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May 4, 2026
3 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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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, Lisle Baker, David A. Kalis, Jacob Silber, Stephen Farrell
Absent: David Micley, Rebecca Walker Grossman, Brian Golden
Every vote, in order
Referred to Finance Committee
#151-26 Recommit to Finance Committee: Requesting Ordinance Amendment to Chapter 2, Administration
City Council Voted to Recommit to Finance Committee 21-0-3 (Councilors Golden, Grossman, Micley Absent)
From the minutes
“City Council Voted to Recommit to Finance Committee 21-0-3 (Councilors Golden, Grossman, Micley Absent).”
Accept the committee recommendations on 7 items without discussion (#120-26, #142-26, #143-26, #144-26, #156-26, #162-26, ...)
The City Council voted without discussion 21 Yeas, 0 Nays, 3 Absent (Councilor Golden, Grossman, Micley) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following:
One vote on the block of items the council took up without discussion. The items: #120-26 Appeal of Traffic Council Decision TC62-25; #142-26 Authorization to accept and expend a grant of $28,092.79; #143-26 Authorization to accept a grant of $14,000; #144-26 Submittal of the ACFR and external audit reports; #156-26 Authorization to accept and expend a grant of $31,460; #162-26 Appointment of Karen F. Munro as Chief Procurement Officer; #98-26 Discussion on improving compliance for violations of street....
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 21 Yeas, 0 Nays, 3 Absent (Councilor Golden, Grossman, Micley) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following:.”
#126-26 Accept the committee recommendation: Authorization to submit FY27 Annual Action Plan
The City Council voted without discussion 20 Yeas, 0 Nays, 3 Absent (Councilor Golden, Grossman, Micley), 1 Abstained (Councilor Baker) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following:
Yes: Albright, Bixby, Block, Charm, Dahmubed, Farrell, Getz, Gordon, Greenberg, Irish, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Leary, Lucas, Malakie, Oliver, Roche, Silber, WrightAbstained: BakerLisle Baker abstained.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 20 Yeas, 0 Nays, 3 Absent (Councilor Golden, Grossman, Micley), 1 Abstained (Councilor Baker) 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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