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August 16, 2021
5 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Ian Abreu, Derek Baptiste, Naomi R. A. Carney, Hugh Dunn, Maria E. Giesta, Brian K. Gomes, Joseph P. Lopes, William “Brad” Markey, Linda M. Morad
Absent: Debora Coelho, Scott J. Lima
During the meeting:
- Baptiste arrived late (7:13)
- Gomes arrived late (7:04)
Every vote, in order
New Bedford, Massachusetts Meeting: Committee on Finance Date: August 16, 2021 Time: 7:00 P.m. Place: City Council Chamber, Room 214, Municipal Building Present: Councillors Linda Morad, Chairperson; Joseph Lopes, Vice Chairman; Ian Abreu; Derek Baptiste (7:13); Naomi Carney; Hugh Dunn; Maria…
To recommend to the City Council Adoption of the Loan Order, appropriating $1,200,000.00 for the purpose of paying costs of a feasibility study for building a new elementary school to replace the John B. DeValles Elementary School located at 120 Katherine Street and James B. Congdon Elementary School located at 50 Hemlock Street.
Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lopes, Markey, MoradAbsent: Coelho, Lima
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 LOAN ORDER, appropriating $1,200,000.00 for the purpose of paying costs of a feasibility study for building a new elementary school to replace the John B. DeValles Elementary School located at 120 Katherine Street and James B. Congdon Elementary School located at 50 Hemlock Street. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 9, Nays 0..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Abreu)
To recommend to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on the Related Motion, Councillor Morad, requesting that Personnel Director Judith Perkins supply to the Committee on Finance a listing of all employees within the New Bedford Fire Department, including all fire personnel, Afscme and Unit C employees, providing the employee name, the 2021 budgeted salary and the actual salary paid to eac
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Markey, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on the RELATED MOTION, Councillor Morad, requesting that Personnel Director Judith Perkins supply to the Committee on Finance a listing of all employees within the New Bedford Fire Department, including all fire personnel, AFSCME and Unit C employees, providing the employee name, the 2021 budgeted salary and the actual salary paid to each employee through the end of the fiscal year 2021; and further, that the listing be provided to the Committee on Finance prior to July 20, 2021..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Markey)
To received and placed on file the CFO’s current report provided to the Committee.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Gomes, the Committee VOTED: To received and placed on file the CFO’s current report provided to the Committee..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Gomes)
To table this matter at this time.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Gomes and seconded by Councillor Lopes, the Committee VOTED: To table this matter at this time..” (Motion: Gomes, second: Lopes)
To follow the Chair’s recommendation and take “No Further Action” on the Written Motion, Councillor Lima, Council President Lopes, Councillors Abreu, Dunn, and Markey, requesting that the Administration provide the City Council with reports detailing in aggregate all intradepartmental and interdepartmental appropriation transfers for the past three fiscal years and to provide such reports on a qua
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Abreu, the Committee VOTED: To follow the Chair’s recommendation and take “No Further Action” on the WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Lima, Council President Lopes, Councillors Abreu, Dunn, and Markey, requesting that the Administration provide the City Council with reports detailing in aggregate all intradepartmental and interdepartmental appropriation transfers for the past three fiscal years and to provide such reports on a quarterly basis hereafter..” (Motion: Lopes, 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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