April 24, 2023

1 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.

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Committee on Finance: 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, Maria E. Giesta, Brian K. Gomes, William “Brad” Markey, Linda M. Morad, Shawn Oliver

Absent: Derek Baptiste, Scott J. Lima, Ryan J. Pereira

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Gomes arrived late (7:13)

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Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Communication, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting Orders for the Transfer out of the Free Cash Account, to the Stabilization Fund in the amount of $3,217,704.00; to the Stabilization Fund in the amount of $6,151,689; to the Oped Trust Fund in the amount…

Minutes, page 1

Adopt orderPassed · Voice vote, names not recorded

To recommend to the City Council Adoption of the Orders for the Transfer out of the Free Cash Account, to the Stabilization Fund in the amount of $3,217,704.00; to the Stabilization Fund in the amount of $6,151,689; to the Oped Trust Fund in the amount of $1,287,082.00; to Facilities and Fleet, Capital Outlay in the amount of $495,000.00; to Facilities and Fleet, Capital Outlay in the amount of $8

From the minutes

“On motion by Councillor Morad and seconded by Councillor Gomes, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council ADOPTION of the ORDERS for the TRANSFER out of the FREE CASH ACCOUNT, to the STABILIZATION FUND in the amount of $3,217,704.00; to the STABILIZATION FUND in the amount of $6,151,689; to the OPED TRUST FUND in the amount of $1,287,082.00; to FACILITIES AND FLEET, CAPITAL OUTLAY in the amount of $495,000.00; to FACILITIES AND FLEET, CAPITAL OUTLAY in the amount of $85,500.00; to EMPLOYEES BENEFITS, CHARGES & SERVICES in the amount of $166,077.00; to ZOO, CHARGES & SERVICES in the amount of $70,000.00; to ZOO, SUPPLIES & MATERIALS in the amount of $22,766.00; to POLICE, CAPITAL OUTLAY in the amount of $400,000.00; to POLICE, CAPITAL OUTLAY in the amount of $375,000.00; to GENERAL GOVERNMENT UNCLASSIFIED, CHARGES & SERVICES in the amount of $100,000.00; to PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, CAPITAL OUTLAY in the amount of $300,000.00 and to PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, CAPITAL OUTLAY in the amount of $200,000.00..” (Motion: Morad, second: Gomes)

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (PDF)

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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