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January 1, 2018
7 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
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Present: Ian Abreu, Naomi R. A. Carney, Debora Coelho, Maria E. Giesta, Brian K. Gomes, Scott J. Lima, Joseph P. Lopes, William “Brad” Markey, Linda M. Morad, Dana L. Rebeiro
Absent: Hugh Dunn
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Communication, City Clerk/Clerk of the City Council, notifying of Organizational Meeting of City Council to be held on Monday, January 01, 2018, at 6:00 p.m., in City Council Chambers, for the following purpose: 1. Temporary Organization of the City Council and Election of City Council President…
Received and Placed on File
From the minutes
“Received and Placed on File. (Matter #0001).”
Communication, Election Commission reporting the Election of Municipal Officials for 2018. City of New Bedford Board of Election Commissioners 2017 Municipal Election At the Municipal Election held on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, 14,098 voters or 25.1% of the registered voters in the City of New…
Received and Placed on File
From the minutes
“Received and Placed on File. (Matter #0002).”
Election of officers
Election of the 2018 City Council President
To elect Councillor Linda M. Morad as 2018 City Council President
Yes: Carney, Coelho, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, Morad, RebeiroAbsent: Abreu, Dunn
From the minutes
“Councillor Coelho Nominates Councillor Morad, Councillor Rebeiro, seconds the Nomination. Councillor Coelho moves to close Nominations, Councillor Carney seconds the Motion to Close. Councillor Coelho to give Nomination speech on behalf Councillor Morad. A ROLL CALL is taken on Election of the President – Yeas 9, Nays 0. (Councillor Abreu not present for vote.) President Pro Tem Lopes announces the results of the vote and declares Councillor Morad Elected President of the City Council for 2018..” (Motion: Coelho, second: Rebeiro)
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, 2018.
Rule 38 Waived and Reappointment Confirmed – All Ayes
From the minutes
“Rule 38 Waived and Reappointment Confirmed – All Ayes. (Matter #0003).”
Rule 40 Waived
Yes: Abreu, Carney, Coelho, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, Morad, RebeiroAbsent: Dunn
From the minutes
“Rule 40 Waived – Yeas 10, Nays 0. (Matter #0003).”
Communication, Mayor Mitchell, submitting the Reappointment of Attorney Kreg R. Espinola, New Bedford, MA 02740, as Assistant City Solicitor for a one-year term expiring December 31, 2018. Rule 38 Waived and Reappointment Confirmed – All Ayes. Rule 40 Waived – Yeas 10, Nays 0. (#0004) Written…
Rule 38 Waived, Reappointment Confirmed and Rule 40 Waived
Yes: Abreu, Carney, Coelho, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, Morad, RebeiroAbsent: Dunn
From the minutes
“Rule 38 Waived, Reappointment Confirmed and Rule 40 Waived – Yeas 10, Nays 0. (Matter #0005).”
Communication, Mayor Mitchell, submitting the Reappointment of Weighers of Merchandise for a one-year term expiring December 31, 2018, from L & S Industries, Inc: Ian McNaught New Bedford, MA Eugene Medeiros Fairhaven, MA Daniel McNaught Lakeville, MA
Rule 38 Waived and Reappointment Confirmed – All Ayes
From the minutes
“Rule 38 Waived and Reappointment Confirmed – All Ayes. (Matter #0006).”
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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