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June 8, 2020
2 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
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Present: Naomi R. A. Carney, Brian K. Gomes, Joseph P. Lopes, William “Brad” Markey, Linda M. Morad
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
New Bedford, Massachusetts Meeting: Committee on Waivers of Residency Date: June 08, 2020 Time: 7:00 P.m. Place: Held Remotely in Accordance with the Governor of Massachusetts’ March 12, 2020 Order Suspending Certain Provisions Gf the Open Meeting Law G. L. C. 30A, Section 20 and the City Council’s…
On separately as follows: Administrative Assistant to the Board of Assessors, Passed on a Roll Call Vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0. Purchasing Agent, Passed, on a Roll Call Vote: Yeas 3, Nays 2, Markey, Morad opposed. Parking Supervisor, Passed, on a Roll Call Vote: Yeas 3, Nays 2, Markey, Morad opposed, 1* Assistant City Solicitor, Passed, on a Roll Call Vote: Yeas 4, Nays 1, Morad opposed. Legislative Att
Yes: Carney, Gomes, Lopes, Markey, Morad
From the minutes
“The Committee VOTED: on separately as follows: Administrative Assistant to the Board of Assessors, Passed on a Roll Call Vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0. Purchasing Agent, Passed, on a Roll Call Vote: Yeas 3, Nays 2, Markey, Morad opposed. Parking Supervisor, Passed, on a Roll Call Vote: Yeas 3, Nays 2, Markey, Morad opposed, 1* Assistant City Solicitor, Passed, on a Roll Call Vote: Yeas 4, Nays 1, Morad opposed. Legislative Attorney, Passed, on a Roll Call Vote: Yeas 3, Nays 2, Gomes, Morad opposed. Director of Personnel, Passed, on a Roll Call Vote: Yeas 4, Nays 1, Markey opposed. Board of Health Agent, Passed on a Roll Call Vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0. City Planner, Passed on a Roll Call Vote: Yeas 4, Nays 1, Morad opposed. DPI Commissioner, Failed on a Roll Call Vote: Yeas 2, Nays 3, Lopes, Markey, Morad opposed. DFFM Director, Failed, on a Roll Call Vote: Yeas 1, Nays 4, Gomes, Lopes, Markey, Morad. Police Chief, Passed, on a Roll Call Vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0. Fire Chief, Passed, on a Roll Call Vote: Yeas 4, Nays 1, Lopes opposed. Attorney Gerwatowski will check on the language to see if the Administrative Assistant to the Board of Assessors position is mandated to be a resident under the Home Rule Petition that was approved by the State..”
To Table items | and 2 at this time.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Markey, the Committee VOTED: To Table items | and 2 at this time..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Markey)
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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