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January 15, 2019
6 recorded votes, 6 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, J.T. Scott, Ben Ewen-Campen, Jesse Clingan, Mark Niedergang, Lance Davis, Katjana Ballantyne
Absent: Wilfred Mbah, Matthew McLaughlin
Every vote, in order
Committee Report #207351
Accept the report of the Committee on Confirmation of Appointments and Personnel Matters, meeting on January 14, 2019
Report of the Committee on Confirmation of Appointments and Personnel Matters, meeting on January 14, 2019.
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Mayor's Request #207205 (report of the Confirmation of Appointments and Personnel Matters Committee)
Requesting the appointment of Dennis Moynihan to the position of Fire Fighter
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Mayor's Request (report of the Confirmation of Appointments and Personnel Matters Committee)
Requesting the appointment of John Blake to the position of Fire Fighter
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Requesting the appointment of John Driscoll to the position of Fire Fighter
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Requesting the appointment of John Mucci to the position of Fire Fighter
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Requesting the appointment of Rafael Flores to the position of Fire Fighter
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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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