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March 8, 2023
2 meetings this evening, 3 recorded votes in all, in the order they were held.
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Start my ballot →6:31 p.m. · Committee on Ordinances
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
Committee on Ordinances: 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, Maria E. Giesta, Brian K. Gomes, Scott J. Lima, William “Brad” Markey, Linda M. Morad, Shawn Oliver, Ryan J. Pereira
Absent: Ian Abreu, Derek Baptiste
During the meeting:
- Burgo arrived late (6:32)
- Gomes arrived late (6:32)
1 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Communication, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting an Ordinance, amending the Unit C Schedule, set forth in Chapter 19, Section 19-7.1 (b) of the Code of Ordinances, by adjusting the step dates assigned to Unit C employees who were currently employed on…
To recommend to the City Council Approval of the Ordinance, submitted by Mayor Mitchell, amending the Unit C Schedule, set forth in Chapter 19, Section 19-7.1 (b) of the Code of Ordinances, by adjusting the step dates assigned to Unit C employees who were currently employed on October 1, 2022.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Morad and seconded by Councillor Carney, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council APPROVAL of the ORDINANCE, submitted by Mayor Mitchell, amending the Unit C Schedule, set forth in Chapter 19, Section 19-7.1 (b) of the Code of Ordinances, by adjusting the step dates assigned to Unit C employees who were currently employed on October 1, 2022..” (Motion: Morad, second: Carney)
7:03 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: Derek Baptiste, Shane A. Burgo, Naomi R. A. Carney, Maria E. Giesta, Brian K. Gomes, William “Brad” Markey, Linda M. Morad, Shawn Oliver, Ryan J. Pereira
Absent: Ian Abreu
2 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Written Motion, Councillor Gomes requesting that the Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhoods meet with Police Chief Paul Oliveira, Lt. Evan Bielski from the New Bedford Police Union, a representative from the Mitchell Administration and the Massachusetts…
To recommend that the City Council request that the Administration look into the possibility of an Educational Bill and incentives for current Police Officers to increase steps and hiring pay.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Burgo and seconded by Councillor Pereira, the Committee VOTED: To recommend that the City Council request that the Administration look into the possibility of an Educational Bill and incentives for current Police Officers to increase steps and hiring pay..” (Motion: Burgo, second: Pereira)
To Table the matter. Public Safety and Neighborhood Committee March 8, 2023
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Giesta and seconded by Councillor Carney, the Committee VOTED: to Table the matter. Public Safety and Neighborhood Committee March 8, 2023.” (Motion: Giesta, second: Carney)
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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