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May 16, 2024
3 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Ian Abreu, Derek Baptiste, Naomi R. A. Carney, Leo Choquette, Maria E. Giesta, Brian K. Gomes, Joseph P. Lopes, Linda M. Morad, Shawn Oliver, Ryan J. Pereira
Absent: Shane A. Burgo
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On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Abreu, the following item was removed from the table and a Communication/Email from Pamela Davis, Consultant to the Assessors, was received and placed on file. This motion passed on a roll call vote of Yeas 8, Nays 0, with Councillors Abreu –…
To recommend that the City Council take “No Further Action” at this time.
Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Choquette, Giesta, Gomes, Lopes, Morad, OliverNo: PereiraAbsent: Burgo
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Gomes and seconded by Councillor Giesta, the Committee VOTED: To recommend that the City Council take “NO FURTHER ACTION” at this time. (Matter #0197).” (Motion: Gomes, second: Giesta)
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 $3,170,000.00; to the OPEB Trust Fund in the amount of $1,270,000.00; to General Government Unclassified, Charges & Services in the amount of…
On.
From the minutes
“The Committee VOTED: on. (Matter #0461).”
To table the matters at this time.
Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Choquette, Giesta, Gomes, Lopes, Morad, Oliver, PereiraAbsent: Burgo
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Pereira and seconded by Councillor Giesta, the Committee VOTED: To table the matters at this time. (Matter #0461).” (Motion: Pereira, second: Giesta)
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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