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November 12, 2024
8 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Anna Callahan, Kit Collins, Emily Lazzaro, Matt Leming, George A. Scarpelli, Justin Tseng, Zac Bears
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Announcements, Accolades, Remembrances, Reports, and Records
Approval — Records of the meeting of October 29, 2024
Councillor Callahan moved for approval (Vice President Collins second)-approved on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Callahan moved for approval (Vice President Collins second)-approved on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Callahan, second: Collins)
Refer the paper, as amended, to the Governance Committee — Paper 24-491: Resolution: the Governance Committee take up an ordinance to disallow the City Council from passing any salary changes that...
Councillor Callahan moved to refer the paper, as amended, to the Governance Committee (Vice President Collins second)-referred, as amended, to the Governance Committee on a roll call vote of six in favor and Councillor Scaprelli opposed.
Yes: Bears, Callahan, Collins, Lazzaro, Leming, TsengNo: Scarpelli
From the minutes
“Councillor Callahan moved to refer the paper, as amended, to the Governance Committee (Vice President Collins second)-referred, as amended, to the Governance Committee on a roll call vote of six in favor and Councillor Scaprelli opposed..” (Motion: Callahan, second: Collins)
Refer the paper to the Public Works and Facilities Committee — Paper 24-492: Resolution: the Public Works and Facilities Committee invite Engineer Owen Wartella and DPW Commissioner Tim McGivern...
Councillor Callahan moved to refer the paper to the Public Works and Facilities Committee (Vice President Collins second)-referred to the Public Works and Facilities Committee on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Callahan moved to refer the paper to the Public Works and Facilities Committee (Vice President Collins second)-referred to the Public Works and Facilities Committee on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Callahan, second: Collins)
Refer the paper to the Public Works and Facilities Committee — Paper 24-493: Resolution: the Public Works and Facilities Committee invite DPW Commissioner Tim McGivern to attend an upcoming...
Councillor Callahan moved to refer the paper to the Public Works and Facilities Committee (Vice President Collins second)-referred to the Public Works and Facilities Committee on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Callahan moved to refer the paper to the Public Works and Facilities Committee (Vice President Collins second)-referred to the Public Works and Facilities Committee on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Callahan, second: Collins)
Motions, Orders, and Resolutions
Approval as amended — Paper 24-484: Resolution: the City of Medford accept General Laws Chapter 59, Section 5, Clause 22I, which authorizes an annual increase in the amount of the exemption...
Councillor Leming moved for approval as amended (Councillor Callahan second)-approved as amended on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Leming moved for approval as amended (Councillor Callahan second)-approved as amended on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Leming, second: Callahan)
Communications from the Mayor
Approval on the B-Paper — Paper 24-487: Capital Stabilization Fund Appropriation Requests
Councillor Scarpelli moved for approval on the B-Paper (Councillor Leming second)-B-Paper approved on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Scarpelli moved for approval on the B-Paper (Councillor Leming second)-B-Paper approved on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Leming)
Approval on the main paper — Paper 24-487: Capital Stabilization Fund Appropriation Requests
Councillor Scarpelli moved for approval on the main paper (Vice President Collins second)-main paper approved on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Scarpelli moved for approval on the main paper (Vice President Collins second)-main paper approved on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Scarpelli, second: Collins)
Unfinished Business
Adjourn at 8:42 p.m
Councillor Lazzaro moved to adjourn at 8:42 p.m. (Councillor Leming second)-approved on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed.
From the minutes
“Councillor Lazzaro moved to adjourn at 8:42 p.m. (Councillor Leming second)-approved on a roll call vote of seven in favor and zero opposed..” (Motion: Lazzaro, second: Leming)
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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