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January 3, 2022
5 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
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Note on these minutes: Organizational meeting of the 2022-2023 council. Called to order by Ward Five City Councilor Beatriz Gomez Mouakad.
Present: Willie Burnley, Charlotte Kelly, Kristen Strezo, Jake Wilson, Matthew McLaughlin, J.T. Scott, Ben Ewen-Campen, Jesse Clingan, Beatriz Gomez Mouakad, Lance Davis, Judy Pineda Neufeld
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Election #27730
Elect the 2022 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 (Willie Burnley, Charlotte Kelly, Jake Wilson, Beatriz Gomez Mouakad, Judy Pineda Neufeld, Kristen Strezo, Matthew McLaughlin, J.T. Scott, Ben Ewen-Campen, Jesse Clingan and Lance Davis).
From the minutes
“RESULT: APPROVED. [UNANIMOUS] AYES: Burnley Jr, Kelly, Wilson, Mouakad, Neufeld, Strezo, McLaughlin, Scott, Ewen-Campen, Clingan, Davis.”
Election #27731
Elect the 2022 City Council Vice President (Ben Ewen-Campen)
An election of a council officer, so MassVoter shows the result only (as for every council election). The minutes record the motion that Ben Ewen-Campen be elected Vice President as approved, with 11 councilors voting for it (Willie Burnley, Charlotte Kelly, Jake Wilson, Beatriz Gomez Mouakad, Judy Pineda Neufeld, Kristen Strezo, Matthew McLaughlin, J.T. Scott, Ben Ewen-Campen, Jesse Clingan and Lance Davis).
From the minutes
“RESULT: APPROVED. [UNANIMOUS] AYES: Burnley Jr, Kelly, Wilson, Mouakad, Neufeld, Strezo, McLaughlin, Scott, Ewen-Campen, Clingan, Davis.”
Order #27732
That this City Council adopts for 2022 the Rules of the City Council as approved on November 23, 2021
From the minutes
“RESULT: APPROVED. [UNANIMOUS] AYES: Burnley Jr, Kelly, Wilson, Mouakad, Neufeld, Strezo, McLaughlin, Scott, Ewen-Campen, Clingan, Davis.”
Order #27733
That the bonds of the City Treasurer be hereby accepted and approved
From the minutes
“RESULT: APPROVED. [UNANIMOUS] AYES: Burnley Jr, Kelly, Wilson, Mouakad, Neufeld, Strezo, McLaughlin, Scott, Ewen-Campen, Clingan, Davis.”
Order #27734
That the City Treasurer is hereby authorized to appoint Deputy Tax Collectors
From the minutes
“RESULT: APPROVED. [UNANIMOUS] AYES: Burnley Jr, Kelly, Wilson, Mouakad, Neufeld, Strezo, McLaughlin, Scott, Ewen-Campen, Clingan, Davis.”
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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