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June 29, 2020
3 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
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 29, 2020 Time: 6:03 P.m. Place: Held Remotely in Accordance with the Governor of Massachusetts’ March 12, 2020 Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law G. L. C. 30A, Section 20 and the City Council’s…
To strike the positions of Chief of Police and Chief of the Fire Department from the proposed residency requirement language.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Markey, the Committee VOTED: To strike the positions of Chief of Police and Chief of the Fire Department from the proposed residency requirement language..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Markey)
To recommend that the City Council refer the amended draft Ordinance, Relative to Residency of City Personnel to the Ordinance Committee.
Yes: Carney, Gomes, Lopes, Markey, Morad
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Gomes, the Committee VOTED: To recommend that the City Council refer the amended draft Ordinance, Relative to Residency of City Personnel to the Ordinance Committee. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 5, Nays 0..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Gomes)
To recommend to the City Council to request the Special Committee on Waivers of Residency to refer all the Communications and Minutes from the Special Committee on Waivers of Residency meetings to the Ordinance Committee.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Gomes, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council to request the Special Committee on Waivers of Residency to refer all the Communications and Minutes from the Special Committee on Waivers of Residency meetings to the Ordinance Committee..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Gomes)
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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