MassVoter.com← New Bedford City CouncilNew Bedford · Committee on Finance · 6:22 p.m.
March 27, 2025
3 recorded votes, 1 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:
- Burgo arrived late (7:04)
Every vote, in order
Communication, John Taxiarchos, Treasurer/Collector, to Councillor Linda Morad, Chair, Committee on Finance, requesting a vote of the Finance Committee to permanently finance various projects in the amount of $6,590,000 and to issue or renew temporary notes for various projects in the amount of…
To receive and place on file the Communication submitted by Treasurer/Collector John Taxiarchos requesting a vote of the Finance Committee.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Pereira and seconded by Councillor Lopes, the Committee VOTED: To receive and place on file the Communication submitted by Treasurer/Collector John Taxiarchos requesting a vote of the Finance Committee..” (Motion: Pereira, second: Lopes)
To receive and place on file the informational packet relative to the project descriptions, submitted by Treasurer/Collector John Taxiarchos.
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Pereira and seconded by Councillor Lopes, the Committee VOTED: To receive and place on file the informational packet relative to the project descriptions, submitted by Treasurer/Collector John Taxiarchos..” (Motion: Pereira, second: Lopes)
To approve the financing request, as presented.
The minutes record 9 yes votes with 11 councilors present and do not say who did not vote, so individual votes are not shown. We have asked the City Clerk to confirm (Oct. 1, 2026).
From the minutes
“On motion by Councillor Lopes and seconded by Councillor Burgo, the Committee VOTED: To approve the financing request, as presented..” (Motion: Lopes, 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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