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May 11, 2016
8 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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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, Councillor Oliveira, to Members of the City Council, informing that he will be absent for the Special City Council Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Submission Meeting on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, due to a personal obligation.
Received and Placed on File
From the minutes
“Received and Placed on File. (Matter #0741).”
Communication, Council President Morad, to City Clerk Farias, requesting that a Special City Council Meeting Is Called for Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at 7:00 P.m., for the submittal of the FY17 City of New Bedford Budget.
Received and Placed on File
From the minutes
“Received and Placed on File. (Matter #0742).”
Ordered: That to provide for the payment of current expenses of the City for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016 and ending June 30, 2017, the sum set against several municipal accounts in the following schedule are hereby appropriated from Ordinary Revenue and Municipal Receipts of the fiscal…
Referred to the Quasi Committee of the Whole
Yes: Abreu, Bousquet, Carney, Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Martins, Morad, Oliveira, Rebeiro, Winterson
From the minutes
“Referred to the Quasi Committee of the Whole – Yeas 11, Nays 0. (Matter #0743).”
An Order, Appropriating $792,037.00 in 12 equal monthly increments, from Airport Receipts of FY17 in the Airport Budget. ( To be Referred to the Quasi Committee of the Whole.)
Referred to the Quasi Committee of the Whole
From the minutes
“Referred to the Quasi Committee of the Whole. (Matter #0744).”
An Order, Appropriating $21,254,190.00 in 12 equal monthly increments, from Wastewater Receipts of FY17 in the DPI/Wastewater Budget (To be Referred to the Quasi Committee of the Whole.)
Referred to the Quasi Committee of the Whole
From the minutes
“Referred to the Quasi Committee of the Whole. (Matter #0745).”
An Order, Appropriating $11,974,911.00 in 12 equal monthly increments, from Water Receipts of FY17 in the DPI/Water Budget. (To be Referred to the Quasi Committee of the Whole.)
Referred to the Quasi Committee of the Whole. (#0746))
From the minutes
“Referred to the Quasi Committee of the Whole. (#0746)).”
An Order, Appropriating $1,021,900.00 in 12 equal monthly increments from the Enterprise Fund Receipts of FY17 in the Downtown Parking Account. (To be Referred to the Quasi Committee of the Whole.)
Referred to the Quasi Committee of the Whole
From the minutes
“Referred to the Quasi Committee of the Whole. (Matter #0747).”
An Order, Appropriating $15,000.00 now standing to the credit of the account of Ccda – Traffic Handicap Parking as follows: $0.00 to Commissions for Citizens with Disabilities, Salaries/Wages $15,000.00 to Commission for Citizens with Disabilities, Charges/Services $0.00 to Commission for Citizens…
Referred to the Quasi Committee of the Whole
From the minutes
“Referred to the Quasi Committee of the Whole. (Matter #0748).”
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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