MassVoter.com← Quincy City CouncilQuincy City Council · 2024–2025 Council · Regular meeting
March 18, 2024
5 recorded votes, 5 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Attendance
Present: Richard Ash, Scott Campbell, James Devine, Noel DiBona, William Harris, Nina Liang, David McCarthy, Daniel Minton, Ian Cain
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
2024-030 - Appropriation - $20,000,000 - 2024 Capital Improvement Plan
Refer to Finance Committee and advertise: 2024-030 - Appropriation - $20,000,000 - 2024 Capital Improvement Plan
Motion by Councillor McCarthy refer to Finance Committee and advertise
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 name a seconder.
From the minutes
“2024-030 - Appropriation - $20,000,000 - 2024 Capital Improvement Plan - Mayor Koch Motion by Councillor McCarthy refer to Finance Committee and advertise Yeas have it.” (Motion: McCarthy)
2024-031 - Appropriation - $4,000,000 - 2024 Capital Improvement Plan - Hotel/Motel Tax
Refer to Finance Committee and advertise: 2024-031 - Appropriation - $4,000,000 - 2024 Capital Improvement Plan - Hotel/Motel Tax
Motion by Councillor McCarthy to refer to Finance Committee and advertise
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 name a seconder.
From the minutes
“2024-031 - Appropriation - $4,000,000 - 2024 Capital Improvement Plan - Hotel/Motel Tax - Mayor Koch Motion by Councillor McCarthy to refer to Finance Committee and advertise Yeas have it.” (Motion: McCarthy)
2024-032 - Resolve - Affordable Housing
Approve and refer to Oversight and Housing Committees: 2024-032 - Resolve - Affordable Housing
Motion to approve and refer to Oversight and Housing Committees by Councillor DiBona, Seconded by Councillor Liang
The minutes give the count as 8-0, but 9 councillors were present for this vote (Richard Ash, Scott Campbell, James Devine, Noel DiBona, William Harris, Nina Liang, David McCarthy, Daniel Minton and Ian Cain). Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“Motion to approve and refer to Oversight and Housing Committees by Councillor DiBona, Seconded by Councillor Liang The motion was approved by 8-0 Roll Call Vote.” (Motion: DiBona, second: Liang)
2024-033 - Gift - $250.00 from Eco Muffler Centers Inc. for D.A.R.E.
Approve 2024-033 - Gift - $250.00 from Eco Muffler Centers Inc. for D.A.R.E.
Motion to approve by Councillor McCarthy, Seconded by Councillor DiBona
The minutes give the count as 8-0, but 9 councillors were present for this vote (Richard Ash, Scott Campbell, James Devine, Noel DiBona, William Harris, Nina Liang, David McCarthy, Daniel Minton and Ian Cain). Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“2024-033 - Gift - $250.00 from Eco Muffler Centers Inc. for D.A.R.E. - Mayor Koch Motion to approve by Councillor McCarthy, Seconded by Councillor DiBona The motion was approved by 8-0 Roll Call Vote.” (Motion: McCarthy, second: DiBona)
Approval of March 11, 2024 Minutes
Approve the minutes of March 11, 2024
Motion to approve by Councillor Liang, Seconded by Councillor McCarthy
The minutes record this as a voice vote ("Yeas have it") and do not give a count or say how each councillor voted.
From the minutes
“Approval of March 11, 2024 Minutes Motion to approve by Councillor Liang, Seconded by Councillor McCarthy The minutes are approved as circulated. Yeas have it.” (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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