MassVoter.com← Quincy City CouncilQuincy City Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
October 1, 2018
6 recorded votes, 4 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Attendance
Present: Ian Cain, Noel DiBona, William Harris, Kirsten Hughes, Nina Liang, Anne Mahoney, David McCarthy, Brad Croall
Absent: Brian Palmucci
Every vote, in order
2018-166 - Gift - $1,000 from Stop & Shop for D.A.R.E.
Pass 2018-166 - Gift - $1,000 from Stop & Shop for D.A.R.E.
Motion for passage by Councillor Cain, Seconded by Councillor DiBona
The minutes give the count as 9-0, but the attendance line names only 8 councillors (Ian Cain, Noel DiBona, William Harris, Kirsten Hughes, Nina Liang, Anne Mahoney, David McCarthy and Brad Croall); Brian Palmucci is not on it. Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“2018-166 - Gift - $1,000 from Stop & Shop for D.A.R.E. Motion by Councillor Cain to waive the reading Councillor Cain requested a Thank you be sent Motion for passage by Councillor Cain, Seconded by Councillor DiBona The motion was approved by 9-0 Roll Call Vote.” (Motion: Cain, second: DiBona)
Approval of September 24, 2018 Meeting Minutes
Approve the minutes of September 24, 2018
(the minutes do not state the motion)
The minutes record this as a voice vote ("Yeas have it") and do not give a count or say how each councillor voted. The minutes do not say who made or seconded this motion.
From the minutes
“Approval of September 24, 2018 Meeting Minutes The minutes are approved as circulated. Yeas have it.”
2018-145 - Order - Land - Order of Taking - A Portion of Land at 156 Sea Street
Approve 2018-145 - Order - Land - Order of Taking - A Portion of Land at 156 Sea Street
Motion by Councillor Liang, Seconded by Councillor McCarthy Motion
From the minutes
“2018-145 - Order - Land - Order of Taking - A Portion of Land at 156 Sea Street Positive recommendation made by Ordinance Committee Chairman Councillor Liang Motion by Councillor Liang, Seconded by Councillor McCarthy Motion Passed by 8-0 Roll Call Vote.” (Motion: Liang, second: McCarthy)
2018-155 - Traffic - Add Do Not Enter on Bunker Hill Lane Southeast bound - Intersecting with Furnace Brook Parkway
Approve 2018-155 - Traffic - Add Do Not Enter on Bunker Hill Lane Southeast bound - Intersecting with Furnace Brook Parkway
Motion by Councillor Liang, Seconded by Councillor Palmucci Motion
The minutes name Brian Palmucci as the seconder, but Brian Palmucci is not on the attendance line, so no seconder is shown.
From the minutes
“2018-155 - Traffic - Add Do Not Enter on Bunker Hill Lane Southeast bound - Intersecting with Furnace Brook Parkway - Councillor Palmucci Positive recommendation made by Ordinance Committee Chairman Councillor Liang Motion by Councillor Liang, Seconded by Councillor Palmucci Motion Passed by 8-0 Roll Call Vote.” (Motion: Liang)
2018-156 - Traffic - Remove Handicap Parking at 11 Ellington Road
Approve 2018-156 - Traffic - Remove Handicap Parking at 11 Ellington Road
Motion by Councillor Liang, Seconded by Councillor McCarthy Motion
The minutes give the count as 9-0, but the attendance line names only 8 councillors (Ian Cain, Noel DiBona, William Harris, Kirsten Hughes, Nina Liang, Anne Mahoney, David McCarthy and Brad Croall); Brian Palmucci is not on it. Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“2018-156 - Traffic - Remove Handicap Parking at 11 Ellington Road - Councillor Hughes Positive recommendation made by Ordinance Committee Chairman Councillor Liang Motion by Councillor Liang, Seconded by Councillor McCarthy Motion Passed by 9-0 Roll Call Vote.” (Motion: Liang, second: McCarthy)
2018-157 - Traffic - Add No Parking on the North side of Edgeworth Road, East Squantum Street to Tirrell Street
Approve 2018-157 - Traffic - Add No Parking on the North side of Edgeworth Road, East Squantum Street to Tirrell Street
Motion by Councillor Liang, Seconded by Councillor McCarthy Motion
From the minutes
“2018-157 - Traffic - Add No Parking on the North side of Edgeworth Road, East Squantum Street to Tirrell Street - Councillor Harris Positive recommendation made by Ordinance Committee Chairman Councillor Liang Motion by Councillor Liang, Seconded by Councillor McCarthy Motion Passed by 8-0 Roll Call Vote.” (Motion: Liang, second: McCarthy)
From the official minutes kept by the Quincy City Clerk (agendas and minutes). From the Quincy City Council’s official minutes, posted on the city’s City Council agendas and minutes page (2025 on) and in its meeting minutes archive (earlier years). We check every vote against the councillors present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. MassVoter never grades officials; votes and attendance are shown exactly as the minutes record them. Councillor photos: BallotReady candidate profiles (Anne Mahoney, Noel DiBona, Ziqiang Yuan, Richard Ash, Deborah Riley), the Green Voter Guide MA (Maggie McKee) and Quincy Access Television, November 2025 candidate messages (David Jacobs, Walter Hubley, Virginia Ryan). Former councillors show initials.
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