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November 17, 2021
2 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: Special meeting.
Present: Susan Albright, Tarik J. Lucas, Emily Norton, Pamela Wright, Joshua Krintzman, Leonard J. Gentile, Christopher J. Markiewicz, Deborah J. Crossley, Bill Humphrey, Alicia Bowman, Brenda Noel, Rebecca Walker Grossman, Marc C. Laredo, Lisle Baker, Richard A. Lipof, David A. Kalis, Holly Ryan
Absent: Alison M. Leary, John Oliver, Maria Scibelli Greenberg, Andrea W. Kelley, Julia Malakie, Andreae Downs, Victoria L. Danberg
Every vote, in order
Suspend the Rules to proceed without a written report
Motions to Suspend the Rules to proceed 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
“Motions to Suspend the Rules to proceed without a written report was Approved by Voice Vote..”
#422-21 Accept the committee recommendation: Request for approval of FY 22 Property tax levy distribution percentages submitting for City Council...
The City Council voted without discussion 17 Yeas, 0 Nays, with 7 Absent (Danberg, Downs, Greenberg, Kelley, Leary, Malakie, Oliver) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following items:
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 17 Yeas, 0 Nays, with 7 Absent (Danberg, Downs, Greenberg, Kelley, Leary, Malakie, Oliver) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following items:.”
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