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January 9, 2017
6 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
During the meeting:
- Gomes arrived late ()
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Communication, 2016 City Council President, notifying of Organizational Meeting of City Council to be held on Monday, January 09, 2017, at 7:00 p.m., in City Council Chambers, for the following purpose: a. Organization of the City Council for the year 2017 – Election of President. b. Reappointments…
Received and Placed on File
From the minutes
“Received and Placed on File. (Matter #0001).”
Election of officers
Election of the 2017 City Council President
To elect Councillor Joseph P. Lopes as 2017 City Council President
From the minutes
“Councillor Bousquet Nominated Councillor Lopes, seconded by Councillor Winterson. Councillor Oliveira moves to close Nominations, seconded by Councillor Abreu. On a motion, nominations were closed. By a roll call vote of Yeas 11, Nays 0. JOSEPH P. LOPES, was elected CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT for the Year 2017..” (Motion: Bousquet, second: Winterson)
Communication, Mayor Mitchell, submitting the Reappointment of Attorney Eric Jaikes, New Bedford, MA 02740, as Assistant City Solicitor for a one-year term expiring December 31, 2017.
Rule 38 Waived, Reappointment Confirmed and Rule 40 Waived
Yes: Abreu, Bousquet, Carney, Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Martins, Morad, Oliveira, Rebeiro, Winterson
From the minutes
“Rule 38 Waived, Reappointment Confirmed and Rule 40 Waived – Yeas 11, Nays 0. (Matter #0002).”
Communication, Mayor Mitchell, submitting the Reappointment of Attorney Kreg S. Espinola, New Bedford, MA 02740, as Assistant City Solicitor for a one-year term expiring December 31, 2017.
Rule 38 Waived, Reappointment Confirmed and Rule 40 Waived
Yes: Abreu, Bousquet, Carney, Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Martins, Morad, Oliveira, Rebeiro, Winterson
From the minutes
“Rule 38 Waived, Reappointment Confirmed and Rule 40 Waived – Yeas 11, Nays 0. (Matter #0003).”
Communication, Mayor Mitchell, submitting the Appointments of Daniel Mcnaught, Lakeville, MA; Ian Mcnaught, New Bedford, MA and Eugene Medeiros, Fairhaven, MA as Weighers of Merchandise for a one-year term expiring December 31, 2017, from L & S Industries, Inc.
Rule 38 Waived and Appointment Confirmed
Yes: Abreu, Bousquet, Carney, Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Martins, Morad, Oliveira, Rebeiro, Winterson
From the minutes
“Rule 38 Waived and Appointment Confirmed – Yeas 11, Nays 0. (Matter #0004).”
Written Motion, 2016 Council President Morad, submitting the Reappointment of Attorney David J. Gerwatowski, New Bedford, MA 02745 as Legislative Counsel to the City Council for a one-year term, expiring December 31, 2017.
Rule 38 Waived, Reappointment Confirmed and Rule 40 Waived
Yes: Abreu, Bousquet, Carney, Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Martins, Morad, Oliveira, Rebeiro, Winterson
From the minutes
“Rule 38 Waived, Reappointment Confirmed and Rule 40 Waived – Yeas 11, Nays 0. (Matter #0005).”
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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