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September 28, 2022
2 meetings this evening, 6 recorded votes in all, in the order they were held.
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Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
Special Committee on Memorials and Dedications: committee votes are recommendations to the full council, which takes the final vote. About this committee
Attendance
Present: Naomi R. A. Carney, Brian K. Gomes, William “Brad” Markey
Absent: Ian Abreu, Shane A. Burgo
1 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page
New Bedford, Massachusetts Meeting: Special Committee on Memorials & Dedications Date: September 28, 2022 Time: 6:30 P.m. Place: City Council Chamber, Room 214, Municipal Building Present: Councillors Naomi Carney, Chairperson; Brian Gomes; William Brad Markey Absent: Councillors Shane Burgo, Vice…
To recommend to the City Council to refer approval to the Park Board of two (2) stone benches to be placed at the Women in Military Service Memorial located at Fort Taber Park.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Gomes and seconded by Councillor Markey, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council to refer approval to the Park Board of two (2) stone benches to be placed at the Women in Military Service Memorial located at Fort Taber Park..” (Motion: Gomes, second: Markey)
7:01 p.m. · Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhoods
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhoods: committee votes are recommendations to the full council, which takes the final vote. About this committee
Attendance
Present: Shane A. Burgo, Naomi R. A. Carney, Brian K. Gomes, Scott J. Lima, William “Brad” Markey, Linda M. Morad, Ryan J. Pereira
Absent: Ian Abreu, Derek Baptiste, Hugh Dunn, Maria E. Giesta
5 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page
New Bedford, Massachusetts Meeting: Committee on Public Safety & Neighborhoods Date: September 28, 2022 Time: 7:01 P.m. Place: City Council Chamber, Room 214, Municipal Building Present: Councillors Brian Gomes, Chairman; Shane Burgo, Vice Chairman; Naomi Carney; Scott Lima; William Brad Markey;…
To table this matter for sixty (60) days, and that letters be sent to the Superintendent of Schools and the Chief of Police to attend another Public Safety & Neighborhoods Committee meeting to further review this matter.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Pereira and seconded by Councillor Burgo, the Committee VOTED: To table this matter for sixty (60) days, and that letters be sent to the Superintendent of Schools and the Chief of Police to attend another Public Safety & Neighborhoods Committee meeting to further review this matter..” (Motion: Pereira, second: Burgo)
To table this matter for sixty (60) days.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Burgo and seconded by Councillor Carney, the Committee VOTED: To table this matter for sixty (60) days..” (Motion: Burgo, second: Carney)
To follow the Chair's suggestion and waive the reading and refer out to the City Council recommending “No Further Action” on this matter at this time.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Morad and seconded by Councillor Burgo, the Committee VOTED: To follow the Chair's suggestion and waive the reading and refer out to the City Council recommending “No Further Action” on this matter at this time..” (Motion: Morad, second: Burgo)
To follow the Chair's suggestion and waive the reading and refer out to the City Council recommending “No Further Action” on this matter at this time.
From the minutes
“The Committee VOTED: To follow the Chair's suggestion and waive the reading and refer out to the City Council recommending “No Further Action” on this matter at this time..”
To enter into ‘Executive Session’ for the purpose of discussing the deployment of security personnel or devices, or strategies with respect thereto, for the purpose of exploring with the Administration and Police Department the availability of certain security equipment and/or other devices that may not be currently provided that could serve to provide enhanced security; and further that at the co
From the minutes
“The Committee VOTED: To enter into ‘Executive Session’ for the purpose of discussing the deployment of security personnel or devices, or strategies with respect thereto, for the purpose of exploring with the Administration and Police Department the availability of certain security equipment and/or other devices that may not be currently provided that could serve to provide enhanced security; and further that at the completion of this discussion the Committee will not reconvene, but will adjourn in Executive Session..”
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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