MassVoter.com← Newton City CouncilNewton City Council · 2026–2027 Council · Regular meeting
April 27, 2026
3 recorded votes, 3 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Alison M. Leary, John Oliver, Maria Scibelli Greenberg, Susan Albright, Tarik J. Lucas, Andrea W. Kelley, Pamela Wright, Julia Malakie, Joshua Krintzman, Cyrus Dahmubed, Randy Block, Rena Getz, Brittany Hume Charm, Julie Irish, Lisa Gordon, Sean Roche, Martha Bixby, Rebecca Walker Grossman, Brian Golden, Lisle Baker, David A. Kalis, Jacob Silber, Stephen Farrell
Absent: David Micley
During the meeting:
- Joshua Krintzman recused from the vote on: #109-26 Accept the committee recommendation: Requesting Resolution to endorse bills supporting access to.
Every vote, in order
Accept the committee recommendations on 10 items without discussion (#110-26, #113-26, #26-26(1), #114-26, #132-26, #43-26, ...)
The City Council voted without discussion 23 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Absent (Councilor Micley) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following:
One vote on the block of items the council took up without discussion. The items: #110-26 Request for pre-budget planning discussion; #113-26 Authorization to appropriate and expend $300,000 to the Newton...; #26-26(1) Requesting discussion and possible amendments on notification...; #114-26 Eversource petition for a grant of location on Smith Avenue; #132-26 Discussion on the Transportation Network Improvement Plan; #43-26 Request for a discussion and ordinance change to only require a...; #98-26 Discussion on improving compliance for violations of street...; #124-26 Authorization to petition the General Court for special legislation; #127-26 Authorization to expend $20,000 for a settlement; #128-26 Transfer of $3,000 for Interpretive Services.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 23 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Absent (Councilor Micley) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following:.”
#109-26 Accept the committee recommendation: Requesting Resolution to endorse bills supporting access to primary care
The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Absent (Councilor Micley), 1 Recusal (Councilor Krintzman) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following:
Yes: Albright, Baker, Bixby, Block, Charm, Dahmubed, Farrell, Getz, Golden, Gordon, Greenberg, Grossman, Irish, Kalis, Kelley, Leary, Lucas, Malakie, Oliver, Roche, Silber, WrightJoshua Krintzman recused and is left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Absent (Councilor Micley), 1 Recusal (Councilor Krintzman) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following:.”
#122-26 Accept the committee recommendation: National Grid petition for a grant of location on Clarendon Street
The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 1 Nay (Councilor Leary), 1 Absent (Councilor Micley) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following:
Yes: Albright, Baker, Bixby, Block, Charm, Dahmubed, Farrell, Getz, Golden, Gordon, Greenberg, Grossman, Irish, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Lucas, Malakie, Oliver, Roche, Silber, WrightNo: Leary
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 1 Nay (Councilor Leary), 1 Absent (Councilor Micley) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following:.”
From the Newton City Council’s official record of each meeting, the “City Council Actions,” posted by the City Clerk on the city’s Council Meetings page (older years on its archives page). We check every vote against the councilors present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Councilor photos: City of Newton (newtonma.gov), from each councilor’s official page. John Oliver, Rena Getz and Brian Golden: Fig City News. Cyrus Dahmubed, Brittany Hume Charm, Sean Roche, Lisa Gordon and Jacob Silber: League of Women Voters of Newton 2025 candidate guide. Julie Irish: her campaign website. Former councilors show initials.
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