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November 18, 2020
2 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Debora Coelho, Hugh Dunn, Maria E. Giesta, Brian K. Gomes, Scott J. Lima, Joseph P. Lopes, William “Brad” Markey
Absent: Derek Baptiste, Naomi R. A. Carney, Linda M. Morad
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New Bedford, Massachusetts Meeting: Committee on Finance Date: November 18, 2020 Time: 7:01 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 Vote to…
To recommend to the City Council Adoption of the Order, appropriating $6,503,133.00 from Ordinary Revenue and Municipal Receipts, to School Department.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Abreu and seconded by Councillor Giesta, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council ADOPTION of the ORDER, appropriating $6,503,133.00 from ORDINARY REVENUE AND MUNICIPAL RECEIPTS, to SCHOOL DEPARTMENT..” (Motion: Abreu, second: Giesta)
To recommend to the City Council Adoption of the Order, that the City Solicitor is requested to obtain appraisals of privately owned property along Rockdale Avenue and Allen Street which is needed for infrastructure improvements at the intersection of Rockdale Avenue and Allen Street and prepare an Order of Taking for the easements to be acquired through eminent domain.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lima and seconded by Councillor Abreu, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council ADOPTION of the ORDER, that the City Solicitor is requested to obtain appraisals of privately owned property along Rockdale Avenue and Allen Street which is needed for infrastructure improvements at the intersection of Rockdale Avenue and Allen Street and prepare an Order of Taking for the easements to be acquired through eminent domain..” (Motion: Lima, 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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