MassVoter.com← Newton City CouncilNewton City Council · 2020–2021 Council · Special meeting
January 1, 2020
1 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: Inauguration (Wednesday, January 1, 2020): the members elected on November 5, 2019 took office; the council adopted its rules and elected its officers. The attendance lines at the top of the Actions name Bill Humphrey neither present nor absent; the vote counts include Bill Humphrey, so MassVoter counts Bill Humphrey as present.
Present: Allan L. Ciccone, Alison M. Leary, Maria Scibelli Greenberg, Susan Albright, Jake Auchincloss, Emily Norton, Andrea W. Kelley, Pamela Wright, Julia Malakie, Joshua Krintzman, Christopher J. Markiewicz, Deborah J. Crossley, Bill Humphrey, Victoria L. Danberg, Alicia Bowman, Brenda Noel, Rebecca Walker Grossman, Marc C. Laredo, Lisle Baker, Richard A. Lipof, David A. Kalis, Holly Ryan
Absent: Leonard J. Gentile, Andreae Downs
Every vote, in order
Inaugural items, approved together: Rules and Orders; elect Susan Albright President, Richard A. Lipof Vice President, R. Lisle Baker President Emeritus; seats; appoint the Comptroller and City Clerk
The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 2 Absent (Councilors Downs & Gentile) to Approve the following items:
One vote on the block of items the council took up without discussion. The items: #1-20 Acceptance of Rules and Orders; #2-20 Election of a President.; #3-20 Election of a Vice President.; #4-20 Election of a President Emeritus.; #5-20 Assignment of Seats.; #6-20 Appointment of Susan Dzikowski as the City Comptroller Appointment...; #7-20 Appointment of David A. Olson as the City Clerk/Clerk of the.... Under the items the Actions also record “Motion to Accept Approved by Voice Vote”, “Motion to Elect Susan Albright Approved by Voice Vote”, “Motion to Elect Richard Lipiof [Lipof] Approved by Voice Vote” and “Motion to Elect R. Lisle Baker Approved by Voice Vote”; MassVoter shows the one recorded count. The attendance lines omit Bill Humphrey, but the count of 22 with Downs and Gentile absent includes him.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 2 Absent (Councilors Downs & Gentile) to Approve the following items:.”
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