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October 8, 2020
2 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Present: Derek Baptiste, Naomi R. A. Carney, Debora Coelho, Hugh Dunn, Maria E. Giesta, Scott J. Lima, Joseph P. Lopes, William “Brad” Markey, Linda M. Morad
Absent: Ian Abreu, Brian K. Gomes
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Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Communication, R. Renee Fernandes, Treasurer/Collector to Councillor Linda M. Morad, Chairperson, Committee on Finance, requesting an opportunity to appear before the Committee on Finance with a request to permanently finance capital and school construction…
To approve the request to permanently finance capital and school construction projects with a net value of $28,530,000,
Yes: Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Lima, Lopes, Markey, MoradAbsent: Abreu, Gomes
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lima and seconded by Councillor Coelho, the Committee VOTED: To approve the request to permanently finance capital and school construction projects with a net value of $28,530,000, nce capital and school construction projects with a net value of $28,530,000, This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 9, Nays 0..” (Motion: Lima, second: Coelho)
To recommend to the City Council Approval of the CPA Annual Budget, the FY21 budget s based on estimated local annual revenues of $1,713,004.00 and estimated State of Massachusetts match of $120,716.00.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Lima, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council APPROVAL of the CPA ANNUAL BUDGET, the FY21 budget s based on estimated local annual revenues of $1,713,004.00 and estimated State of Massachusetts match of $120,716.00..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Lima)
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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