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April 18, 2024
2 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Present: Ian Abreu, Shane A. Burgo, Naomi R. A. Carney, Leo Choquette, Joseph P. Lopes, Linda M. Morad, Shawn Oliver, Ryan J. Pereira
Absent: Derek Baptiste, Maria E. Giesta, Brian K. Gomes
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Communication, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting an Order, authorizing the City to enter into a five-year lease agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc. for Body Worn Cameras (Bwc) including training, hardware, software and storage. (Referred – March 14, 2024.) (Matter Id #0313)
To recommend to the City Council Adoption of an Order and Lease Agreement, authorizing the City to enter into a five-year lease agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc. for Body Worn Cameras (Bwc) including training, hardware, software and storage.
Yes: Abreu, Burgo, Carney, Choquette, Lopes, Morad, Oliver, PereiraAbsent: Baptiste, Giesta, Gomes
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Burgo, the Committee VOTED: To recommend to the City Council ADOPTION of AN ORDER and LEASE AGREEMENT, authorizing the City to enter into a five-year lease agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc. for Body Worn Cameras (BWC) including training, hardware, software and storage. (Matter #0313).” (Motion: Lopes, second: Burgo)
On motion by Councillor Pereira and seconded by Councillor Burgo, the Committee Voted: To recommend that the City Council take “No Further Action” on the following Substitute Motion at this time. This motion passed on a roll call vote of Yeas 8, Nays 0, with Councillors Abreu – yes; Burgo – yes;…
To recommend that the City Council take “No Further Action” on the following Substitute Motion at this time.
Yes: Abreu, Burgo, Carney, Choquette, Lopes, Morad, Oliver, PereiraAbsent: Baptiste, Giesta, Gomes
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Pereira and seconded by Councillor Burgo, the Committee VOTED: To recommend that the City Council take “NO FURTHER ACTION” on the following SUBSTITUTE MOTION at this time. (Matter #0196).” (Motion: Pereira, second: Burgo)
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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