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New Bedford Former City Councilor

Henry G. Bousquet

Ward 3 · 2 terms in this record

Ward 3 councilor until he resigned, effective February 1, 2017.

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2016–2017 Council2014–2015 Council
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Record at a glance · 2016–2017 Council

30 of 32meetings attended (94%) · whole council 95%
259votes cast by name (yes, no or abstain)
15no votes (6% of votes cast) · whole council 8%
8 of 61split votes where Bousquet was in the minority (13%) · whole council 23%
0abstained
–committee seats (current council only)

On split votes, Bousquet voted the same way as…

How these numbers work
  • Counted from the official minutes, for 2016–2017 Council only. Committee meetings and routine votes (adjourning, approving minutes) are not counted.
  • Attendance counts the meetings where the minutes list Bousquet as present or absent at the start.
  • Only votes the minutes record member by member are counted. Voice votes and votes given only as a count (for example 6-3 with no names) are not.
  • Percentages are shown only when there are at least 10 meetings or votes to count.
  • A split vote is one where at least one member voted yes and another voted no. “In the minority” means on the side with fewer votes; ties are not counted.
  • “Whole council” combines every member’s record for the same term.

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Attendance

At the start of 30 of 32 City Council meetings in 2016–2017 Council.

Missed

Every meeting (32)

Votes where councilors disagreed · 2016–2017 Council

Jan 26An Ordinance, amending Chapter 19, Section 19-7 Personnel, Establishment…Motion: Passed to a Second ReadingPassed 9–1 · Bousquet: Yes

January 26, 2017: An Ordinance, amending Chapter 19, Section 19-7 Personnel, Establishment of Unit C Salary Plan.

Ordinance: second readingPassed · 9–1

Passed to a Second Reading

Voted: Yes

Yes: Abreu, Bousquet, Carney, Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Martins, Oliveira, WintersonNo: MoradAbsent: Rebeiro

From the minutes

“Passed to a Second Reading – Yeas 9, Nays 1. December 08, 2016. (Council President Morad OPPOSED; Councillor Rebeiro not present for vote.) (Matter #2209).”

Read it in the official minutes, page 3 (PDF)

Jan 26An Ordinance, amending Chapter 19, Section 19-7 Personnel, Establishment…Motion: Referred to the Committee on Ordinances – FAILSReferred 2–9 · Bousquet: No

January 26, 2017: An Ordinance, amending Chapter 19, Section 19-7 Personnel, Establishment of Unit C Salary Plan.

Send to committee or departmentReferred · 2–9

Referred to the Committee on Ordinances – FAILS

Voted: No

Yes: Martins, MoradNo: Abreu, Bousquet, Carney, Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Oliveira, Rebeiro, Winterson

From the minutes

“Referred to the Committee on Ordinances – FAILS – Yeas 2, Nays 9. (Councillors Morad and Martins IN FAVOR.) (Matter #2209).”

Read it in the official minutes, page 3 (PDF)

Jan 26Report, Committee on Finance, recommend to the City Council…Motion: Rule 42 WaivedPassed 10–0 · Bousquet: Not recorded

January 26, 2017: Report, Committee on Finance, recommend to the City Council Approval of the STA application and Resolution approved by the Tax Increment Financing Board for a five (5) year STA Agreement…

ApprovePassed · 10–0

Rule 42 Waived

The minutes record 10 yes votes with 11 members present and do not say who did not vote, so individual votes are not shown. We will ask the City Clerk to confirm.

From the minutes

“Rule 42 Waived – Yeas 10, nays 0.(Gomes not Present for vote.) (Matter #0193).”

Read it in the official minutes, page 8 (PDF)

Dec 8Ordered, that the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars…Motion: AdoptedPassed 9–1 · Bousquet: Not recorded

December 8, 2016: Ordered, that the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) now standing to the credit of the account from Airport Free Cash be and the same is hereby transferred and…

ApprovePassed · 9–1

Adopted

The minutes record 9–1 but do not say how each councilor voted.

From the minutes

“Adopted – Yeas 9, Nays 1. (Councillor Rebeiro not present for vote.) (Matter #2204).”

