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December 7, 2021
5 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Present: Ian Abreu, Derek Baptiste, Naomi R. A. Carney, Hugh Dunn, Maria E. Giesta, Brian K. Gomes, Scott J. Lima, William “Brad” Markey, Linda M. Morad
Absent: Debora Coelho, Joseph P. Lopes
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Communication, Council President Lopes, to Members of the city Council, informing that he is unable to attend the Tax Classification Meeting on December 7, at 7:00 P.m. due to a work commitment.
Received and Placed on File
From the minutes
“Received and Placed on File. (Matter #1846).”
Communication, Council President Lopes, to City Clerk/Clerk of the City Council Dennis W. Farias, calling a Special Meeting of the City Council for Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at 7:00 P.m., in City Council Chambers, City Hall, to Hold A Hearing on Tax Classification for Fiscal Year 2022.
Received and Placed on File
From the minutes
“Received and Placed on File. (Matter #1847).”
Legal Ad, Published, Wednesday, November 24, 2021, in the New Bedford Standard- Times, Giving Notice of Tax Classification Hearing for Fiscal Year 2022, at 7:00 P.m. in City Council Chambers, City Hall.
Received and Placed on File
From the minutes
“Received and Placed on File. (Matter #1848).”
Communication, Board of Assessors, submitting Informational Packet to assist Councillors in selection of Minimum Residential Factor for Fiscal Year 2022.
Received and Placed on File
From the minutes
“Received and Placed on File. (Matter #1849).”
Order, Adopting a Minimum Residential Factor for Fiscal Year 2022.
Hearing Continued until December 16, 2021 at 7:15 pm
Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Markey, MoradAbsent: Coelho, Lopes
From the minutes
“Hearing Continued until December 16, 2021 at 7:15 pm – Yeas 9, Nays 0. (Matter #1850).”
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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