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December 14, 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, Joseph P. Lopes, Steven Martins, Linda M. Morad, James D. Oliveira, Kerry M. Winterson
Absent: Debora Coelho, Brian K. Gomes, Dana L. Rebeiro
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Communication, Councillor Coelho, to Members of the City Council, informing that she will be absent for the Special City Council Meeting on Wednesday, December 14, 2016, due to a family commitment.
Received and Placed on File
From the minutes
“Received and Placed on File. (Matter #2301).”
Communication, Councillor Gomes, to the Members of the City Council, informing that he will be absent for the Special City Council Celebration Meeting on Wednesday, December 14, 2016, due to a previously scheduled commitment.
Received and Placed on File
From the minutes
“Received and Placed on File. (Matter #2302).”
Citation, Councillor Abreu, honoring Mercy Meals & More, in recognition of the celebration of their fourth annual successful “Country Hoedown”. (Tabled from the November Celebration Meeting.)
Removed from table and Adopted
From the minutes
“Removed from table and Adopted. (Matter #2106).”
Citation, Council President Morad and Councillor Winterson, honoring Wayne Perry, Department of Public Infrastructure, Wastewater Engineer, in recognition of his being awarded the 2016 New England Regional Industrial Pretreatment Program Excellence Award by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Adopted
Citation, Councillor Martins and Council President Morad, honoring Jamie Ponte, Department of Public Infrastructure, Wastewater Superintendent, in recognition of his being awarded the 2016 New England Regional Industrial Pretreatment Program Excellence Award by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Adopted
Citations, Councillors Abreu and Gomes, honoring New Bedford Emt's Michael Winterson and Michael Mccarthy in recognition of performing life saving measures in delivering a baby.
Adopted, to be presented at a later date
From the minutes
“Adopted, to be presented at a later date. (Matter #2305).”
Resolution, Councillor Bousquet and Council President Morad, honoring the George Kirby Jr., Paint Company, on the occasion of their 169th year in business.
TABLED
The following resolution was presented by Council President Morad. City of New Bedford in City Council December 14, 2016 Resolution Honoring Mark M. Mahoney on the Occasion of His Retirement as Director of the Department of Emergency Management Services Whereas, Mark Mahoney, a native of New…
Adopted
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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