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June 20, 2016
2 meetings this evening, 14 recorded votes in all, in the order they were held.
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Start my ballot →6:47 p.m. · Committee on Appointments and Briefings
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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, Debora Coelho, Joseph P. Lopes, Linda M. Morad, James D. Oliveira, Kerry M. Winterson
Absent: Brian K. Gomes, Steven Martins, Dana L. Rebeiro
1 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Communication, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, requesting a Six- Month Waiver of Residency for Kyle Coffey, of Swansea, MA, for the Department of Public Infrastructure position of Water Treatment Plant Operator (Ref’d 5/26/16) was received and placed on file by…
To recommend to the City Council Approval of a Six-month Waiver of Residency for Kyle Coffey, of Swansea, MA, for the Department of Public Infrastructure position of Water Treatment Plant Operator.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Oliveira and seconded by Councillor Morad, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council APPROVAL of a SIX-MONTH WAIVER OF RESIDENCY for KYLE COFFEY, of Swansea, MA, for the Department of Public Infrastructure position of Water Treatment Plant Operator..” (Motion: Oliveira, second: Morad)
7:01 p.m. · New Bedford City Council · Budget hearing meeting
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
Attendance
Note on these minutes: Budget hearing (Quasi Committee of the Whole): departments present their budgets; no votes are taken except to adjourn.
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
13 recorded votes, 8 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page
Communication, Council President Morad, to City Clerk Farias, calling a Special City Council Meeting on Monday, June 20, 2016, at 7:00 P.m. for the FY17 Final Budget/Budget Cut Session.
Received and Placed on File
From the minutes
“Received and Placed on File. (Matter #1087).”
A written motion by Councillors Abreu, Bousquet, Martins, Morad, and Rebeiro duly seconded, to cut Labor Relations, ½ of Unit C Increase by $12,535.00.
Adopted
Yes: Abreu, Bousquet, Carney, Martins, Morad, RebeiroNo: Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Oliveira, Winterson
From the minutes
“Adopted – Yeas 6, Nays 5. (Councillors Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Oliviera and Winterson OPPOSED.).”
A written motion by Councillors Lopes, Morad, and Winterson duly seconded, to cut Planning, Housing & Development, full time permanent by $93,862.00.
Adopted
Yes: Abreu, Carney, Gomes, Lopes, Martins, Morad, Rebeiro, WintersonNo: Bousquet, Coelho, Oliveira
From the minutes
“Adopted – Yeas 8, Nays 3. (Councillors Bousquet, Coelho and Oliveira OPPOSED.).”
A written motion by Councillors Abreu, Bousquet, Martins, Morad and Rebeiro duly seconded, to cut Public Facilities & Fleet Management, ½ of Unit C Increase by $18,535.00.
Adopted
Yes: Abreu, Bousquet, Carney, Martins, Morad, RebeiroNo: Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Oliveira, Winterson
From the minutes
“Adopted – Yeas 6, Nays 5. (Councillors Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Oliviera and Winterson OPPOSED.).”
A written motion by Councillors Bousquet, Martins, Morad and Rebeiro duly seconded, to cut Public Infrastructure, ½ of Unit C Increase by $4,928.00.
Adopted
Yes: Abreu, Bousquet, Carney, Martins, Morad, RebeiroNo: Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Oliveira, Winterson
From the minutes
“Adopted – Yeas 6, Nays 5. (Councillors Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Oliviera and Winterson OPPOSED.).”
A written motion by Councillors Abreu, Bousquet, Martins, Morad and Rebeiro duly seconded, to cut Purchasing, ½ of Unit C Increase by $1,903.00.
Adopted
Yes: Abreu, Bousquet, Carney, Martins, Morad, RebeiroNo: Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Oliveira, Winterson
From the minutes
“Adopted – Yeas 6, Nays 5. (Councillors Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Oliviera and Winterson OPPOSED.).”
A written motion by Councillors Abreu, Bousquet, Martins, Morad and Rebeiro duly seconded, to cut Solicitor, ½ of Unit C Increase by $35,317.00.
Adopted
Yes: Abreu, Bousquet, Carney, Martins, Morad, RebeiroNo: Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Oliveira, Winterson
From the minutes
“Adopted – Yeas 6, Nays 5. (Councillors Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Oliviera and Winterson OPPOSED.).”
A written motion by Councillors Abreu, Gomes, and Winterson duly seconded, to cut General Government Unclassified, Judgments, Claims and Settlements by $150,000.00.
Adopted
Yes: Abreu, Carney, Gomes, Lopes, Rebeiro, WintersonNo: Bousquet, Coelho, Martins, Morad, Oliveira
From the minutes
“Adopted – Yeas 6, Nays 5. (Councillors Bousquet, Coelho, Martins, Morad and Oliviera OPPOSED.).”
Ordered, that in order to provide for the payment of the current expenses of the City for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following sums set against the Airport account are hereby appropriated in twelve equal monthly increments from airport receipts of fiscal…
Adopted
Yes: Abreu, Bousquet, Carney, Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Martins, Morad, Oliveira, Rebeiro, Winterson
From the minutes
“Adopted – Yeas 11, Nays 0. (Matter #0744).”
Ordered, that in order to provide for the payment of the current expenses of the City for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following sums set against the DPI/Wastewater account are hereby appropriated in twelve equal monthly increments from wastewater receipts…
Adopted
Yes: Abreu, Bousquet, Carney, Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Martins, Morad, Oliveira, Rebeiro, Winterson
From the minutes
“Adopted – Yeas 11, Nays 0. (Matter #0745).”
Ordered, that in order to provide for the payment of the current expenses of the City for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following sums set against the DPI/Water account are hereby appropriated in twelve equal monthly increments from water receipts of fiscal…
Adopted
Yes: Abreu, Bousquet, Carney, Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Martins, Morad, Oliveira, Rebeiro, Winterson
From the minutes
“Adopted – Yeas 11, Nays 0. (Matter #0746).”
Ordered, that in order to provide for the payment of the current expenses of the City for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following sums set against the Downtown Parking account are hereby appropriated in twelve equal monthly increments from enterprise fund…
Adopted
Yes: Bousquet, Carney, Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Martins, Morad, Oliveira, Rebeiro, WintersonNo: Abreu
From the minutes
“Adopted – Yeas 10, Nays 1. (Councillor Abreu OPPOSED.) (Matter #0747).”
Ordered, that in order to provide for the payment of the current expenses of the City for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the sum of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) now standing to the credit of the account of Ccda-traffic Handicap Parking be and the same is…
Adopted
Yes: Abreu, Bousquet, Carney, Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Martins, Morad, Oliveira, Rebeiro, Winterson
From the minutes
“Adopted – Yeas 11, Nays 0. (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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