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November 9, 2022
2 meetings this evening, 2 recorded votes in all, in the order they were held.
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Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
Committee on City Property: committee votes are recommendations to the full council, which takes the final vote. About this committee
Attendance
Present: Ian Abreu, Hugh Dunn, Maria E. Giesta, Brian K. Gomes, Scott J. Lima, William “Brad” Markey, Linda M. Morad, Ryan J. Pereira
Absent: Derek Baptiste, Shane A. Burgo, Naomi R. A. Carney
1 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page
New Bedford, Massachusetts Meeting: Committee on City Property Date: November 09, 2022 Time: 6:30 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, with an Extension…
To send a Communication to all City Department inquiring if the above-referenced property is needed for municipal purposed or to offer any other pertinent information relative to the property.
The minutes list each councilor’s vote, but the list does not match the 7–0 count, so individual votes are not shown. We will ask the City Clerk to confirm.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Abreu and seconded by Councillor Pereira, the Committee VOTED: To send a Communication to all City Department inquiring if the above-referenced property is needed for municipal purposed or to offer any other pertinent information relative to the property..” (Motion: Abreu, second: Pereira)
7:02 p.m. · Special Committee on Environmental Affairs
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
Special Committee on Environmental Affairs: committee votes are recommendations to the full council, which takes the final vote. About this committee
Attendance
Present: Ian Abreu, Shane A. Burgo, Naomi R. A. Carney, Hugh Dunn, Maria E. Giesta, Brian K. Gomes, Scott J. Lima, William “Brad” Markey, Linda M. Morad, Ryan J. Pereira
Absent: Derek Baptiste
1 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page
New Bedford, Massachusetts Meeting: Committee on Environmental Affairs Date: November 09, 2022 Time: 7:02 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, with an…
To go into Executive Session with the intent to adjourn in Executive Session.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Gomes and seconded by Councillor Lima, the Committee VOTED: To go into Executive Session with the intent to adjourn in Executive Session..” (Motion: Gomes, second: Lima)
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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