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August 15, 2022
4 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Present: Colleen Dawicki, Bruce Oliveira, Melissa Costa, Christopher Cotter, Jack Livramento, Jr., Ross Grace, Jr.
Absent: Jon Mitchell
Every vote, in order
Accept the Finance and Operations Reports as presented
To accept the Finance and Operations Reports as presented
From the minutes
“The School Committee voted on a motion made by Mr. Bruce Oliveira and seconded by Mr. Ross Grace, Jr. to accept the Finance and Operations Reports as presented. The roll call was as follows: Mr. Ross Grace, Jr. - Yes Ms. Melissa Costa - Yes Mr. Christopher Cotter - Yes Ms. Colleen Dawicki - Yes Mr. Jack Livramento, Jr. - Yes Mayor Jon Mitchell - Absent Mr. Bruce Oliveira - Yes 6-Yeas, o-Nays, 1-Absent.” (Motion: Bruce Oliveira, second: Grace)
Accept the Transfer Report and place on file
To accept the Transfer Report and place on file
From the minutes
“The School Committee voted on a motion made by Mr. Christopher Cotter and seconded by Mr. Jack Livramento, Jr. to accept the Transfer Report and place on file. The rojl call was as follows: Mr. Ross Grace, Jr. - Yes Ms. Melissa Costa - Yes Mr. Christopher Cotter - Yes Ms. Colleen Dawicki- Yes Mr. Jack Livramento, Jr. - Yes Mayor Jon Mitchell - Absent Mr. Bruce Oliveira - Yes 6-Yeas, o-Nays, 7-Absent.” (Motion: Cotter, second: Livramento)
Receive and place on file the Personnel Report as presented
To receive and place on file the Personnel Report as presented
From the minutes
“The School Committee voted on a motion made by Mr. Jack Livramento, Jr. and seconded by Ms. Melissa Costa, to receive and place on file the Personnel Report as presented. The roll call was as follows: Mr. Ross Grace, Jr. - Yes Ms. Melissa Costa - Yes Mr. Christopher Cotter - Yes Ms. Colleen Dawicki - Yes Mr. Jack Livramento, Jr. - Yes Mayor Jon Mitchell - Absent Mr. Bruce Oliveira - Yes 6-Yeas, 0-Nays, 1-Absent.” (Motion: Livramento, second: Costa)
Adjourn the meeting
To adjourn the meeting
From the minutes
“The School Committee voted on a motion made by Mr. Ross M. Grace, Jr. and seconded by Mr. Jack Livramento, Jr., to adjourn the meeting. The roll call was as follows: Mr. Ross Grace, Jr. - Yes Ms. Melissa Costa - Yes Mr. Christopher Cotter - Yes Ms. Colleen Dawicki - Yes Mr. Jack Livramento, Jr. - Yes Mayor Jon Mitchell - Absent Mr. Bruce Oliveira - Yes 6-Yeas, 0-Nays, 1-Absent.” (Motion: Grace, second: Livramento)
From the New Bedford School Committee’s official minutes, posted on the New Bedford Public Schools website. The minutes are scanned documents, which we read with text recognition. Every vote is a roll call with each member named; we check every count against the names and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades officials; votes and attendance are shown exactly as the minutes record them. Member photos: Melissa Costa, Richard Porter and Von Marie Moniz from The New Bedford Light (Eleonora Bianchi, Nov. 2025); Christopher Cotter from WBSM; Mayor Jon Mitchell from the Council on Competitiveness. William “Brad” Markey from The Standard-Times (Oct. 2023 candidate forum). Jack Livramento, Jr. from The New Bedford Light (Colin Hogan, June 2022).
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