MassVoter.com← New Bedford City CouncilNew Bedford · Committee on Finance · 7:17 p.m.
December 11, 2023
3 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Ian Abreu, Shane A. Burgo, Naomi R. A. Carney, Maria E. Giesta, Brian K. Gomes, Scott J. Lima, William “Brad” Markey, Linda M. Morad, Shawn Oliver
Absent: Derek Baptiste, Ryan J. Pereira
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Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Communication, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting an Order, authorizing the City of New Bedford to enter into a five (5) year lease agreement with Toshiba American Business Solutions, Inc., for multi-function copies for the New Bedford School Department…
To recommend to the City Council Adoption of the Order, authorizing the City of New Bedford to enter into a five (5) year lease agreement with Toshiba American Business Solutions, Inc., for multi-function copies for the New Bedford School Department.
Yes: Abreu, Burgo, Carney, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Markey, Morad, OliverAbsent: Baptiste, Pereira
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Burgo and seconded by Councillor Oliver, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council ADOPTION of the ORDER, authorizing the City of New Bedford to enter into a five (5) year lease agreement with Toshiba American Business Solutions, Inc., for multi-function copies for the New Bedford School Department..” (Motion: Burgo, second: Oliver)
Notice, City Clerk of reference of a Written Motion, Councillor Morad, requesting that Department of Public Infrastructure Commissioner Jamie Ponte provide the Committee on Finance with a summary report detailing current and past due Commercial, Industrial, Municipal and Residential accounts for…
To table the matter for 30 days.
Yes: Abreu, Carney, Giesta, Lima, Markey, Morad, OliverAbsent: Baptiste, Pereira
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Morad and seconded by Councillor Giesta, the Committee VOTED: To table the matter for 30 days..” (Motion: Morad, second: Giesta)
On motion by Councillor Oliver and seconded by Councillor Abreu, the Committee Voted: To follow the Chair’s recommendation to waive the reading and take “No Further Action” on items #3 - #15a at this time. This motion passed on a roll call vote of Yeas 7, Nays 0, with Councillor Abreu – yes;…
To follow the Chair’s recommendation to waive the reading and take “No Further Action” on items #3 - #15a at this time.
Yes: Abreu, Carney, Giesta, Lima, Markey, Morad, OliverAbsent: Baptiste, Pereira
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Oliver and seconded by Councillor Abreu, the Committee VOTED: To follow the Chair’s recommendation to waive the reading and take “No Further Action” on items #3 - #15a at this time. (Matter #0327).” (Motion: Oliver, second: Abreu)
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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