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February 11, 2019
2 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Ian Abreu, Naomi R. A. Carney, Debora Coelho, Brian K. Gomes, Scott J. Lima, Joseph P. Lopes, William “Brad” Markey, Linda M. Morad, Dana L. Rebeiro
Absent: Hugh Dunn, Maria E. Giesta
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Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Communication, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting Orders transferring Free Cash to Stabilization Fund in the amount of $1,150,000; OPEB Trust Fund in the amount of $455,000; Police Department, Capital Outlay in the amount of $500,000; Facilities and…
To recommend to the City Council Approval of the following Orders, transferring Free Cash to various accounts.
Yes: Abreu, Carney, Coelho, Lima, Lopes, Markey, Morad, RebeiroAbsent: Dunn, Giesta, Gomes
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Morad and seconded by Councillor Lima, the Committee VOTED: to recommend to the City Council APPROVAL of the following Orders, transferring FREE CASH to various accounts. To STABILIZATION FUND in the amount of $1,150,000, PASSED on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 8, Nays 0, Councillor Gomes not present for the vote..” (Motion: Morad, second: Lima)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Related Motion, Councillor Lopes, requesting that Police Chief Cordeiro provide the Committee on Finance with a full detail list of all vehicles that will be ordered as part of the $500,000 Free Cash Transfer, said list should include make, model, outlay that…
To recommend to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on the Related Motion, Councillor Lopes, requesting that Police Chief Cordeiro provide the Committee on Finance with a full detail list of all vehicles that will be ordered as part of the $500,000 Free Cash Transfer, said list should include make, model, outlay that each vehicle will be fitted with, and what station each vehicle will be
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Morad and seconded by Councillor Abreu, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on the RELATED MOTION, Councillor Lopes, requesting that Police Chief Cordeiro provide the Committee on Finance with a full detail list of all vehicles that will be ordered as part of the $500,000 Free Cash Transfer, said list should include make, model, outlay that each vehicle will be fitted with, and what station each vehicle will be assigned to..” (Motion: Morad, second: Abreu)
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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