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Committee on Internal Affairs
Chair and 4 members. Committee votes are recommendations; the full council takes the final vote.
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Chair: Brian K. Gomes
Members: Shane A. Burgo, Ian Abreu, Leo Choquette, Ryan J. Pereira
Meetings with posted minutes
At the start of each meeting: Gomes 3 of 3 · Abreu 1 of 2 · Pereira 1 of 1
0 recorded votesAbsent: Linda M. Morad1 recorded votesAbsent: Ian Abreu, Derek Baptiste0 recorded votesAbsent: Kerry M. Winterson0 recorded votesEveryone presentWhat the full council did with its recommendations
Items listed in the council minutes under “Committee on Internal Affairs recommending.” Each shows the full council’s vote.
Mar 14, 2024: Report, Committee on Internal Affairs, recommending that the City Council take “No Further Action” on the Written Motion, Councillor Gomes, requesting, that the Committee…
Recommendation Followed
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #0333).”
Recommendation Followed
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #0334).”
Recommendation Followed
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #0335).”
May 27, 2021: Report, Committee on Internal Affairs, recommending to the City Council to take “No Further Action” on the Written Motion, Councillor Lopes, requesting, the Department…
Recommendation Followed
Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, Morad
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed – Yeas 11, Nays 0. YEAS: Councillors Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey and Morad. (Matter #0708).”
Recommendation Followed
Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, Morad
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed – Yeas 11, Nays 0. YEAS: Councillors Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey and Morad. (Matter #0709).”
Recommendation Followed
Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, Morad
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed – Yeas 11, Nays 0. YEAS: Councillors Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey and Morad. (Matter #0710).”
Recommendation Followed
Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, Morad
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed – Yeas 11, Nays 0. YEAS: Councillors Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey and Morad. (Matter #0712).”
Recommendation Followed
Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, Morad
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed – Yeas 11, Nays 0. YEAS: Councillors Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey and Morad. (Matter #0713).”
Recommendation Followed
Yes: Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey, Morad
From the minutes
“Recommendation Followed – Yeas 11, Nays 0. YEAS: Councillors Abreu, Baptiste, Carney, Coelho, Dunn, Giesta, Gomes, Lima, Lopes, Markey and Morad. (Matter #0714).”
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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