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February 11, 2019
2 meetings this evening, 6 recorded votes in all, in the order they were held.
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Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
Committee on Appointments and Briefings: committee votes are recommendations to the full council, which takes the final vote. About this committee
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
4 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Communication, Mayor Mitchell to City Council, requesting a One-year Waiver of Residency for Bruce Hebbel, who is in consideration for the position of Environmental Project Manager for the Department of Environmental Stewardship, who currently resides in Marion,…
To recommend to the City Council to Grant a One-year Waiver of Residency for Bruce Hebbel, who is in consideration for the position of Environmental Project Manager for the Department of Environmental Stewardship, who currently resides in Marion, MA.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Morad, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council to Grant a ONE-YEAR WAIVER OF RESIDENCY for BRUCE HEBBEL, who is in consideration for the position of Environmental Project Manager for the Department of Environmental Stewardship, who currently resides in Marion, MA..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Morad)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Communication, City Clerk/Clerk of the City Council, on behalf of Pedro A. Medeiros, 1629 Padanaram Avenue, New Bedford, MA 02744, d/b/a Peter’s Bus, INC., 1629 Padanaram Avenue, New Bedford, MA 02744, hereby submits a copy of the Application requesting a…
To table this matter at this time.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Abreu and seconded by Councillor Lima, the Committee VOTED: To table this matter at this time..” (Motion: Abreu, second: Lima)
Communication, City Clerk/Clerk of the City Council, to City Council, on behalf of Albert Williams III, 1 Deerfield Lane, Fairhaven, MA 02719 d/b/a Elite Transportation, INC., 1 Deerfield Lane, Fairhaven, MA 02719, hereby submitting a copy of the Application requesting a New Private Livery License…
To recommend to the City Council Approval on behalf of Albert Williams III, 1 Deerfield Lane, Fairhaven, MA 02719 d/b/a Elite Transportation, INC., 1 Deerfield Lane, Fairhaven, MA 02719, of the Application for a New Private Livery License to carry passengers for hire over the streets of New Bedford.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Gomes and seconded by Councillor Markey, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council APPROVAL on behalf of Albert Williams III, 1 Deerfield Lane, Fairhaven, MA 02719 d/b/a ELITE TRANSPORTATION, INC., 1 Deerfield Lane, Fairhaven, MA 02719, of the Application for a NEW PRIVATE LIVERY LICENSE to carry passengers for hire over the streets of New Bedford..” (Motion: Gomes, second: Markey)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Communication, City Clerk/Clerk of the City Council, to City Council, on behalf of Victor Garcia, 18 Walker Street, Apt 2W, New Bedford, MA 02746 d/b/a Victor Garcia, 18 Walker Street, Apt 2W, New Bedford, MA 02746, hereby submitting a copy of the Application…
To table this matter at this time.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Abreu and seconded by Councillor Rebeiro, the Committee VOTED: To table this matter at this time..” (Motion: Abreu, second: Rebeiro)
7:30 p.m. · Committee on Finance
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
Committee on Finance: committee votes are recommendations to the full council, which takes the final vote. About this committee
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
2 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page
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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