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April 22, 2015
5 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: David Alves, Henry G. Bousquet, Naomi R. A. Carney, Debora Coelho, Brian K. Gomes, Joseph P. Lopes, Steven Martins, Kerry M. Winterson
Absent: Linda M. Morad, James D. Oliveira, Dana L. Rebeiro
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Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Written Motion, Councillors Gomes and Martins, requesting that the Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhoods meet with any teachers and Security Resource Officers from New Bedford High School, or the three Middle Schools in the City for the purposes of…
To table this matter at this time.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Bousquet and seconded by Councillor Carney, the Committee VOTED: To table this matter at this time..” (Motion: Bousquet, second: Carney)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Written Motion, Councillors Coelho and Lopes, requesting that the Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhoods, invite the Department of Public Infrastructure Commissioner Labelle, to a meeting for discussion of the current conditions of the restrooms/bathhouses…
To take “No Further Action” on this matter at this time.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Alves and seconded by Councillor Winterson, the Committee VOTED: To take “No Further Action” on this matter at this time..” (Motion: Alves, second: Winterson)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Written Motion, Councillor Bousquet, Council President Lopes, Councillors Martins, Gomes, Coelho, Morad, Carney, Alves, Winterson, Rebeiro and Oliveira requesting, on behalf of the Citizens of New Bedford, that Chief of Police David Provencher and his Community…
To table this motion at this time.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Alves and seconded by Councillor Bousquet, the Committee VOTED: To table this motion at this time..” (Motion: Alves, second: Bousquet)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Written Motion, Councillors Oliveira, Lopes, Council President Gomes, Martins, Winterson, Alves, Carney and Rebeiro, requesting that the New Bedford School Department consider assigning a daily crossing Guard or Flag person at all City schools to control traffic…
To table this matter at this time.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Alves and seconded by Councillor Winterson, the Committee VOTED: To table this matter at this time..” (Motion: Alves, second: Winterson)
On motion by Councillor Alves and seconded by Councillor Coelho, the Committee Voted: To waive the reading and follow the Chair’s recommendation on item five (5) and take “No Further Action” on items six (6), seven (7) and eight (8). This motion passed on a voice vote. They are as follows: Notice,…
To waive the reading and follow the Chair’s recommendation on item five (5) and take “No Further Action” on items six (6), seven (7) and eight (8).
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Alves and seconded by Councillor Coelho, the Committee VOTED: To waive the reading and follow the Chair’s recommendation on item five (5) and take “No Further Action” on items six (6), seven (7) and eight (8)..” (Motion: Alves, second: Coelho)
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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