 10-0-0..” (Motion: King)

Read it in the official minutes, page 4 (PDF)

Dec 17Approve: Upon Request of the Ordinance and Rules Subcommittee…Failed 5–5 · Rossi: Yes

December 17, 2019: Approve: Upon Request of the Ordinance and Rules Subcommittee a recommendation on an amendment to the General Bylaws to prohibit City Councilors from holding appointed positions with the City...

ApproveFailed · 5–5

Voted: Yes

Yes: Richardson, Rossi, Shepard, Sisitsky, SteinerNo: Cannon, Giombetti, Grove, King, StollThe roll call does not list Edgardo Torres (left 7:49 PM), so that councilor is left out of this vote.

From the minutes

“roll call vote: 5-5-0 (Cannon, oppose; Grove, oppose; Giombetti, oppose; King, oppose; Richardson, aye; Rossi, aye; Shepard, aye; Sisitsky, aye; Steiner, aye; Tully Stoll, oppose). Motion failed..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 5 (PDF)

Dec 17Delete Mr. Steiner's amendment relative to assistance programsMotion: to delete the amendment voted at the last meetingPassed 8–2 · Rossi: Not recorded

December 17, 2019: Delete Mr. Steiner's amendment relative to assistance programs

ApprovePassed · 8–2

To delete the amendment voted at the last meeting

The minutes give the count (8-2-0) and name Cheryl Tully Stoll and George King, but the count does not add up to the 11 councilors present, so MassVoter shows the count only.

From the minutes

“VOTE to delete Mr. Steiner's amendment relative to assistance programs: 8-2-0 (King and Tully Stoll opposed)..” (Motion: Steiner, second: Sisitsky)

Read it in the official minutes, page 6 (PDF)

Dec 17Approve: Seek reconsideration of the vote taken by the…Passed 8–1 · Rossi: Not recorded

December 17, 2019: Approve: Seek reconsideration of the vote taken by the City Council on December 3, 2019 on amending the Plastic Bag Reduction Bylaw

ApprovePassed · 8–1

The minutes give the count (8-1-1) and name Michael Cannon and Cheryl Tully Stoll, but the count does not add up to the 11 councilors present, so MassVoter shows the count only. The minutes type the count as “81-1”; read as 8-1-1.

From the minutes

“ROLL CALL VOTE: 81-1 (Cannon opposed; Tully Stoll abstained)..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 6 (PDF)

Dec 17Take the matter of the Park and Recreation Request…Motion: to take the matter of the Park and Recreation Request for…Passed 10–0 · Rossi: Yes

December 17, 2019: Take the matter of the Park and Recreation Request for an appropriation for Mary Dennison Park Remediation and Renovation off the table

ApprovePassed · 10–0

To take the matter of the Park and Recreation Request for an appropriation for Mary Dennison Park Remediation and Renovation off the table

Voted: Yes

Yes: Cannon, Giombetti, Grove, King, Richardson, Rossi, Shepard, Sisitsky, Steiner, StollEdgardo Torres left at 7:49 PM; the count (10-0-0) matches the 10 other councilors present, so they are shown voting yes.

From the minutes

“VOTE: 10-0-0..” (Motion: Stoll, second: Cannon)

Read it in the official minutes, page 6 (PDF)

Dec 17Approve: Upon Request of the Ordinance and Rules Subcommittee…Passed 10–0 · Rossi: Yes

December 17, 2019: Approve: Upon Request of the Ordinance and Rules Subcommittee to refer the matter of increasing the number of full members on the Zoning Board of Appeals to the Planning Board…

ApprovePassed · 10–0

Voted: Yes

Yes: Cannon, Giombetti, Grove, King, Richardson, Rossi, Shepard, Sisitsky, Steiner, StollEdgardo Torres left at 7:49 PM; the count (10-0-0) matches the 10 other councilors present, so they are shown voting yes.

From the minutes

“VOTE: 10-0-0..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 7 (PDF)

Votes with no disagreement (32)

    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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