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Committee on Audit
Chair and 4 members. Committee votes are recommendations; the full council takes the final vote.
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Chair: Shawn Oliver
Members: Joseph P. Lopes, Naomi R. A. Carney, Leo Choquette, Ryan J. Pereira
Meetings with posted minutes
At the start of each meeting: Oliver 4 of 4 · Lopes 4 of 8 · Choquette 1 of 1 · Pereira 4 of 4
1 recorded votesAbsent: Ian Abreu, Joseph P. Lopes0 recorded votesAbsent: Ian Abreu, Joseph P. Lopes0 recorded votesAbsent: Joseph P. Lopes0 recorded votesAbsent: Joseph P. Lopes1 recorded votesAbsent: Linda M. Morad0 recorded votesAbsent: Brian K. Gomes0 recorded votesAbsent: James D. Oliveira0 recorded votesAbsent: Brian K. Gomes, Linda M. MoradWhat the full council did with its recommendations
Items listed in the council minutes under “Committee on Audit recommending.” Each shows the full council’s vote.
Jan 8, 2026: Report, Committee on Audit, recommending that the City Council take “No Further Action” on the Written Motion, Councillors Morad and Pereira, requesting that Purchasing…
Recommendation Followed
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #0025).”
Recommendation Followed
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #0026).”
Mar 13, 2025: Report, Committee on Audit, recommending that the City Council take “No Further Action” on the Written Motion, Councillor Morad, Vice Chair of the Audit…
Recommendation Followed
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #0316).”
Oct 24, 2024: Report, Committee on Audit, recommending that the City Council take “No Further Action” on the Written Motion, Councillor Pereira, requesting that the Committee on…
Recommendation Followed
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #1765).”
Apr 22, 2021: Report, Committee on Audit, recommending to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on the Written Motion, Councillor Lima and Council President Lopes,…
Recommendation Followed
Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, MoradAbsent: Coelho
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed – Yeas 10, Nays 0. YEAS: Councillors Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey and Morad. (Matter #0529).”
Recommendation Followed
Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, MoradAbsent: Coelho
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed – Yeas 10, Nays 0. YEAS: Councillors Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey and Morad. (Matter #0530).”
Sep 27, 2018: Report, Committee on Audit, recommending to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on the Communication, Council President Morad, submitting a copy of…
Recommendation Followed
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #1633).”
Recommendation Followed
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #1634).”
Recommendation Followed
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #1635).”
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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