September 17, 2018

1 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.

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Attendance

Present: Ian Abreu, Naomi R. A. Carney, Debora Coelho, Hugh Dunn, Maria E. Giesta, Brian K. Gomes, Scott J. Lima, Joseph P. Lopes, William “Brad” Markey, Linda M. Morad, Dana L. Rebeiro

Absent: None

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Gomes arrived late (6:33)

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Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Communication, R. Renee Fernandes, City Treasurer/Collector, to Councillor Joseph P. Lopes, Chairman, Committee on Finance, presenting a request for interim loan financing for the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust projects Dwp-17-06 and Dwp-17-07; these loans were…

Minutes, page 1

ApprovePassed · 11–0

To approve, as amended, the sale of the following zero percent Interim Loan Notes of the City to the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust Projects Dwp- 17-06 and Dwp-17-07.

Yes: Abreu, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, Morad, Rebeiro

From the minutes

“On motion by Councillor Morad and seconded by Councillor Rebeiro, the Committee VOTED: To approve, as amended, the sale of the following zero percent Interim Loan Notes of the City to the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust Projects DWP- 17-06 and DWP-17-07. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 11, Nays 0..” (Motion: Morad, second: Rebeiro)

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