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January 2, 2024
5 recorded votes, 5 with disagreement.
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Note on these minutes: Organizational meeting of the 2024-2025 council. Called to order by Ward Six City Councilor Lance Davis.
Present: Wilfred Mbah, Kristen Strezo, Matthew McLaughlin, J.T. Scott, Ben Ewen-Campen, Jesse Clingan, Naima Sait, Lance Davis, Judy Pineda Neufeld
Absent: Willie Burnley, Jake Wilson
Every vote, in order
Election #24-0003
Elect the 2024 City Council 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 President as approved, with 9 councilors voting for it (Wilfred Mbah, Kristen Strezo, Matthew McLaughlin, J.T. Scott, Ben Ewen-Campen, Jesse Clingan, Naima Sait, Lance Davis and Judy Pineda Neufeld); listed absent: Willie Burnley and Jake Wilson.
From the minutes
“RESULT: APPROVED AYE: City Councilor At Large Mbah, City Councilor At Large Strezo, Ward One City Councilor McLaughlin, Ward Two City Councilor Scott, Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan, Ward Five City Councilor Sait, Ward Six City Councilor Davis, and Ward Seven City Councilor Pineda Neufeld ABSENT: City Councilor At Large Burnley Jr., and City Councilor At Large Wilson.”
Election #24-0004
Elect the 2024 City Council Vice President (Judy Pineda Neufeld)
An election of a council officer, so MassVoter shows the result only (as for every council election). The minutes record the motion that Judy Pineda Neufeld be elected Vice President as approved, with 9 councilors voting for it (Wilfred Mbah, Kristen Strezo, Matthew McLaughlin, J.T. Scott, Ben Ewen-Campen, Jesse Clingan, Naima Sait, Lance Davis and Judy Pineda Neufeld); listed absent: Willie Burnley and Jake Wilson.
From the minutes
“RESULT: APPROVED AYE: City Councilor At Large Mbah, City Councilor At Large Strezo, Ward One City Councilor McLaughlin, Ward Two City Councilor Scott, Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan, Ward Five City Councilor Sait, Ward Six City Councilor Davis, and Ward Seven City Councilor Pineda Neufeld ABSENT: City Councilor At Large Burnley Jr., and City Councilor At Large Wilson.”
Order #24-0005
That this City Council adopts for 2024 the Rules of the City Council as approved on February 10, 2022
The minutes give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councilor voted.
Order #24-0006
That the bonds of the City Treasurer and Tax Collector be hereby accepted and approved
The minutes give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councilor voted.
Order #24-0007
That the City Treasurer is hereby authorized to appoint Deputy Tax Collectors
The minutes give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councilor voted.
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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