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Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhoods
Chair and 10 members. Committee votes are recommendations; the full council takes the final vote.
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Chair: Brian K. Gomes
Members: Shawn Oliver, Ian Abreu, Derek Baptiste, Shane A. Burgo, Naomi R. A. Carney, Leo Choquette, Joseph P. Lopes, Scott Pemberton, Ryan J. Pereira, James Roy
Meetings with posted minutes
At the start of each meeting: Gomes 42 of 44 · Oliver 12 of 13 · Abreu 24 of 38 · Baptiste 15 of 23 · Burgo 15 of 18 · Carney 41 of 43 · Choquette 8 of 10 · Lopes 23 of 35 · Pemberton 2 of 2 · Pereira 17 of 18 · Roy 2 of 2
0 recorded votesAbsent: Joseph P. Lopes0 recorded votesAbsent: Ian Abreu, Derek Baptiste0 recorded votesAbsent: Leo Choquette1 recorded votesEveryone present0 recorded votesAbsent: Ian Abreu, Leo Choquette, Ryan J. Pereira0 recorded votesAbsent: Derek Baptiste0 recorded votesAbsent: Maria E. Giesta, Linda M. Morad0 recorded votesAbsent: Joseph P. Lopes0 recorded votesAbsent: Ian Abreu, Shane A. Burgo, Naomi R. A. Carney, Maria E. Giesta0 recorded votesAbsent: Joseph P. Lopes0 recorded votesAbsent: Ian Abreu, Derek Baptiste, Shane A. Burgo, Shawn Oliver0 recorded votesAbsent: Scott J. Lima0 recorded votesAbsent: Ian Abreu0 recorded votesAbsent: Scott J. Lima0 recorded votesEveryone present0 recorded votesAbsent: Maria E. Giesta, Linda M. Morad0 recorded votesAbsent: Ian Abreu, Derek Baptiste, Hugh Dunn, Maria E. Giesta1 recorded votesAbsent: Ian Abreu, Derek Baptiste, Shane A. Burgo, Hugh Dunn5 recorded votesAbsent: Ian Abreu, Derek Baptiste, Joseph P. Lopes6 recorded votesAbsent: Derek Baptiste3 recorded votesEveryone present0 recorded votesAbsent: Derek Baptiste0 recorded votesAbsent: Debora Coelho, Scott J. Lima, Joseph P. Lopes0 recorded votesAbsent: Ian Abreu, Maria E. Giesta, William “Brad” Markey, Linda M. Morad0 recorded votesAbsent: Ian Abreu, Debora Coelho, Maria E. Giesta, Joseph P. Lopes, Dana L. Rebeiro0 recorded votesAbsent: Linda M. Morad0 recorded votesAbsent: Ian Abreu, Scott J. Lima, Joseph P. Lopes0 recorded votesAbsent: Ian Abreu, Naomi R. A. Carney, Joseph P. Lopes0 recorded votesAbsent: Ian Abreu, Joseph P. Lopes, Steven Martins, Linda M. Morad, James D. Oliveira, Kerry M. Winterson0 recorded votesAbsent: Linda M. Morad, James D. Oliveira, Dana L. Rebeiro, Kerry M. Winterson0 recorded votesEveryone present0 recorded votesAbsent: Ian Abreu, James D. Oliveira0 recorded votesAbsent: Linda M. Morad0 recorded votesAbsent: Brian K. Gomes, Joseph P. Lopes, Steven Martins, James D. Oliveira2 recorded votesAbsent: Dana L. Rebeiro0 recorded votesAbsent: Brian K. Gomes, James D. Oliveira, Kerry M. Winterson0 recorded votesAbsent: James D. Oliveira0 recorded votesAbsent: Henry G. Bousquet, Joseph P. Lopes0 recorded votesAbsent: David Alves, Joseph P. Lopes, Linda M. Morad, James D. Oliveira0 recorded votesAbsent: James D. Oliveira0 recorded votesAbsent: Linda M. Morad, James D. Oliveira, Dana L. Rebeiro0 recorded votesAbsent: David Alves0 recorded votesAbsent: David Alves, Linda M. Morad, James D. Oliveira0 recorded votesAbsent: Linda M. Morad, James D. OliveiraWhat the full council did with its recommendations
Items listed in the council minutes under “Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhoods recommending.” Each shows the full council’s vote.
Mar 26, 2026: Report, Committee on Public Safety & Neighborhoods, recommending that the City Council take “No Further Action” on the Written Motion, Councillor Baptiste, requesting, that…
Recommendation Followed
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“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #0357).”
Recommendation Followed
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“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #0358).”
Recommendation Followed
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“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #0359).”
Recommendation Followed
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“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #0360).”
Sep 11, 2025: Report, Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhoods, recommending that the City Council take “No Further Action” on the Written Motion, Councillor Gomes, requesting, that…
Recommendation Followed
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“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #1491).”
Recommendation Followed
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“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #1492).”
Recommendation Followed
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“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #1493).”
May 8, 2025: Report, Committee on Public Safety & Neighborhoods, recommending to the City Council Approval of the Written Motion, Councillor Baptiste, requesting, on behalf of D.f.…
Recommendation Followed as Amended
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“Recommendation Followed as Amended. (Matter #0728).”
Recommendation Followed
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“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #0729).”
Recommendation Followed
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“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #0731).”
Mar 27, 2025: Report, Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhoods, recommending that the City Council take “No Further Action” on the Written Motion, Councillor Morad, requesting, that…
Recommendation Followed
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“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #0475).”
Recommendation Followed
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“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #0476).”
Recommendation Followed
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“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #0477).”
Recommendation Followed
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“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #0478).”
Recommendation Followed
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“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #0479).”
Recommendation Followed
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“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #0480).”
Feb 27, 2025: Report, Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhoods, recommending that the City Council take “No Further Action” on the Written Motion, Councillor Gomes, requesting that…
Recommendation Followed
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“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #0224).”
Recommendation Followed
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“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #0225).”
Recommendation Followed
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“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #0226).”
Recommendation Followed
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“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #0227).”
Aug 13, 2024: Report, Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhoods, recommending that the City Council take “No Further Action” on the Written Motion, Councillors Gomes and Oliver,…
Recommendation Followed
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“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #1345).”
Mar 26, 2024: Report, Committee on Public Safety & Neighborhoods, recommending that the City Council take “No Further Action” on the Written Motion, Councillor Gomes, requesting, that…
Recommendation Followed
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“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #0424).”
Mar 14, 2024: Report, Committee on Public Safety & Neighborhoods, recommending that the City Council take “No Further Action” on the Written Motion, Councillor Gomes, requesting, that…
Recommendation Followed
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“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #0336).”
Recommendation Followed
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“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #0337).”
Recommendation Followed
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“Recommendation Followed. (Matter #0338).”
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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