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March 24, 2021
6 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
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Present: Ian Abreu, 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: Derek Baptiste
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New Bedford, Massachusetts Meeting: Committee on Public Safety & Neighborhoods Date: March 24, 2021 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…
That Police Chief Cordeiro provide the City Council (by email) with a weekly crime report with up-to-date statistics on violent crime, property crime and other crime and the crime data should be compiled both in a Citywide and Ward specific format.
Yes: Abreu, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, MoradAbsent: Baptiste
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Dunn and seconded by Councillor Giesta, the Committee VOTED: That Police Chief Cordeiro provide the City Council (by email) with a weekly crime report with up-to-date statistics on violent crime, property crime and other crime and the crime data should be compiled both in a Citywide and Ward specific format. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 10, Nays 0, with Councillors Abreu, yes; Carney, yes; Coelho, yes; Dunn, yes; Giesta, yes; Gomes, yes; Lima, yes; Lopes, yes; Markey, yes; Morad, yes..” (Motion: Dunn, second: Giesta)
To send correspondence to the Chief of Police and the NBPD’s Public Information Officer asking that the Committee on Public Safety be provided with an explanation as to the discrepancies between the City’s crime statistics reported to the Fbi and the City’s budget as it relates to the New Bedford Police Department.
Yes: Abreu, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, MoradAbsent: Baptiste
From the minutes
“The Committee VOTED: To send correspondence to the Chief of Police and the NBPD’s Public Information Officer asking that the Committee on Public Safety be provided with an explanation as to the discrepancies between the City’s crime statistics reported to the FBI and the City’s budget as it relates to the New Bedford Police Department. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 10, Nays 0, with Councillors Abreu, yes; Carney, yes; Coelho, yes; Dunn, yes; Giesta, yes; Gomes, yes; Lima, yes; Lopes, yes; Markey, yes; Morad, yes..”
To table this matter at this time.
Yes: Abreu, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, MoradAbsent: Baptiste
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Morad and seconded by Councillor Giesta, the Committee VOTED: To table this matter at this time. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 10, Nays 0, with Councillors Abreu, yes; Carney, yes; Coelho, yes; Dunn, yes; Giesta, yes; Gomes, yes; Lima, yes; Lopes, yes; Markey, yes; Morad, yes..” (Motion: Morad, second: Giesta)
That the New Bedford Police Department provide the Committee with historical data showing the effectiveness of Shot Spotter and the percentage of times that the system is accurately working properly.
Yes: Abreu, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, MoradAbsent: Baptiste
From the minutes
“The Committee VOTED: That the New Bedford Police Department provide the Committee with historical data showing the effectiveness of Shot Spotter and the percentage of times that the system is accurately working properly. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 10, Nays 0, with Councillors Abreu, yes; Carney, yes; Coelho, yes; Dunn, yes; Giesta, yes; Gomes, yes; Lima, yes; Lopes, yes; Markey, yes; Morad, yes..”
To table this matter at this time.
Yes: Abreu, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, MoradAbsent: Baptiste
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Dunn and seconded by Councillor Giesta, the Committee VOTED: To table this matter at this time. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 10, Nays 0, with Councillors Abreu, yes; Carney, yes; Coelho, yes; Dunn, yes; Giesta, yes; Gomes, yes; Lima, yes; Lopes, yes; Markey, yes; Morad, yes..” (Motion: Dunn, second: Giesta)
To waive the reading and table this matter at this time.
Yes: Abreu, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, MoradAbsent: Baptiste
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Dunn, the Committee VOTED: To waive the reading and table this matter at this time. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 10, Nays 0, with Councillors Abreu, yes; Carney, yes; Coelho, yes; Dunn, yes; Giesta, yes; Gomes, yes; Lima, yes; Lopes, yes; Markey, yes; Morad, yes..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Dunn)
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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