MassVoter.com← Taunton Municipal CouncilTaunton Municipal Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
April 24, 2018
20 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
A monthly email on what it voted on, starting in November.
Attendance
Present: John McCaul, Jeffrey Postell, Jeanne Quinn, Estele Borges, Deborah Carr, David Pottier, Donald Cleary, Barry Sanders, Gerald Croteau
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Hearing came up by assignment upon the petition of John Otis Jr. dba-Oakland Auto Sales, LLC located at 214 Tremont Street, Taunton to transfer his Class IT License to George Kenaan, GFK Enterprise, LLC-dba-Oakland Auto Sales to be located at 214 Tremont Street, Taunton.
To open the hearing
From the minutes
“Motion was made to open the hearing. So Voted..”
So Voted.
To invite the parties into the enclosure
From the minutes
“Motion was made to invite the parties into the enclosure. So Voted..”
There was nobody present to speak in favor or in opposition of the petition.
To approve the petition, excuse the parties and close the hearing
From the minutes
“Councilor Carr made a motion to approve the petition, excuse the parties and close the hearing. So Voted..” (Motion: Carr)
The Taunton Planning Board will hold a public hearing on this proposal on Thursday, May 3, 2018 at 3 5:30 PM in the Chester R. Martin Municipal Council Chambers, 141 Oak Street, Taunton, Ma.
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So Voted..”
Com. from St. Anthony's Parish, 126 School St., Taunton requesting permission to hold a procession in honor of Our Lady of Fatima on Saturday, May 12, 2018 immediately L following 7:00PM Mass.
To approve and to notify the Police, Fire and EMS
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve and to notify the Police, Fire and EMS. So Voted..”
Com. from St. Anthony's Parish, 126 School St., Taunton requesting permission to hold two Holy Spirit Crowning/Processions on Sunday, May 20, 2018.
To approve and to notify the Police, Fire and EMS
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve and to notify the Police, Fire and EMS. So Voted..”
Com. from SGT Shane Duffy American Legion Post 500 advising that they are going to : hold the annual American Legion Poppy Days on Saturday and Sunday, May 19 and May 20, 2018 from 8AM ~ 12 noon
To approve
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve. So Voted..”
Com. from David Carr expressing concern about property tax rates and an option through M
To refer the letter to the Board of Assessors and the City Solicitor
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer the letter to the Board of Assessors and the City Solicitor. So Voted..”
Com. from Board of Health on their desks this evening that was never read into the record
To refer to the Committee of the Whole for their discussions on marijuana, Councilor Cleary added to the motion to send a copy of the letter to the City Solicitor, and Atty. de Abreu so that he knows that if we go with those, they are legal
From the minutes
“Councilor Carr made a motion to refer to the Committee of the Whole for their discussions on marijuana, Councilor Cleary added to the motion to send a copy of the letter to the City Solicitor, and Atty. de Abreu so that he knows that if we go with those, they are legal. So Voted..” (Motion: Carr)
Continued Presentation with the Taunton Nursing Home Directors to Discuss the Financial Plan.
To invite the parties into the enclosure
From the minutes
“Motion was made to invite the parties into the enclosure. So Voted..”
The Taunton Planning Board will hold a public hearing on this proposal on Thursday, May 3, 2018 at 3 5:30 PM in the Chester R. Martin Municipal Council Chambers, 141 Oak Street, Taunton, Ma.
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So Voted..”
Petition submitted by Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant and Verizon New England for a proposed pole relocation on Ingell Street.
To refer to the City Clerk to schedule a public hearing
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the City Clerk to schedule a public hearing. So Voted..”
Committee reports
For Committee reports to be read by Title and Approved
From the minutes
“Motion was made for Committee reports to be read by Title and Approved. So Voted..”
Petitions: Petition submitted by Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant and Verizon New England for a proposed pole relocation on Ingell Street
That the City Clerk also refers the purchase of the property to the Committee on Public Property
From the minutes
“Councilor Carr made a motion that the City Clerk also refers the purchase of the property to the Committee on Public Property. So Voted..” (Motion: Carr)
He stated that another one of their locations in Framingham did the same thing.
For this information to be posted on the City's website
From the minutes
“Councilor Pottier made a motion for this information to be posted on the City's website. So Voted..” (Motion: Pottier)
Council President Croteau again calls the question on a roll call vote.
Roll call vote (the minutes do not state the motion separately; see the text before the vote)
Yes: Carr, Cleary, Croteau, McCaul, Postell, Quinn, SandersNo: Borges, Pottier
From the minutes
“On a roll call vote, nine (9) Councilors present, seven (7) Councilors voting in favor and two (2) Councilors voting in opposition. Councilors Croteau, Sanders, Cleary, Carr, Quinn, Postell and McCaul voting in favor. Councilors Pottier and Borges voting in opposition..”
It is just not ethical for a lawyer to act that way.
To : 25 invite the Director of Taunton Nursing Home into the Committee of the Whole to : meet with the Council President and the rest of the Council once a month to give an update as far as what the status is of the JCAHO Certification, what progress they have made at the nursing home as far as generating revenue obviously which means the increase in census, and what special programs the nursing home is looking at
From the minutes
“Councilor Borges made a motion to : 25 invite the Director of Taunton Nursing Home into the Committee of the Whole to : meet with the Council President and the rest of the Council once a month to give an update as far as what the status is of the JCAHO Certification, what progress they have made at the nursing home as far as generating revenue obviously which means the increase in census, and what special programs the nursing home is looking at. So Voted..” (Motion: Borges)
So Voted.
To excuse the parties
From the minutes
“Motion was made to excuse the parties. So Voted..”
Councilor Pottier stated that he noticed when the Chief was in earlier testifying, he seemed to be wearing a body camera. He stated that he didn't know that we were utilizing those as a force.
To refer to the Committee on Police and License for discussion
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee on Police and License for discussion. So Voted..”
Councilor Sanders stated that he was approached by someone representing a group who are very interested in urban agriculture and wanted to explore the opportunity to create an Agricultural Commission in the City of Taunton.
To refer that for a presentation to the Committee on Public Health and Environmental Affairs
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer that for a presentation to the Committee on Public Health and Environmental Affairs. So Voted..”
From the official minutes kept by the Taunton City Clerk (agendas and minutes). From the Taunton Municipal Council’s official minutes, posted in the city’s Agenda Center. Most items pass by voice (“So voted”), and the minutes record only the result for those; how each councilor voted is shown for roll calls. MassVoter never grades officials; votes and attendance are shown exactly as the minutes record them. MassVoter never grades officials; votes and attendance are shown exactly as the minutes record them. Councilor photos: City of Taunton Municipal Council page (taunton-ma.gov). Former councilors show initials.
How to read these pagesWhere the votes come from, how we check them against the official minutes, what isn't included yet, and how to report a mistake.About city pages →