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May 24, 2018
1 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
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Note on these minutes: Called to order by Ward Seven Alderman Katjana Ballantyne.
Present: Stephanie Hirsch, Mary Jo Rossetti, William White, Matthew McLaughlin, J.T. Scott, Ben Ewen-Campen, Jesse Clingan, Mark Niedergang, Lance Davis, Katjana Ballantyne
Absent: Wilfred Mbah
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Mayor's Request #205842
Requesting to appear before this Board, on May 24, 2018, in executive session, to discuss strategy with respect to the status of all of the City’s collective bargaining agreements including...
Requesting to appear before this Board, on May 24, 2018, in executive session, to discuss strategy with respect to the status of all of the City’s collective bargaining agreements including proposals for wage and benefit packages as well as working conditions. Note that this Board may meet in Executive Session to discuss this matter.
Yes: Ballantyne, Clingan, Davis, Ewen-Campen, Hirsch, Niedergang, Rossetti, Scott, WhiteThe minutes list Matthew McLaughlin as absent for this vote; left out of it.
From the minutes
“RESULT: APPROVED. [UNANIMOUS] AYES: Hirsch, Rossetti, White Jr., Scott, Ewen-Campen, Clingan, Niedergang, Davis, Ballantyne ABSENT: Mbah, McLaughlin.”
From the Somerville City Council’s official minutes, posted on the city’s Legistar meeting calendar (July 2022 on) and its older meeting portal (2010 to mid-2022), both linked from the City Council page on somervillema.gov. We check every vote against the councilors present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Councilor photos: City of Somerville (somervillema.gov) official headshots for Ben Ewen-Campen, Jesse Clingan, Lance Davis, Wilfred Mbah, Naima Sait, J.T. Scott and Kristen Strezo; The Somerville Times (thesomervilletimes.com) for Emily Hardt, Jon Link, Matthew McLaughlin and Ben Wheeler. Former councilors show initials.
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