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November 28, 2016
6 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
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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, Council President Morad to City Clerk/Clerk of the City Council Dennis W. Farias, calling a Special Meeting of the City Council for Monday, November 28, 2015, at 7:00 P.m., in City Council Chambers, City Hall, to Hold A Hearing on Tax Classification for Fiscal Year 2017.
Received and Placed on File
From the minutes
“Received and Placed on File. (Matter #2198).”
Legal Ad, Published, Monday, November 14, 2016, in the New Bedford Standard- Times, Giving Notice of Tax Classification Hearing for Fiscal Year 2017, at 7:00 P.m. in City Council Chambers, City Hall.
Received and Placed on File
From the minutes
“Received and Placed on File. (Matter #2199).”
Communication, Board of Assessors, submitting Informational Packet to assist Councillors in selection of Minimum Residential Factor for Fiscal Year 2017.
Received and Placed on File
From the minutes
“Received and Placed on File. (Matter #2200).”
Communication, Dennis W, Farias, City Clerk/Clerk of the City Council, submitting a copy of a letter received from David Laporte, Dm Properties LLC, relative to the tax rate.
Received and Placed on File
From the minutes
“Received and Placed on File. (Matter #2201).”
Ordered, That the Minimum Residential Factor of 81.0661 for Local Assessment Be and the Same Is Hereby Adopted for Fiscal Year 2017. (Shift of 1.75 %.)
Adopted
Yes: Abreu, Bousquet, Carney, Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Oliveira, Rebeiro, WintersonNo: Martins, Morad
From the minutes
“Adopted – Yeas 9, Nays 2. (Councillors Martins, and City Council President Morad OPPOSED.) (Matter #2202).”
Rule 40 Waived
Yes: Abreu, Bousquet, Carney, Coelho, Gomes, Oliveira, Rebeiro, WintersonNo: Lopes, Martins, Morad
From the minutes
“Rule 40 Waived - Yeas 8, Nays 3. (Councillors Lopes, Martins and Council President Morad OPPOSED.) (Matter #2202).”
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