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April 20, 2021
7 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Attendance
Present: Zac Bears, John C. Falco, Adam Knight, Michael J. Marks, Nicole Morell, George A. Scarpelli, Richard F. Caraviello
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Motions, Orders and Resolutions
Receive and place on file — Paper 21-325: Resolution: the Medford City Council be presented a Library update
Councillor Scarpelli moved to receive and place on file (Councillor Falco second)-received and placed on file on a role call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Scarpelli moved to receive and place on file (Councillor Falco second)-received and placed on file on a role call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Falco)
Approval as amended — Paper 21-326: Resolution: the Medford City Council Congratulates Medford's own Bill Boyd on his recent victory to the New Hampshire State House of Representatives
Councillor Scarpelli moved for approval as amended (Vice President Knight second)-approved as amended on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Scarpelli moved for approval as amended (Vice President Knight second)-approved as amended on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Knight)
Receive and place on file — Paper 21-327: Resolution: the Verizon 5G rollout be discussed
Councillor Marks moved to receive and place on file (Councillor Scarpelli second)-received and placed on file on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Marks moved to receive and place on file (Councillor Scarpelli second)-received and placed on file on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Marks, second: Scarpelli)
Approval as amended — Paper 21-328: Resolution: the City Clerk and City Solicitor study the steps needed to allow domestic partnerships in Medford and report back to the Council
Councillor Bears moved for approval as amended (Vice President Knight second)-approved as amended on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Bears moved for approval as amended (Vice President Knight second)-approved as amended on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Bears, second: Knight)
Approval as amended — Paper 21-329: Resolution: the City Administration provide revenue projections for FY2022, FY2023, FY2024, FY2025, and FY2026
Councillor Bears moved for approval as amended (Councillor Falco second)-approved as amended on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Bears moved for approval as amended (Councillor Falco second)-approved as amended on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Bears, second: Falco)
Records
Table for one week — Records of the meeting of April 13, 2021
Councillor Bears moved to table for one week (Councillor Scarpelli second)-tabled for one week on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Bears moved to table for one week (Councillor Scarpelli second)-tabled for one week on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Bears, second: Scarpelli)
Adjournment
Adjourn at 7:37 p.m
Vice President Knight moved to adjourn at 7:37 p.m. (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Vice President Knight moved to adjourn at 7:37 p.m. (Councillor Scarpelli second)-passed on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Knight, 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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