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November 18, 2015
6 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: 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: David Alves
During the meeting:
- Martins arrived late (7:41)
- Rebeiro arrived late (7:41)
Every vote, in order
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Written Motion, Councillor Lopes, requesting that the City of New Bedford study the potential cost savings associated with the establishment of an Opt-Out Medical Insurance Program for City Employees (Ref’d 6/11/15, 8/19/15 tabled for 60 days) was removed from…
To take “No Further Action” on this matter at this time.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Bousquet and seconded by Councillor Coelho, the Committee VOTED: To take “No Further Action” on this matter at this time..” (Motion: Bousquet, second: Coelho)
Item number four (4) was taken out of order with no objections. Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Communication, Mayor Mitchell to City Council, submitting a request from Joseph Grivers, Vice-President of MassDevelopment, that the Mayor and City Council request the Agency (MassDevelopment) to…
To recommend to the City Council, Approval of the Agency (MassDevelopment) to assume the role of authority in financing a project for Parallel Products of New England, Inc., located at 50 Duchaine Boulevard, since the City does not have an active Industrial Development Finance Authority that would be available to undertake the financing of the Project.
Yes: Bousquet, Carney, Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Martins, Morad, Oliveira, Rebeiro, WintersonAbsent: Alves
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Martins and seconded by Councillor Oliveira, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council, APPROVAL of the Agency (MassDevelopment) to assume the role of authority in financing a project for Parallel Products of New England, Inc., located at 50 Duchaine Boulevard, since the City does not have an active Industrial Development Finance Authority that would be available to undertake the financing of the Project. This motion passed on a Roll Call of Yeas 10, Nays 0..” (Motion: Martins, second: Oliveira)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Written Motion, Councillors Lopes and Morad, in light of the Fire Department’s announcement that the Department will not get a renewal of the Safer Grant, requesting that Fire Chief Michael Gomes and CFO Ari Sky appear before the Committee on Finance, to discuss…
To take “No Further Action” on this matter at this time.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Morad and seconded by Councillor Bousquet, the Committee VOTED: To take “No Further Action” on this matter at this time..” (Motion: Morad, second: Bousquet)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Related Motion, Councillor Morad, requesting that the Committee on Finance meet with CFO Ari Sky, Director of Planning and Community Development Patrick Sullivan, Director of the City’s Task Force on Neighborhood Quality Attorney John Flor, to discuss the…
To receive and place on file the packet provided by the Attorney.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Oliveira and seconded by Councillor Martins, the Committee VOTED: To receive and place on file the packet provided by the Attorney..” (Motion: Oliveira, second: Martins)
To take “No Further Action” on this matter at this time.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Morad and seconded by Councillor Bousquet, the Committee VOTED: To take “No Further Action” on this matter at this time..” (Motion: Morad, second: Bousquet)
To waive the reading and follow the Chair’s recommendation to take “No Further Action” on items numbered 5, 6, 6a, 7, 7a, 8, 8a, 9, 9a, 10, 10a.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Bousquet and seconded by Councillor Martins, the Committee VOTED: To waive the reading and follow the Chair’s recommendation to take “No Further Action” on items numbered 5, 6, 6a, 7, 7a, 8, 8a, 9, 9a, 10, 10a..” (Motion: Bousquet, second: Martins)
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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