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December 11, 2018
12 recorded votes, 11 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: The roll call marks Michael J. Marks absent.
Present: Frederick N. Dello Russo, John C. Falco, Adam Knight, Breanna Lungo-Koehn, George A. Scarpelli, Richard F. Caraviello
Absent: Michael J. Marks
Every vote, in order
Records
Suspend the rules
At 7:01 p.m., Councillor Knight moved to suspend the rules (Vice President Dello Russo second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 7:01 p.m., Councillor Knight moved to suspend the rules (Vice President Dello Russo second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Russo)
Motions, Orders and Resolutions
Waive a reading of the draft ordinance in lieu of a summary of the draft ordinance by the sponsor
Councillor Knight moved to waive a reading of the draft ordinance in lieu of a summary of the draft ordinance by the sponsor (Vice President Dello Russo second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved to waive a reading of the draft ordinance in lieu of a summary of the draft ordinance by the sponsor (Vice President Dello Russo second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Russo)
Send the paper to the City Solicitor for review
Councillor Knight moved to send the paper to the City Solicitor for review (Councillor Lungo-Koehn second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved to send the paper to the City Solicitor for review (Councillor Lungo-Koehn second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Lungo-Koehn)
Revert to regular business
At 7:14 p.m., Councillor Knight moved to revert to regular business (Vice President Dello Russo second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 7:14 p.m., Councillor Knight moved to revert to regular business (Vice President Dello Russo second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Russo)
Reports of Committees
Approval of the committee report — Paper 18-685: Committee of the whole meeting report wednesday, december
Vice President Dello Russo moved for approval of the committee report (Councillor Knight second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Vice President Dello Russo moved for approval of the committee report (Councillor Knight second)-passed..” (Motion: Russo, second: Knight)
Adopt a residential factor of 0.9113 and a 175% maximum levy shift — Paper 18-685: Committee of the whole meeting report wednesday, december
Vice President Dello Russo moved to adopt a residential factor of 0.9113 and a 175% maximum levy shift (Councillor Knight second)-passed on a roll call vote of five in favor, zero opposed, Councillor Lungo-Koehn voting present and Councillor Marks absent.
Yes: Caraviello, Falco, Knight, Russo, ScarpelliAbstained: Lungo-Koehn
From the minutes
“Vice President Dello Russo moved to adopt a residential factor of 0.9113 and a 175% maximum levy shift (Councillor Knight second)-passed on a roll call vote of five in favor, zero opposed, Councillor Lungo-Koehn voting present and Councillor Marks absent..” (Motion: Russo, second: Knight)
Communications from the Mayor
Approval as amended — Paper 18-702: Mayor’s request: appropriates TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND, FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-NINE DOLLARS AND SEVENTY-SIX CENTS ($227,429.76) from Perpetual Care...
Councillor Scarpelli moved for approval as amended (Councillor Falco second)-passed on a roll call vote of six in favor and Councillor Marks absent.
From the minutes
“Councillor Scarpelli moved for approval as amended (Councillor Falco second)-passed on a roll call vote of six in favor and Councillor Marks absent..” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Falco)
Suspend the rules to allow a citizen to speak regarding street sweeping
At 8:05 p.m., Councillor Lungo-Koehn moved to suspend the rules to allow a citizen to speak regarding street sweeping (Councillor Knight second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 8:05 p.m., Councillor Lungo-Koehn moved to suspend the rules to allow a citizen to speak regarding street sweeping (Councillor Knight second)-passed..” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn, second: Knight)
Approval as amended — Paper 18-703: Councillor Lungo-Koehn offered a resolution that the Council meet in Committee, with a member of the Administration, to discuss how the City can better get the
Councillor Lungo-Koehn moved for approval as amended (Vice President Dello Russo second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Lungo-Koehn moved for approval as amended (Vice President Dello Russo second)-passed..” (Motion: Lungo-Koehn, second: Russo)
Suspend the rules to allow a citizen to speak
At 8:17 p.m., Councillor Knight moved to suspend the rules to allow a citizen to speak (Vice President Dello Russo second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“At 8:17 p.m., Councillor Knight moved to suspend the rules to allow a citizen to speak (Vice President Dello Russo second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Russo)
Records
Approval — Records of the meeting of December 4, 2018
Councillor Knight moved for approval (Vice President Dello Russo second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Councillor Knight moved for approval (Vice President Dello Russo second)-passed..” (Motion: Knight, second: Russo)
Adjournment
Adjourn at 8:20 p.m
Vice President Dello Russo moved to adjourn at 8:20 p.m. (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed.
The records give the result only, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“Vice President Dello Russo moved to adjourn at 8:20 p.m. (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed..” (Motion: Russo, second: Scarpelli)
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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