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November 30, 2020
5 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
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Attendance
Present: Ian Abreu, Derek Baptiste, Naomi R. A. Carney, Debora Coelho, Hugh Dunn, Maria E. Giesta, Brian K. Gomes, Scott J. Lima, Joseph P. Lopes, William “Brad” Markey, Linda M. Morad
Absent: None
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New Bedford, Massachusetts Meeting: Committee on Finance Date: November 39, 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 te the City Council Adoption of the Order for the Transfer of $1,686,699, from Water Free Cash, to the Fiscal Year 2021 Water Enterprise Fund Budget, and that the portion raised by Water Receipts is hereby reduced by the same amount.
Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, Morad
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Abreu, the Committee VOTED: To recommend te the City Council ADOPTION of the ORDER for the TRANSFER of $1,686,699, from WATER FREE CASH, to the FISCAL YEAR 2021 WATER ENTERPRISE FUND BUDGET, and that the portion raised by Water Receipts is hereby reduced by the same amount. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 11, Nays 0..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Abreu)
To recommend to the City Council Adoption of the Order for the Transfer of $1,300,000, from the Special Projects Fund, to the Fiscal Year 2021 Wastewater Enterprise Fund Budget, and that the portion raised by Wastewater Receipts is hereby reduced by the same amount.
Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, Morad
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Abreu, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council ADOPTION of the ORDER for the TRANSFER of $1,300,000, from the SPECIAL PROJECTS FUND, to the FISCAL YEAR 2021 WASTEWATER ENTERPRISE FUND BUDGET, and that the portion raised by Wastewater Receipts is hereby reduced by the same amount. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 11, Nays 0..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Abreu)
To recommend to the City Council Adoption of the Order for the Transfer of $489,174, from Downtown Free Cash, to the Fiscal Year 2021 Downtown Enterprise Fund Budget, and that the portion raised by Enterprise Fund Receipts is hereby reduced by the same amount.
Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, Morad
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Dunn, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council ADOPTION of the ORDER for the TRANSFER of $489,174, from DOWNTOWN FREE CASH, to the FISCAL YEAR 2021 DOWNTOWN ENTERPRISE FUND BUDGET, and that the portion raised by Enterprise Fund Receipts is hereby reduced by the same amount. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 11, Nays 0..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Dunn)
To amend the requested amount from $3,893,026 to $3,503,036.
Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, Morad
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Lima, the Committee VOTED: To amend the requested amount from $3,893,026 to $3,503,036. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 11, Nays 0..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Lima)
To recommend to the City Council Adoption of the Order, as Amended, for the Transfer of $3,503,036, from Free Cash to Fiscal Year 2021 General Fund Budget, and that the portion raised by Ordinary Revenue and Municipal Receipts is reduced by the same amount.
Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, Morad
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Gomes and seconded by Councillor Abreu, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council ADOPTION of the ORDER, AS AMENDED, for the TRANSFER of $3,503,036, from FREE CASH to FISCAL YEAR 2021 GENERAL FUND BUDGET, and that the portion raised by Ordinary Revenue and Municipal Receipts is reduced by the same amount. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 11, Nays 0..” (Motion: Gomes, 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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