MassVoter.com← New Bedford City CouncilNew Bedford City Council · 2026–2027 Council · Joint convention meeting · 6:10 p.m.
January 7, 2026
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Note on these minutes: Joint convention with the School Committee; its votes are joint, so they are not listed here as City Council votes.
Present: Ian Abreu, Derek Baptiste, Shane A. Burgo, Naomi R. A. Carney, Leo Choquette, Brian K. Gomes, Shawn Oliver, Scott Pemberton, Ryan J. Pereira, James Roy
Absent: Joseph P. Lopes
During the meeting:
- Baptiste arrived late (6:12)
Every vote, in order
No recorded votes.
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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