MassVoter.com← New Bedford City CouncilNew Bedford · Committee on Appointments and Briefings · 7:00 p.m.
January 25, 2016
4 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
A monthly email on what it voted on, starting in November.
Your New Bedford ballot: 15 quizzes, about a minute each.
Start my ballot →Committee on Appointments and Briefings: committee votes are recommendations to the full council, which takes the final vote. About this committee
Attendance
Present: Ian Abreu, Henry G. Bousquet, Naomi R. A. Carney, Joseph P. Lopes, Steven Martins, Linda M. Morad, James D. Oliveira, Dana L. Rebeiro, Kerry M. Winterson
Absent: Debora Coelho, Brian K. Gomes
During the meeting:
- Rebeiro arrived late (7:06)
Every vote, in order
There was no Citizen’s Input Time for this meeting. Item number two (2) was taken out of order with no objection. Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Communication, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting the Appointment of Jaunna Adesso, New Bedford, MA, to the Commission for Citizens with…
To recommend to the City Council, Approval of the Appointment of Jaunna Adesso, New Bedford, MA to the Commission for Citizens with Disabilities, replacing Gloria Hill; this term will expire May 2016.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Winterson and seconded by Councillor Lopes, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council, APPROVAL of the APPOINTMENT of JAUNNA ADESSO, New Bedford, MA to the COMMISSION FOR CITIZENS WITH DISABILITIES, replacing Gloria Hill; this term will expire May 2016..” (Motion: Winterson, second: Lopes)
Item number three (3) was also taken out of order without objection. Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Written Motion, Councillor Lopes, Winterson, Carney, Martins, Morad, Bousquet, Oliveira, Council President Gomes, Alves, Rebeiro and Coelho, requesting that a Representative from Mayor…
To table this matter for 60 days and asking that Cynthia Wallquist provide the Committee with a written update on the homeless issue in the city, after the new home has opened and the homeless count has taken place.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Winterson, the Committee VOTED: To table this matter for 60 days and asking that Cynthia Wallquist provide the Committee with a written update on the homeless issue in the city, after the new home has opened and the homeless count has taken place..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Winterson)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Communication, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting a request that the Facets Team meet with City Council on January 25, 2016, to present the findings of the Fire/Ems study (Ref’d 12/17/15) was received and placed on file by Councillor Abreu and seconded…
To receive and place on file this Communication from the Mayor.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Carney and seconded by Councillor Lopes, the Committee VOTED: To receive and place on file this Communication from the Mayor..” (Motion: Carney, second: Lopes)
That the City Council President establish an Ad Hoc Committee of the City Council to include representatives from Ems, Fire and Police to discuss and review recommendations presented by the Facets Consulting Team and to present recommendations to the Mayor’s Office.
From the minutes
“The Committee VOTED: That the City Council President establish an Ad Hoc Committee of the City Council to include representatives from EMS, Fire and Police to discuss and review recommendations presented by the FACETS Consulting Team and to present recommendations to the Mayor’s Office..”
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.
How to read these pagesWhere the votes come from, how we check them against the official minutes, what isn't included yet, and how to report a mistake.About city pages →