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March 15, 2022
3 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Shane A. Burgo, Hugh Dunn, Maria E. Giesta, Ryan J. Pereira
Absent: Derek Baptiste
Every vote, in order
New Bedford, Massachusetts Meeting: Special Covid-19 Business Committee Date: March 15, 2022 Time: 7:00 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 with an…
To table this matter at this time.
Yes: Burgo, Dunn, Giesta, PereiraAbsent: Baptiste
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Giesta and seconded by Councillor Burgo, the Committee VOTED: To table this matter at this time..” (Motion: Giesta, second: Burgo)
To recommend to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on the Written Motion, Councillor Pereira, requesting that the Special Covid-19 Business Committee explore the City’s capacity to purchase Covid-19 Rapid Tests to assist businesses obtain tests for their staff.
Yes: Burgo, Dunn, Giesta, PereiraAbsent: Baptiste
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Burgo and seconded by Councillor Dunn, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on the WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Pereira, requesting that the Special COVID-19 Business Committee explore the City’s capacity to purchase COVID-19 Rapid Tests to assist businesses obtain tests for their staff..” (Motion: Burgo, second: Dunn)
To follow the Chair’s recommendations on items three (3) and four (4), to waive the reading and refer out to the City Council to take “No Further Action”.
Yes: Burgo, Dunn, PereiraAbsent: Baptiste
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Dunn and seconded by Councillor Burgo, the Committee VOTED: To follow the Chair’s recommendations on items three (3) and four (4), to waive the reading and refer out to the City Council to take “No Further Action”..” (Motion: Dunn, second: Burgo)
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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