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September 13, 2021
5 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Ian Abreu, Derek Baptiste, Naomi R. A. Carney, Maria E. Giesta, Brian K. Gomes, Scott J. Lima, Joseph P. Lopes, William “Brad” Markey, Linda M. Morad
Absent: Debora Coelho, Hugh Dunn
During the meeting:
- Gomes arrived late (7:05)
Every vote, in order
New Bedford, Massachusetts Meeting: Committee on Finance Date: September 13, 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; Naomi Carney; Maria Giesta; Brian Gomes…
To recommend to the City Council Approval of the CPA annual budget for fiscal year 2022.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Markey, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council APPROVAL of the CPA annual budget for fiscal year 2022..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Markey)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Communication, Mayor Mitchell, to the City Council, submitting a request to hire the Department of Resilience and Environmental Stewardship's Environmental Project Manager, Courtney Cohen, at Grade M-12, Step 4 to compensate her commensurate with her expertise…
To recommend to the City Council Approval of the request to hire the Department of Resilience and Environmental Stewardship’s Environmental Project Manager, Courtney Cohen, at Grade M-12, Step 4 to compensate her commensurate with her expertise and decades of relevant experience.
Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, MarkeyNo: Carney, MoradAbsent: Coelho, Dunn
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Markey, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council Approval of the request to hire the Department of Resilience and Environmental Stewardship’s Environmental Project Manager, Courtney Cohen, at Grade M-12, Step 4 to compensate her commensurate with her expertise and decades of relevant experience. This motion passed on a Roll Call Vote of Yeas 7, Nays 2, with Councillors Carney and Morad opposed..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Markey)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Written Motion, Council President Lopes, Councillors Lima, Markey and Morad, requesting that the Mitchell Administration and the Department of Public Infrastructure establish a payment plan for all past due / outstanding water and sewer bills incurred during the…
To receive and place on file the draft hardship payment plan from Department of Public Infrastructure.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Carney, the Committee VOTED: To receive and place on file the draft hardship payment plan from Department of Public Infrastructure..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Carney)
To receive and place on file the copy of the aging of the past due billing from the Department of Public Infrastructure and Wastewater.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Gomes, the Committee VOTED: To receive and place on file the copy of the aging of the past due billing from the Department of Public Infrastructure and Wastewater..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Gomes)
To table this matter for sixty (60) days.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lima and seconded by Councillor Abreu, the Committee VOTED: To table this matter for sixty (60) days..” (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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