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January 4, 2021
4 recorded votes, 4 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: The council had 2 vacant seats (22 members).
Present: Alison M. Leary, Maria Scibelli Greenberg, Susan Albright, Emily Norton, Andrea W. Kelley, Pamela Wright, Julia Malakie, Joshua Krintzman, Leonard J. Gentile, Christopher J. Markiewicz, Andreae Downs, 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: None
Every vote, in order
#474-20 Approve: Class 2 Auto Dealers License
Approved 21 Yeas, 1 Absent (Councilor Baker), 2 Vacancies
Yes: Albright, Bowman, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Gentile, Greenberg, Grossman, Humphrey, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Malakie, Markiewicz, Noel, Norton, Ryan, WrightThe Actions name Lisle Baker as absent for this vote, though listed present at the top of the Actions; left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“Approved 21 Yeas, 1 Absent (Councilor Baker), 2 Vacancies.”
#509-20 Approve: Cellco Partnership petition for wireless grant of location on Beethoven Ave
Approved 17 Yeas, 4 Nays (Councilors Gentile, Kelley, Malakie, & Norton), 1 Absent (Councilor Baker), 2 Vacancies
Yes: Albright, Bowman, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Greenberg, Grossman, Humphrey, Kalis, Krintzman, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Markiewicz, Noel, Ryan, WrightNo: Gentile, Kelley, Malakie, NortonThe Actions name Lisle Baker as absent for this vote, though listed present at the top of the Actions; left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“Approved 17 Yeas, 4 Nays (Councilors Gentile, Kelley, Malakie, & Norton), 1 Absent (Councilor Baker), 2 Vacancies.”
#534-20 Accept the committee recommendation: Police Chief Selection Committee requesting a change by Her Honor The Mayor
The City Council voted without discussion 21 Yeas, 1 Absent (Councilor Baker), and 2 Vacancies to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following item:
Yes: Albright, Bowman, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Gentile, Greenberg, Grossman, Humphrey, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Malakie, Markiewicz, Noel, Norton, Ryan, WrightThe Actions name Lisle Baker as absent for this vote, though listed present at the top of the Actions; left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 21 Yeas, 1 Absent (Councilor Baker), and 2 Vacancies to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following item:.”
Suspend the rules to report out items without a written report
A motion to suspend the rules to allow the Chair of the Public Safety & Transportation Committee to report the following item without a written report 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
“A motion to suspend the rules to allow the Chair of the Public Safety & Transportation Committee to report the following item without a written report was approved by Voice Vote.”
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