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January 4, 2016
7 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
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Present: Ian Abreu, 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, City Clerk/Clerk of the City Council, notifying of Organizational Meeting of City Council to be held on Monday, January 04, 2016, at 6:30 p.m., in City Council Chambers, for the following purpose: 1. Temporary Organization of the City Council and Election of City Council President…
Received and Placed on File:
From the minutes
“Received and Placed on File: (Matter #0001).”
Communication, Election Commission reporting the Election of Municipal Officials for 2016 City of New Bedford Board of Election Commissioners 2015 Municipal Election At the Municipal Election held on Tuesday, November 3, 2015, 12,466 votes were cast and the following individuals were elected to…
Received and Placed on file
From the minutes
“Received and Placed on file. (Matter #0002).”
Election of officers
Election of a temporary President (President Pro Tem) to run the organizational meeting
To elect Councillor-Elect Henry G. Bousquet as President Pro Tem
The minutes record 10 yes votes with 11 members present and do not say who did not vote, so individual votes are not shown. We will ask the City Clerk to confirm.
From the minutes
“Councillor-Elect Martins Nominated Councillor-Elect Bousquet. Councillor-Elect Coelho seconded the motion. On a motion of Councillor-Martins nominations were closed. Councillor-Elect Lopes seconded the motion. On a roll call vote- Yeas 10, Nays 0, Councillor- Elect Bousquet was elected Temporary President.” (Motion: Martins, second: Coelho)
Election of the 2016 City Council President
To elect Councillor Linda M. Morad as 2016 City Council President
From the minutes
“Councillor Lopes nominated Councillor Morad, seconded by Councillor Martins. On a motion of Councillor Winterson, seconded by Councillor Coelho, nominations were closed. By a roll call vote of Yeas 11, Nays 0. LINDA MORAD was elected City Council President for the Year 2016..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Martins)
Communication, Mayor Mitchell submitting the Reappointment of Attorney John A. Markey, Jr., New Bedford, MA 02740, as Assistant City Solicitor for a one-year term expiring December 31, 2016.
Rule 38 Waived, Reappointment Confirmed and Rule 40 Waived
Yes: Abreu, Bousquet, Carney, Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Martins, Morad, Oliveira, Rebeiro, Winterson
From the minutes
“Rule 38 Waived, Reappointment Confirmed and Rule 40 Waived- Yeas 11, Nays 0. (Matter #0003).”
Communication, Mayor Mitchell, submitting the Reappointment of Attorney Eric Jaikes, New Bedford, MA 02740, as Assistant City Solicitor for a one-year term expiring December 31, 2016.
Rule 38 Waived, Reappointment Confirmed and Rule 40 Waived
Yes: Abreu, Bousquet, Carney, Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Martins, Morad, Oliveira, Rebeiro, Winterson
From the minutes
“Rule 38 Waived, Reappointment Confirmed and Rule 40 Waived- Yeas 11, Nays 0. (Matter #0004).”
Communication, Mayor Mitchell, submitting the Reappointment of Attorney Kreg R. Espinola, New Bedford, MA 02740, as Assistant City Solicitor for a one-year term expiring December 31, 2016. Rule 38 Waived, Appointment Confirmed and Rule 40 Waived- Yeas 11, Nays 0. (#0005) Written Motion, Councillor…
Rule 38 waived, Reappointment Confirmed and Rule 40 Waived
Yes: Abreu, Bousquet, Carney, Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Martins, Morad, Oliveira, Rebeiro, Winterson
From the minutes
“Rule 38 waived, Reappointment Confirmed and Rule 40 Waived- Yeas 11, Nays 0. (Matter #0006).”
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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