MassVoter.com← Newton City CouncilNewton City Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
February 4, 2019
7 recorded votes, 7 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Allan L. Ciccone, Alison M. Leary, Maria Scibelli Greenberg, Susan Albright, Jake Auchincloss, Emily Norton, Andrea W. Kelley, James R. Cote, Barbara Brousal-Glaser, Joshua Krintzman, Christopher J. Markiewicz, Andreae Downs, Deborah J. Crossley, Greg Schwartz, Victoria L. Danberg, Brenda Noel, Rebecca Walker Grossman, Marc C. Laredo, Lisle Baker, Richard A. Lipof, David A. Kalis
Absent: Leonard J. Gentile, John B. Rice, Cheryl Lipof Lappin
Every vote, in order
Referred to Programs & Services and Finance Committees
#588-18 Reconsider: Amendment to increase income eligibility for clause 41A tax deferral program
Motion to Reconsider Failed to Carry 21 Nays, 3 Absent (Councilors Gentile, Lappin & Rice)
No: Albright, Auchincloss, Baker, Brousal-Glaser, Ciccone, Cote, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Greenberg, Grossman, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Markiewicz, Noel, Norton, Schwartz
From the minutes
“Motion to Reconsider Failed to Carry 21 Nays, 3 Absent (Councilors Gentile, Lappin & Rice).”
Approve 18 items without discussion (#621-18, #622-18, #631-18, #30-19, #577-18, #16-19, ...)
The City Council voted without discussion 21 Yeas, 3 Absent (Councilors Gentile, Lappin & Norton) to Approve the following items:
The vote names Gentile, Lappin and Norton as absent, but the attendance line lists Emily Norton present and John B. Rice absent. The names do not match, so MassVoter shows the count only.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 21 Yeas, 3 Absent (Councilors Gentile, Lappin & Norton) to Approve the following items:.”
Referred to Public Facilities and Finance Committees
#51-19 Suspend the Rules to allow the Chair of the Public Facilities Committee to Poll Her Committee to approve on First Call: Approve $3 million...
Motion to suspend the Rules to allow the Chair of the Public Facilities Committee to Poll Her Committee to approve on First Call was Approved by Voice Vote
The Actions record this as a voice vote with no count, so MassVoter shows the result only.
From the minutes
“Motion to suspend the Rules to allow the Chair of the Public Facilities Committee to Poll Her Committee to approve on First Call was Approved by Voice Vote.”
#50-19 Suspend the Rules to allow the Chair of the Public Facilities Committee to Poll Her Committee to approve on First Call: Amend Sewer Use...
Motion to suspend the Rules to allow the Chair of the Public Facilities Committee to Poll Her Committee to approve on First Call was Approved by Voice Vote
The Actions record this as a voice vote with no count, so MassVoter shows the result only.
From the minutes
“Motion to suspend the Rules to allow the Chair of the Public Facilities Committee to Poll Her Committee to approve on First Call was Approved by Voice Vote.”
Motion to suspend the Rules to allow the Chair of the Public Facilities Committee to Poll Her Committee to approve on First Call was Approved by Voice Vote
The Actions record this as a voice vote with no count, so MassVoter shows the result only.
From the minutes
“Motion to suspend the Rules to allow the Chair of the Public Facilities Committee to Poll Her Committee to approve on First Call was Approved by Voice Vote.”
#51-19 Suspend the Rules to allow the Chair of the Public Facilities Committee to Poll Her Committee to approve on First Call: Approve $3 million...
Motion to suspend the Rules to allow the Chair of the Public Facilities Committee to Poll Her Committee to approve on First Call was Approved by Voice Vote
The Actions record this as a voice vote with no count, so MassVoter shows the result only.
From the minutes
“Motion to suspend the Rules to allow the Chair of the Public Facilities Committee to Poll Her Committee to approve on First Call was Approved by Voice Vote.”
#408-18 Approve: Discussion and adoption of Economic Development Strategy Plan
The City Council voted without discussion 20 Yeas, 1 Nay (Councilor Auchincloss), 3 Absent (Councilors Gentile, Lappin & Rice) to Approve the Committee recommendations on the following item:
Yes: Albright, Baker, Brousal-Glaser, Ciccone, Cote, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Greenberg, Grossman, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Markiewicz, Noel, Norton, SchwartzNo: Auchincloss
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 20 Yeas, 1 Nay (Councilor Auchincloss), 3 Absent (Councilors Gentile, Lappin & Rice) to Approve the Committee recommendations on the following item:.”
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