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October 28, 2025
4 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
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Present: Ian Abreu, Shane A. Burgo, Naomi R. A. Carney, Maria E. Giesta, Brian K. Gomes, Joseph P. Lopes, Linda M. Morad, Shawn Oliver, Ryan J. Pereira
Absent: Derek Baptiste, Leo Choquette
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Communication, Councillor Choquette, to Council President Burgo and Honorable Members of the City Council, informing that he will not be attending tonight’s Special City Council Meeting on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, due to a work related commitment.
Received and Placed on File
From the minutes
“Received and Placed on File. (Matter #1773).”
Communication, Council President Burgo, to City Clerk/Clerk of the City Council Dennis W. Farias, calling a Special Meeting of the City Council for Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at 7:30 p.m., in City Council Chambers, Second Floor of City Hall, to discharge the Committee on Appointments and Briefing…
Received and Placed on File
From the minutes
“Received and Placed on File. (Matter #1774).”
Written Motion, Council President Burgo, requesting, that the Committee on Appointments and Briefings be discharged from further consideration of the following matter: Communication, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting the Appointment of Daniel Higgins, New Bedford, MA to the Election…
Adopted
Communication, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting the Appointment of Daniel Higgins, New Bedford, MA to the Election Commission, replacing Lisa Dunaway, who has resigned; this term will expire April 2029.
Rule 40 Waived
Yes: Abreu, Burgo, Carney, Giesta, Gomes, Lopes, Morad, Oliver, PereiraAbsent: Baptiste, Choquette
From the minutes
“Rule 40 Waived – Yeas 9, Nays 0. (Matter #1701).”
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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