MassVoter.com← Medford City CouncilMedford City Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
January 30, 2018
12 recorded votes, 7 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Attendance
Present: Richard F. Caraviello, Frederick N. Dello Russo, John C. Falco, Adam Knight, Breanna Lungo-Koehn, Michael J. Marks, George A. Scarpelli
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Records
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-066: January 26, 2018
Upon motion by Councillor Dello Russo on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-passed
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Dello Russo on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-passed.” (Motion: Russo)
The paper takes its 3 rd and final reading to be ordained — Paper 18-019: Amend Ordinance Ch 66 Personnel Patrolmen salaries
Upon motion by Councillor Dello Russo that the paper takes its 3 rd and final reading to be ordained on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-passed to take its third reading to be ordained.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Dello Russo that the paper takes its 3 rd and final reading to be ordained on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-passed to take its third reading to be ordained..” (Motion: Russo)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-064: Petition for Common Victualler License by George Papadogiannis and Nectaria Rogotis, 158 Waverley Avenue, Watertown, MA 02472 for GN Papa, Corp dba Rosa's...
Upon motion by Councillor Scarpelli-Granted
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Scarpelli-Granted.” (Motion: Scarpelli)
Revert to regular order of business
Councillor Knight motioned to revert to regular order of business-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight motioned to revert to regular order of business-passed.” (Motion: Knight)
Motions, Orders and Resolutions
Falco to refer the paper to the City Solicitor to draft up an ordinance and then the Council will meet in a Committee of the Whole to further discuss and define as amended
Falco to refer the paper to the City Solicitor to draft up an ordinance and then the Council will meet in a Committee of the Whole to further discuss and define as amended on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-passed
From the minutes
“Falco to refer the paper to the City Solicitor to draft up an ordinance and then the Council will meet in a Committee of the Whole to further discuss and define as amended on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-passed.” (Motion: Falco)
From the floor — Paper 18-062: Resolution: the Mayor and City Solicitor look into joining the lawsuit that other cities have joined against the Pharmaceutical companies that have flooded the city...
Upon motion by President Caraviello from the floor on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-passed
From the minutes
“Upon motion by President Caraviello from the floor on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-passed.” (Motion: Caraviello)
Council discontinue the use of Accuvote and adopts the use of the Imagecast Tabulator for the 9/4/18 State Primary
Upon motion by Councillor Knight that Council discontinue the use of Accuvote and adopts the use of the Imagecast Tabulator for the 9/4/18 State Primary on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-passed
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Knight that Council discontinue the use of Accuvote and adopts the use of the Imagecast Tabulator for the 9/4/18 State Primary on a roll call vote of 7 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative-passed.” (Motion: Knight)
Revert to regular order of business
Councillor Knight motioned to revert to regular order of business-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight motioned to revert to regular order of business-passed.” (Motion: Knight)
Knight to receive and place on file — Paper 18-065: Petition by Joseph Viglione, 59 Garfield Avenue, Medford, MA to address City Council To speak about restrictions on Public Access TV
Knight to receive and place on file-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Knight to receive and place on file-passed.” (Motion: Knight)
Motion on the paper — Paper 18-068: Be It Resolved the Medford City Council request the Superintendent of Lights and lines investigate why streets lights are on 24 hours per day across from 84 Cir
Upon motion by Councillor Knight-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Knight-passed.” (Motion: Knight)
Suspension of the rules to take the committee report from earlier this evening and report out of committee
Councillor Lungo-Koehn motioned for suspension of the rules to take the committee report from earlier this evening and report out of committee-passed
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Lungo-Koehn motioned for suspension of the rules to take the committee report from earlier this evening and report out of committee-passed.” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn)
The Committee Report be adopted- Adopted
Upon motion by Councillor Lungo-Koehn that the Committee Report be adopted- Adopted
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Upon motion by Councillor Lungo-Koehn that the Committee Report be adopted- Adopted.” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn)
From the Medford City Council’s official records (its minutes), posted in the city’s Municode document library (Council Records) and on its CivicClerk meeting portal. We check every vote against the councilors present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Councilor photos: City of Medford (medfordma.org), cropped from the captioned 2026 City Council photo on the official City Council page (Gotta Know Media). Justin Tseng: Harvard Law School. Former councilors show initials.
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