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March 8, 2021
3 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Ian Abreu, Hugh Dunn, Maria E. Giesta, Scott J. Lima
Absent: Derek Baptiste
Every vote, in order
New Bedford, Massachusetts Meeting: Committee on Covid-19 & Business Date: March 08, 2021 Time: 7:02 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 table this matter at this time.
Yes: Abreu, Dunn, Giesta, LimaAbsent: Baptiste
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Giesta and seconded by Councillor Abreu, the Committee VOTED: To table this matter at this time. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 4, Nays 0, with Councillors Abreu, yes; Dunn, yes; Giesta yes and Lima, yes. x * Councillor Giesta made a motion to take up items two (2) and three (3) together, without objection..” (Motion: Giesta, second: Abreu)
To take item two (2) from the table and receive and place on file items two (2) and three (3).
Yes: Abreu, Dunn, Giesta, LimaAbsent: Baptiste
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Abreu and seconded by Councillor Giesta, the Committee VOTED: To take item two (2) from the table and receive and place on file items two (2) and three (3). This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 4, Nays 0, with Councillors Abreu, yes; Dunn, yes; Giesta, yes and Lima, yes..” (Motion: Abreu, second: Giesta)
To take “No Further Action” and refer out to the full City Council items two (2) and three (3).
Yes: Abreu, Dunn, Giesta, LimaAbsent: Baptiste
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Abreu and seconded by Councillor Giesta, the Committee VOTED: To take “No Further Action” and refer out to the full City Council items two (2) and three (3). This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 4, Nays 0, with Councillors Abreu, yes; Dunn, yes; Giesta, yes and Lima, yes..” (Motion: Abreu, second: Giesta)
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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