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November 30, 2023
5 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
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Present: Ian Abreu, Derek Baptiste, 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: Shane A. Burgo
During the meeting:
- Gomes arrived late (7:10)
Every vote, in order
Communication, Council President Morad, to City Clerk/Clerk of the City Council Dennis W. Farias, calling a Special Meeting of the City Council for Thursday, November 30, 2023, at 7:00 p.m., in City Council Chambers, Second Floor of City Hall, to Hold A Hearing on Tax Classification for Fiscal Year…
Received and Placed on File
From the minutes
“Received and Placed on File. (Matter #1999).”
Published, Monday, November 20, 2023, in the New Bedford Standard Times, Giving Notice of Tax Classification Hearing for Fiscal Year 2024, on Thursday, November 30, 2022 at 7:00 P.m. in City Council Chambers, City Hall.
Received and Placed on File
From the minutes
“Received and Placed on File. (Matter #2000).”
Communication, Board of Assessors, submitting Informational Packet to assist Councillors in selection of Minimum Residential Factor for Fiscal Year 2024, dated November 30, 2023.
Received and Placed on File
From the minutes
“Received and Placed on File. (Matter #2001).”
Ordered, That the Minimum Residential Factor of 0.8318 for Local Assessment Be and the Same Is Hereby Adopted for Fiscal Year 2024. (Shift of 1.73%.)
Adopted
Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Markey, Morad, Oliver, PereiraAbsent: Burgo
From the minutes
“Adopted – Yeas 10, Nays 0. (Matter #2002).”
Related Motion, Councillor Pereira, requesting, that the Committee on Audit investigate the departmental deficit of $184,291 in the Mayor’s Office.
Referred to the Committee on Audit
From the minutes
“Referred to the Committee on Audit. (Matter #2003).”
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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