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September 12, 2022
3 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Ian Abreu, Brian K. Gomes, Scott J. Lima, William “Brad” Markey, Linda M. Morad
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
New Bedford, Massachusetts Meeting: Ad Hoc Committee on the Revision of City Council’s Rules of Order Date: September 12, 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.…
To receive and place on file the document provided by Attorney Gerwatowski with the change recommendations agreed to with the input of the City Clerk’s Office and the City Council Office.
Yes: Abreu, Gomes, Lima, Markey, Morad
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Gomes and seconded by Councillor Markey, the Committee VOTED: To receive and place on file the document provided by Attorney Gerwatowski with the change recommendations agreed to with the input of the City Clerk’s Office and the City Council Office..” (Motion: Gomes, second: Markey)
To recommend that the current Council rules, numbers 1, 5, 23, 23A, 28, 30, 30A, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 42A, and 45, be stricken and replaced with the new proposed rules, as attached.
Yes: Abreu, Gomes, Lima, Markey, Morad
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Gomes and seconded by Councillor Markey, the Committee VOTED: To recommend that the current Council rules, numbers 1, 5, 23, 23A, 28, 30, 30A, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 42A, and 45, be stricken and replaced with the new proposed rules, as attached..” (Motion: Gomes, second: Markey)
To recommend to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on the Written Motion, Councillor Morad, requesting, that City Clerk Dennis Farias, Assistant City Council Clerk Susan Henriques, Clerk of Committees Denis Lawrence, Jr., and Legislative Counsel David Gerwatowski, be invited to join a meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Revision of City Council’s Rules of Order for the purpose of disc
Yes: Abreu, Gomes, Lima, Markey, Morad
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Markey and seconded by Councillor Abreu, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on the WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Morad, requesting, that City Clerk Dennis Farias, Assistant City Council Clerk Susan Henriques, Clerk of Committees Denis Lawrence, Jr., and Legislative Counsel David Gerwatowski, be invited to join a meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Revision of City Council’s Rules of Order for the purpose of discussing revisions to the City Council Rules of Order, (last updated in November 2015); and further, that said revisions be submitted to the full City Council for adoption..” (Motion: Markey, 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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