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September 20, 2016
4 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
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Present: Ian Abreu, Henry G. Bousquet, Naomi R. A. Carney, Debora Coelho, Joseph P. Lopes, Steven Martins, Linda M. Morad, James D. Oliveira, Dana L. Rebeiro, Kerry M. Winterson
Absent: Brian K. Gomes
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Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Written Motion, Councillor Lopes, requesting that the Committee on Ordinances draft an Open Consumption Ordinance that would make it illegal to smoke, roll or ingest marijuana in public (Ref’d 3/22/16) was received and placed on file by Councillor Lopes and…
To amend Sec. 17-10.1 (a) by striking the word “ingest” and adding the word “to”; and in (c), striking it entirely and adding in its place the following: “Whoever violates the provisions of this ordinance shall be subject to a criminal arrest and/or a fine as provided in section 1-9 of this code.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Morad, the Committee VOTED: To amend Sec. 17-10.1 (a) by striking the word “ingest” and adding the word “to”; and in (c), striking it entirely and adding in its place the following: “Whoever violates the provisions of this ordinance shall be subject to a criminal arrest and/or a fine as provided in section 1-9 of this code..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Morad)
To recommend to the City Council, Adoption of the Ordinance as Amended, Relative To The Use of Marijuana In Public.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Abreu, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council, ADOPTION of the ORDINANCE AS AMENDED, Relative To The Use of Marijuana In Public..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Abreu)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Written Motion, Councillors Winterson, Coelho, Gomes, Abreu, Lopes, Martins, Bousquet and Carney requesting, that the Committee on Ordinances draft an Ordinance for Chapter 23, Traffic in the City Code, to deal with uninspected motor vehicles; and further, that…
Top table this matter for sixth (60) days at this time.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Winterson and seconded by Councillor Coelho, the Committee VOTED: Top table this matter for sixth (60) days at this time..” (Motion: Winterson, second: Coelho)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Communication/Email, Councillors Bousquet and Martins, submitting, an email from Eddie Johnson, President, Clean, regarding, the cleanup of toxic contamination of the Parker Street dump site and also submitting a proposed Ordinance to the City of New Bedford,…
To recommend to the City Council that the Communication/Email from Eddie Johnson, President, Clean, regarding the cleanup of toxic contamination of the Parker Street dump site and the proposed Ordinance Relative to Environmental Protection and Economic Development be referred to the Mayor for his review.
Yes: Bousquet, Carney, Coelho, Lopes, Martins, Oliveira, Rebeiro, WintersonNo: MoradAbsent: Abreu, Gomes
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Winterson, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council that the Communication/Email from Eddie Johnson, President, CLEAN, regarding the cleanup of toxic contamination of the Parker Street dump site and the proposed Ordinance Relative to Environmental Protection and Economic Development be referred to the Mayor for his review. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 8, Nays 1, with Councillor Morad opposed and Councillor Abreu not present for the vote..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Winterson)
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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