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October 21, 2024
4 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Ian Abreu, Derek Baptiste, Shane A. Burgo, Naomi R. A. Carney, Leo Choquette, Maria E. Giesta, Brian K. Gomes, Joseph P. Lopes, Linda M. Morad, Shawn Oliver, Ryan J. Pereira
Absent: None
During the meeting:
- Abreu arrived late (7:18)
- Baptiste arrived late (7:20)
- Gomes arrived late (7:53)
Every vote, in order
These items were taken out of order without objection. 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…
To recommend that the City Council take “No Further Action” on the 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 Water and Wastewater billings as of January 31, 2022, said report shall i
Yes: Burgo, Carney, Choquette, Giesta, Lopes, Morad, Oliver, Pereira
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Giesta, the Committee VOTED: To recommend that the City Council take “NO FURTHER ACTION” on the 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 Water and Wastewater billings as of January 31, 2022, said report shall include comparable information for the periods of March 2021 and August 2021..” (Motion: Lopes, second: Giesta)
Written Motion, Councillors Morad and Giesta, requesting that Chief Financial Officer Robert Ekstrom and Airport Director Scot Servis appear before the Committee on Finance to discuss the source of funding for a recently issued Request for Proposal for a consultant contract for "Air Service…
To recommend that the City Council take “No Further Action” on the Written Motion, Councillors Morad and Giesta, requesting that Chief Financial Officer Robert Ekstrom and Airport Director Scot Servis appear before the Committee on Finance to discuss the source of funding for a recently issued Request for Proposal for a consultant contract for "Air Service Investigation"; said contract not to exce
Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Burgo, Carney, Choquette, Giesta, Lopes, Morad, Oliver, Pereira
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Giesta and seconded by Councillor Burgo, the Committee VOTED: To recommend that the City Council take “NO FURTHER ACTION” on the WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Morad and Giesta, requesting that Chief Financial Officer Robert Ekstrom and Airport Director Scot Servis appear before the Committee on Finance to discuss the source of funding for a recently issued Request for Proposal for a consultant contract for "Air Service Investigation"; said contract not to exceed $65,000; since it would appear that funding for this proposal is not within the recently approved FY2025 Airport Enterprise Fund budget. (Matter #1358).” (Motion: Giesta, second: Burgo)
Written Motion, Council President Morad, requesting, that New Bedford Retirement Board Executive Director Eric C. Cohen be invited to attend a meeting of the Committee on Finance to provide a general overview of the operation of the Retirement Board; and further, to discuss the annual COLA…
To recommend that the City Council take “No Further Action” on the Written Motion, Council President Morad, requesting, that New Bedford Retirement Board Executive Director Eric C. Cohen be invited to attend a meeting of the Committee on Finance to provide a general overview of the operation of the Retirement Board; and further, to discuss the annual COLA recommendation process and the calculation
Yes: Abreu, Burgo, Carney, Choquette, Giesta, Lopes, Morad, Oliver, Pereira
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Giesta and seconded by Councillor Lopes, the Committee VOTED: To recommend that the City Council take “NO FURTHER ACTION” on the WRITTEN MOTION, Council President Morad, requesting, that New Bedford Retirement Board Executive Director Eric C. Cohen be invited to attend a meeting of the Committee on Finance to provide a general overview of the operation of the Retirement Board; and further, to discuss the annual COLA recommendation process and the calculation of the City’s annual contribution to the OPED Trust Fund. (Matter #1192).” (Motion: Giesta, second: Lopes)
Written Motion, Councillor Morad, requesting that Facilities and Fleet Management Director Jennifer Vieira, Chief Financial Officer Robert Ekstrom appear before the Committee on Finance to discuss the construction currently being performed at the former Downtown Police Station located at 572…
To recommend that the City Council take “No Further Action” on the Written Motion, Councillor Morad, requesting that Facilities and Fleet Management Director Jennifer Vieira, Chief Financial Officer Robert Ekstrom appear before the Committee on Finance to discuss the construction currently being performed at the former Downtown Police Station located at 572 Pleasant Street, to include the purpose
Yes: Burgo, Carney, Choquette, Giesta, Gomes, Lopes, Morad, Oliver, Pereira
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Pereira and seconded by Councillor Giesta, the Committee VOTED: To recommend that the City Council take “NO FURTHER ACTION” on the WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Morad, requesting that Facilities and Fleet Management Director Jennifer Vieira, Chief Financial Officer Robert Ekstrom appear before the Committee on Finance to discuss the construction currently being performed at the former Downtown Police Station located at 572 Pleasant Street, to include the purpose of the construction, the anticipated costs associated with the construction and the source of funding for the construction. (Matter #1218).” (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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