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January 6, 2020
6 recorded votes, 6 with disagreement.
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Note on these minutes: Organizational meeting of the 2020-2021 council. Called to order by Ward Five City Councilor Mark Niedergang.
Present: Stephanie Hirsch, Wilfred Mbah, Mary Jo Rossetti, William White, Matthew McLaughlin, J.T. Scott, Ben Ewen-Campen, Jesse Clingan, Mark Niedergang, Lance Davis, Katjana Ballantyne
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Election #209449
Elect the 2020 City Council President (Matthew McLaughlin)
An election of a council officer, so MassVoter shows the result only (as for every council election). The minutes record the motion that Matthew McLaughlin be elected President as approved, with 11 councilors voting for it (Stephanie Hirsch, Wilfred Mbah, Mary Jo Rossetti, William White, Matthew McLaughlin, J.T. Scott, Ben Ewen-Campen, Jesse Clingan, Mark Niedergang, Lance Davis and Katjana Ballantyne).
From the minutes
“RESULT: APPROVED. [UNANIMOUS] AYES: Hirsch, Mbah, Rossetti, White Jr., McLaughlin, Scott, Ewen-Campen, Clingan, Niedergang, Davis, Ballantyne.”
Election #209450
Elect the 2020 City Council Vice President (Mary Jo Rossetti)
An election of a council officer, so MassVoter shows the result only (as for every council election). The minutes record the motion that Mary Jo Rossetti be elected Vice President as approved, with 11 councilors voting for it (Stephanie Hirsch, Wilfred Mbah, Mary Jo Rossetti, William White, Matthew McLaughlin, J.T. Scott, Ben Ewen-Campen, Jesse Clingan, Mark Niedergang, Lance Davis and Katjana Ballantyne).
From the minutes
“RESULT: APPROVED. [UNANIMOUS] AYES: Hirsch, Mbah, Rossetti, White Jr., McLaughlin, Scott, Ewen-Campen, Clingan, Niedergang, Davis, Ballantyne.”
Order #209451
That this City Council adopts for 2020 the Rules of the City Council as approved on December 12, 2019
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Order #209452
That this City Council hereby revives all business pending before this Council or its Committees at the end of 2019 and recommits the revived items back to this City Council or its proper...
By City Councilor Ballantyne That this City Council hereby revives all business pending before this Council or its Committees at the end of 2019 and recommits the revived items back to this City Council or its proper Committees, except items that were pending in the Committees on Senior Services, Veterans and Public Services, and Youth Services are committed instead to the Committee on Equity, Gender, Families and Vulnerable Populations, as attached.
The minutes give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councilor voted.
Order #209453
That the bonds of the City Treasurer be hereby accepted and approved
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Order #209454
That the City Treasurer is hereby authorized to appoint Deputy Tax Collectors
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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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