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (PDF)

Dec 8Ordered, that the sum of One Hundred and Fifty…Motion: AdoptedPassed 9–1 · Bousquet: Yes

December 8, 2016: Ordered, that the sum of One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) now standing to the credit of the account from Airport Free Cash be and the same is hereby…

ApprovePassed · 9–1

Adopted

Voted: Yes

Yes: Abreu, Bousquet, Carney, Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Morad, Oliveira, WintersonNo: MartinsAbsent: Rebeiro

From the minutes

“Adopted – Yeas 9, Nays 1. (Councillor Martins OPPOSED; Councillor Rebeiro not present for vote.) (Matter #2206).”

Read it in the official minutes, page 2 (PDF)

Dec 8An Ordinance,Motion: Passed to a Second ReadingPassed 9–1 · Bousquet: Yes

December 8, 2016: An Ordinance,

Ordinance: second readingPassed · 9–1

Passed to a Second Reading

Voted: Yes

Yes: Abreu, Bousquet, Carney, Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Martins, Oliveira, WintersonNo: MoradAbsent: Rebeiro

From the minutes

“Passed to a Second Reading – Yeas 9, Nays 1. (Council President Morad OPPOSED; Councillor Rebeiro not present for vote.) (Matter #2209).”

Read it in the official minutes, page 2 (PDF)

Dec 8An Ordinance,Motion: Passed, to a Second Reading – FAILEDFailed 4–7 · Bousquet: No

December 8, 2016: An Ordinance,

Ordinance: second readingFailed · 4–7

Passed, to a Second Reading – FAILED

Voted: No

Yes: Gomes, Martins, Rebeiro, WintersonNo: Abreu, Bousquet, Carney, Coelho, Lopes, Morad, Oliveira

From the minutes

“Passed, to a Second Reading – FAILED – Yeas 4, Nays 7. (Councillors Gomes, Martins, Rebeiro and Winterson IN FAVOR.) (Matter #2225).”

Read it in the official minutes, page 5 (PDF)

Dec 8Ordered, that to provide for the payment of current…Motion: Rule 40 WaivedPassed 9–2 · Bousquet: Yes

December 8, 2016: Ordered, that to provide for the payment of current expenses, and to balance the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016 and ending June 30, 2017, at the…

ApprovePassed · 9–2

Rule 40 Waived

Voted: Yes

Yes: Abreu, Bousquet, Carney, Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Oliveira, Rebeiro, WintersonNo: Martins, Morad

From the minutes

“Rule 40 Waived – Yeas 9, Nays 2. (Councillors Martins, and Morad OPPOSED.) (Matter #2298).”

Read it in the official minutes, page 15 (PDF)

Nov 28Ordered, That the Minimum Residential Factor of 81.0661 for…Motion: AdoptedPassed 9–2 · Bousquet: Yes

November 28, 2016: Ordered, That the Minimum Residential Factor of 81.0661 for Local Assessment Be and the Same Is Hereby Adopted for Fiscal Year 2017. (Shift of 1.75 %.)

ApprovePassed · 9–2

Adopted

Voted: Yes

Yes: Abreu, Bousquet, Carney, Coelho, Gomes, Lopes, Oliveira, Rebeiro, WintersonNo: Martins, Morad

From the minutes

“Adopted – Yeas 9, Nays 2. (Councillors Martins, and City Council President Morad OPPOSED.) (Matter #2202).”

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (PDF)

Nov 28Ordered, That the Minimum Residential Factor of 81.0661 for…Motion: Rule 40 WaivedPassed 8–3 · Bousquet: Yes

November 28, 2016: Ordered, That the Minimum Residential Factor of 81.0661 for Local Assessment Be and the Same Is Hereby Adopted for Fiscal Year 2017. (Shift of 1.75 %.)

ApprovePassed · 8–3

Rule 40 Waived

Voted: Yes

Yes: Abreu, Bousquet, Carney, Coelho, Gomes, Oliveira, Rebeiro, WintersonNo: Lopes, Martins, Morad

From the minutes

“Rule 40 Waived - Yeas 8, Nays 3. (Councillors Lopes, Martins and Council President Morad OPPOSED.) (Matter #2202).”

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (PDF)

Votes with no disagreement (227)

    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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