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February 24, 2016
3 meetings this evening, 7 recorded votes in all, in the order they were held.
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Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
Employment: committee votes are recommendations to the full council, which takes the final vote. About this committee
Attendance
Present: Ian Abreu, Joseph P. Lopes, Steven Martins, James D. Oliveira, Dana L. Rebeiro
Absent: None
1 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page
On motion by Councillor Martins and seconded by Councillor Oliveira, the Committee Voted: To follow the Chair’s recommendation and take “No Further Action” on items one (1), two (2), three (3) and four (4). This motion passed on a voice vote. They are as follows: Notice, City Clerk of reference of…
To follow the Chair’s recommendation and take “No Further Action” on items one (1), two (2), three (3) and four (4).
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Martins and seconded by Councillor Oliveira, the Committee VOTED: To follow the Chair’s recommendation and take “No Further Action” on items one (1), two (2), three (3) and four (4)..” (Motion: Martins, second: Oliveira)
7:15 p.m. · Committee on Audit
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
Committee on Audit: committee votes are recommendations to the full council, which takes the final vote. About this committee
Attendance
Present: Joseph P. Lopes, James D. Oliveira, Kerry M. Winterson
Absent: Brian K. Gomes, Linda M. Morad
1 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page
On motion by Councillor Winterson and seconded by Councillor Oliveira, the Committee Voted: To follow the Chair’s recommendation and take “No Further Action” on items one (1) and two (2). This motion passed on a voice vote. They are as follows: Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Written Motion,…
To follow the Chair’s recommendation and take “No Further Action” on items one (1) and two (2).
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Winterson and seconded by Councillor Oliveira, the Committee VOTED: To follow the Chair’s recommendation and take “No Further Action” on items one (1) and two (2)..” (Motion: Winterson, second: Oliveira)
7:30 p.m. · Committee on Finance
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
Committee on Finance: committee votes are recommendations to the full council, which takes the final vote. About this committee
Attendance
Present: Henry G. Bousquet, Naomi R. A. Carney, Joseph P. Lopes, Steven Martins, James D. Oliveira, Dana L. Rebeiro, Kerry M. Winterson
Absent: Debora Coelho, Brian K. Gomes, Linda M. Morad
5 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Communication, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting a Loan Order in the amount of $520,000.00 to pay the costs of improving Hazelwood Park for recreational purposes including new pedestrian entrances and walkways, enhanced lighting, benches, table and…
To recommend to the City Council Approval of the Loan Order in the amount of $520,000.00 to pay the costs of improving Hazelwood Park for recreational purposes including new pedestrian entrances and walkways, enhanced lighting, benches, table and other amenities and all other costs incidental and related thereto (the “Project”) for which project the City has been awarded a grant from the Commonwea
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Oliveira and seconded by Councillor Bousquet, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council APPROVAL of the LOAN ORDER in the amount of $520,000.00 to pay the costs of improving Hazelwood Park for recreational purposes including new pedestrian entrances and walkways, enhanced lighting, benches, table and other amenities and all other costs incidental and related thereto (the “Project”) for which project the City has been awarded a grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the amount of $24,500 for design costs and $339,500 for construction costs..” (Motion: Oliveira, second: Bousquet)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Communication, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting a Loan Order, under the City’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP), appropriating $5,509,000.00 for the purpose of making critically- needed repairs to City-owned building including, but not limited to,…
To recommend to the City Council Approval of the Loan Order, under the City’s capital Improvement Program (CIP), appropriating $5,509,000.00 for the purpose of making critically-needed repairs to City-owned building including, but not limited to, projects for the repair and renovations of public safety facilities, recreational facilities and general office space.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Oliveira and seconded by Councillor Martins, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council APPROVAL of the LOAN ORDER, under the City’s capital Improvement Program (CIP), appropriating $5,509,000.00 for the purpose of making critically-needed repairs to City-owned building including, but not limited to, projects for the repair and renovations of public safety facilities, recreational facilities and general office space..” (Motion: Oliveira, second: Martins)
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 matter at this time.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Bousquet and seconded by Councillor Abreu, the Committee VOTED: To table this matter at this time..” (Motion: Bousquet, second: Abreu)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Written Motion, City Council President Morad, requesting that Dffm Commissioner Kenneth Blanchard and CFO Ari Sky, review the feasibility and costs associated with the construction of a service elevator in City Hall in an effort to decrease the usage of the…
To table this matter at this time.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Martins and seconded by Councillor Rebeiro, the Committee VOTED: To table this matter at this time..” (Motion: Martins, second: Rebeiro)
On motion by Councillor Bousquet and seconded by Councillor Abreu, the Committee Voted: To waive the reading and follow the Chair’s recommendation of taking “No Further Action” on items five (5), six (6) and seven (7). 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 of taking “No Further Action” on items five (5), six (6) and seven (7).
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Bousquet and seconded by Councillor Abreu, the Committee VOTED: To waive the reading and follow the Chair’s recommendation of taking “No Further Action” on items five (5), six (6) and seven (7)..” (Motion: Bousquet, second: Abreu)
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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