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January 5, 2015
9 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
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Present: David Alves, Henry G. Bousquet, Naomi R. A. Carney, Debora Coelho, Brian K. Gomes, Joseph P. Lopes, Steven Martins, Linda M. Morad, James D. Oliveira, Dana L. Rebeiro, Kerry M. Winterson
Absent: None
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Communication, 2014 City Council President, notifying of Organizational Meeting of City Council to be held on Monday, January 05, 2015, at 7:00 p.m., in City Council Chambers, for the following purpose: a. Organization of the City Council for the year 2015 – Election of President. b. Appointment of…
Received and Placed on File
From the minutes
“Received and Placed on File. (Matter #0001).”
Election of officers
Election of the 2015 City Council President (nominees: Councillor Linda M. Morad, nominated by Bousquet and seconded by Martins; Councillor Brian K. Gomes, nominated by Oliveira and seconded by Coelho)
Roll call election of the 2015 City Council President
Each councilor named one nominee: Alves: Morad; Bousquet: Morad; Carney: Gomes; Coelho: Gomes; Gomes: Gomes; Lopes: Morad; Martins: Morad; Morad: Morad; Oliveira: Gomes; Rebeiro: Gomes; Winterson: Gomes. Councillor Gomes received 6 votes and Councillor Morad 5. The minutes name the five who voted for Councillor Morad; with all 11 present, the other six voted for Councillor Gomes.
From the minutes
“Councillor Bousquet nominated Councillor Morad, seconded by Councillor Martins. Councillor Oliveira nominated Councillor Gomes, seconded by Councillor Coelho. On a motion, nominations were closed. By a roll call vote of Yeas 6, Nays 5, (Councillors Alves, Bousquet, Lopes, Martins and Morad voted For Councillor Morad.) BRIAN K. GOMES, was elected CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT for the Year 2015..”
Making the 2015 Council Presidency unanimous
To make the City Council Presidency unanimous
Yes: Carney, Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Martins, Oliveira, Rebeiro, WintersonNo: Alves, Bousquet, Morad
From the minutes
“On a motion by Councillor Lopes, to make the City Council Presidency unanimous, by roll call vote of Yeas 8, Nays 3. (Councillors Alves, Bousquet and Morad OPPOSED.).” (Motion: Lopes)
Communication, Mayor Mitchell, submitting the Appointment of Attorney John A. Markey, Jr., New Bedford, MA 02740, as Assistant City Solicitor for a one-year term expiring December 31, 2015.
Rule 38 Waived, Appointment Approved and Rule 40 Waived
Yes: Alves, Bousquet, Carney, Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Martins, Morad, Oliveira, Rebeiro, Winterson
From the minutes
“Rule 38 Waived, Appointment Approved and Rule 40 Waived – Yeas 11, Nays 0. (Matter #0002).”
Communication, Mayor Mitchell, submitting the Appointment of Attorney Eric Jaikes, New Bedford, MA 02740, as Assistant City Solicitor for a one-year term expiring December 31, 2015.
Rule 38 Waived, Appointment Approved and Rule 40 Waived
Yes: Alves, Bousquet, Carney, Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Martins, Morad, Oliveira, Rebeiro, Winterson
From the minutes
“Rule 38 Waived, Appointment Approved and Rule 40 Waived – Yeas 11, Nays 0. (Matter #0003).”
Communication, Mayor Mitchell, submitting the Appointment of Attorney Kreg S. Espinola, New Bedford, MA 02740, as Assistant City Solicitor for a one-year term expiring December 31, 2015.
Rule 38 Waived, Appointment Approved and Rule 40 Waived
Yes: Alves, Bousquet, Carney, Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Martins, Morad, Oliveira, Rebeiro, Winterson
From the minutes
“Rule 38 Waived, Appointment Approved and Rule 40 Waived - Yeas 11, Nays 0. (Matter #0004).”
Communication, Mayor Mitchell, submitting the Appointment of Weighers of Merchandise for a one-year term expiring December 31, 2015, from L & S Industries, Inc. Rule 38 Waived, Appointment Approved and Rule 40 Waived – Yeas 11, Nays 0. (#0005) Communication, Mayor Mitchell, submitting the…
Rule 38 Waived, Appointment Approved and Rule 40 Waived
Yes: Alves, Bousquet, Carney, Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Martins, Morad, Oliveira, Rebeiro, Winterson
From the minutes
“Rule 38 Waived, Appointment Approved and Rule 40 Waived – Yeas 11, Nays 0. (Matter #0006).”
Written Motion, 2014 Council President Lopes, submitting the Appointment of Attorney David J. Gerwatowski, New Bedford, MA 02745 as Legal Counsel to the City Council for the year 2015.
Rule 38 Waived and Appointments Approved
Yes: Alves, Bousquet, Carney, Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Martins, Morad, Oliveira, Rebeiro, Winterson
From the minutes
“Rule 38 Waived and Appointments Approved – Yeas 11, Nays 0. (Matter #0007).”
Rule 40 Waived
Yes: Alves, Bousquet, Carney, Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Martins, Morad, Oliveira, Rebeiro, Winterson
From the minutes
“Rule 40 Waived – Yeas 11, Nays 0. (Matter #0007).”
From the official minutes kept by the New Bedford City Clerk (agendas and minutes). The minutes are text documents; we read every action, check every roll-call count against the councilors named, and quote the exact wording. Most items pass by voice vote, and the minutes record only the result for those; how each councilor voted is shown only for roll calls. MassVoter never grades officials; votes and attendance are shown exactly as the minutes record them. Councilor photos: cropped from the City of New Bedford's official 2026 City Council photo (newbedford-ma.gov). The 2024–2025 group photo, and the photos of Maria E. Giesta and Linda M. Morad cropped from it: City of New Bedford, provided by the City Clerk.
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