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July 8, 2024
15 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
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Present: Ian Abreu, Naomi R. A. Carney, Leo Choquette, Maria E. Giesta, Brian K. Gomes, Joseph P. Lopes, Linda M. Morad, Shawn Oliver
Absent: Derek Baptiste, Shane A. Burgo, Ryan J. Pereira
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Communication, Councillor Pereira, to Council President and Honorable Members of the City Council, informing that he is unable to attend the Special City Council Meeting of Monday, July 08, 2024, due to a work commitment.
Received and Placed on File
From the minutes
“Received and Placed on File. (Matter #1195).”
Communication, Councillor Baptiste, to the City Council, notifying that he will be unable to attend the Special City Council Meeting on Monday, July 08, 2024, due to a family commitment.
Received and Placed on File
From the minutes
“Received and Placed on File. (Matter #1196).”
Communication, Council President Carney, to City Clerk/Clerk of the City Council Dennis W. Farias, calling a Special Meeting of the City Council for Monday, July 08, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., for the consideration of Orders, detailing proposed updated Wastewater Base Rates and Commodity Rates.
Received and Placed on File
From the minutes
“Received and Placed on File. (Matter #1197).”
Communication, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting Orders, with two versions of a proposed Wastewater rate increase for Fiscal Year 2025; the two Orders reflect rate increase scenarios of approximately 4.3 percent and 10.2 percent, and detail the proposed Base Rate and Commodity Rate…
Received and Placed on File
From the minutes
“Received and Placed on File. (Matter #1198).”
An Order, with an FY25 Wastewater Commodity Rate of $7.81
NO FURTHER ACTION
City of New Bedford City Council July 8, 2024 Ordered, that the schedule of rates and charges for wastewater service adopted by the City Council pursuant to Section 16-94 the New Bedford Code of Ordinances on June 29, 2023, is hereby rescinded, effective July 1, 2024; and Ordered, that the charges…
Adopted
Yes: Abreu, Carney, Choquette, Giesta, Gomes, Lopes, Morad, OliverAbsent: Baptiste, Burgo, Pereira
From the minutes
“Adopted – Yeas 8, Nays 0. (Matter #1200).”
Rule 40 Waived
Yes: Abreu, Carney, Choquette, Giesta, Gomes, Lopes, Morad, OliverAbsent: Baptiste, Burgo, Pereira
From the minutes
“Rule 40 Waived – Yeas 8, Nays 0. (Matter #1200).”
Report, Committee on Finance, recommending to the City Council Adoption of the Order for the Transfer of $1,492,238.00 from Wastewater Retained Earnings to the Fiscal Year 2025 Wastewater Budget.
Recommended by the Committee on Finance
Removed from the Table
From the minutes
“Removed from the Table. (Matter #1140).”
Recommendation Followed
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #1140).”
City of New Bedford City Council June 13, 2024 Ordered, that to balance the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024 and ending June 31, 2025, the sum of One Million, Four Hundred Ninety-two Thousand, Two Hundred and Thirty-eight Dollars (1,492,238) now standing to the credit of the…
Removed from the Table
From the minutes
“Removed from the Table. (Matter #0984).”
Adopted
Yes: Abreu, Carney, Choquette, Giesta, Gomes, Lopes, Morad, OliverAbsent: Baptiste, Burgo, Pereira
From the minutes
“Adopted – Yeas 8, Nays 0. (Matter #0984).”
Report, Committee on Finance, recommending to the City Council Adoption of the Order for rates and charges for wastewater services for Fiscal Year 2025.
Recommended by the Committee on Finance
NO FURTHER ACTION
An Order, for rates and charges for wastewater services for Fiscal Year 2025.
NO FURTHER ACTION
An Order, for the Transfer of $2,750,000.00, from Wastewater Retained Earnings to Wastewater Other Financing Uses.
Removed from the Table
From the minutes
“Removed from the Table. (Matter #0988).”
Referred to the Committee on Finance
From the minutes
“Referred to the Committee on Finance. (Matter #0988).”
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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