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September 9, 2015
4 recorded votes, 2 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, Linda M. Morad, James D. Oliveira, Dana L. Rebeiro, Kerry M. Winterson
Absent: None
During the meeting:
- Alves arrived late (7:36)
- Gomes arrived late (7:35)
Every vote, in order
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Communication, Mayor Mitchell to the City Council, submitting an Order, appropriating $1,117,502.00 from Ordinary Revenue and Municipal Receipts of Fiscal Year 2016, to Mayor, Charges & Services in the amount of $5,000.00; Mis, Charges & Services in the amount…
To sever each item individually.
Yes: Bousquet, Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Martins, Oliveira, Rebeiro, WintersonNo: Alves, Carney, Morad
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Alves and seconded by Councillor Martins, the Committee VOTED: To sever each item individually. The Roll Calls are as follows: To restore $5,000 to Mayor, charges and services, passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 8, Nays 3..” (Motion: Alves, second: Martins)
: To recommend to the City Council, Adoption as Amended, and Order, appropriating $724,394.00 from Ordinary Revenue and Municipal Receipts of Fiscal Year 2016, to Mayor, Charges & Services in the amount of $5,000.00; Mis, Charges & Services in the amount of $9,600.00; Facilities & Fleet Management, Salaries & Wages in the amount of $50,000.00; Facilities & Fleet Management, Capital Outlay in the a
Yes: Alves, Carney, Lopes, Martins, Rebeiro, WintersonNo: Bousquet, Coelho, Gomes, Morad, Oliveira
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Alves and seconded by Councillor Rebeiro, the Committee VOTED: : To recommend to the City Council, ADOPTION AS AMENDED, AND ORDER, appropriating $724,394.00 from ORDINARY REVENUE AND MUNICIPAL RECEIPTS OF FISCAL YEAR 2016, to MAYOR, CHARGES & SERVICES in the amount of $5,000.00; MIS, CHARGES & SERVICES in the amount of $9,600.00; FACILITIES & FLEET MANAGEMENT, SALARIES & WAGES in the amount of $50,000.00; FACILITIES & FLEET MANAGEMENT, CAPITAL OUTLAY in the amount of $50,000.00; PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, SUPPLIES & MATERIALS in the amount of $25,000.00; SNOW, CHARGES & SERVICES in the amount of $100,000.00; SOLICITOR, CHARGES & SERVICES in the amount of $52,600.00; TOURISM, SALARIES & WAGES in the amount of $37,417.00 and GERNERAL GOVERNMENT UNCLASSIFIED, CHARGES & SERVICES in the amount of $394,777.00. This motion PASSED on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 6, Nays 5, with Councillors Bousquet, Coelho, Gomes, Morad and Oliveira opposed..” (Motion: Alves, second: Rebeiro)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Written Motion, Councillor Bousquet, requesting that the City Council look into establishing a revolving fund for the Department of Parks and Recreation and Beaches in order to manage the care and maintenance of the proposed Dog Park in the City of New Bedford…
To table this mater at this time.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Morad and seconded by Councillor Bousquet, the Committee VOTED: To table this mater at this time..” (Motion: Morad, second: Bousquet)
On motion by Councillor Alves and seconded by Councillor Oliveira, the Committee Voted: To waive the reading and follow the Chair’s recommendation and take “No Further Action” on the following matters 3, 3a, 4, 5, 5a. This motion passed on a voice vote. They are as follows: Notice, City Clerk of…
To waive the reading and follow the Chair’s recommendation and take “No Further Action” on the following matters 3, 3a, 4, 5, 5a.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Alves and seconded by Councillor Oliveira, the Committee VOTED: To waive the reading and follow the Chair’s recommendation and take “No Further Action” on the following matters 3, 3a, 4, 5, 5a..” (Motion: Alves, second: Oliveira)
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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