MassVoter.com← Taunton Municipal CouncilTaunton Municipal Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
October 30, 2018
22 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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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
A Grade (4-6 dogs) kennel license for personal use/dogs, not business use, at 100 Codding Dr., Taunton.
To open the hearing and invite the parties into the enclosure
From the minutes
“Motion was made to open the hearing and invite the parties into the enclosure. So Voted..”
Com. from Animal Control Officer submitting a positive recommendation.
To make part of the record
From the minutes
“Motion was made to make part of the record. So Voted..”
There was nobody present to speak in favor or opposition of the petition.
To grant the petition and close the hearing
From the minutes
“Motion was made to grant the petition and close the hearing. So Voted..”
Councilor Pottier stated that the City Clerk gave him a list of State Election Workers who will be working at the polls.
To approve the list as given out
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve the list as given out. So Voted..”
Com. from Administrative Assistant, Taunton Retirement Board advising of the retirement for Superannuation of Michael O, Bonenfant, an employee of the Taunton Police Department on December 26, 2018 under the provisions set forth
To move approval and send the appropriate scroll
From the minutes
“Motion was made to move approval and send the appropriate scroll. So Voted..”
Com. from Chairman, Taunton Planning Board advising that they have received a Site Plan Review for property at 391 Winthrop Street for a 51 vehicle auto sales business, submitted by Timothy Stronjy, owned by Frederick Kingsley
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So Voted..”
Com. from the Honorable Kevan Cunningham, First Justice of the Taunton District Court and the Honorable Edmund Mathers, Presiding Justice of the Taunton Drug Court and the Taunton District Court Probation Department extending an Invitation to the Taunton : Drug Court Graduation.
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So Voted..”
Hours of Operation 1. Cumberland Farms, Inc., -dba- Cumberland Farms #6766 located at 660 County Street, Taunton
To refer to the Committee on Police and License and the Chief
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee on Police and License and the Chief. So Voted..”
Hours of Operation (Black Friday) 1. Kohl's Department Store located at 80 Taunton Depot Drive, Taunton
To refer to the Committee on Police and License and the Chief
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee on Police and License and the Chief. So Voted..”
Claim submitted by Barbara Botelho, 460 Richmond St., East Taunton seeking reimbursement for damages to her automobile from hitting a pothole on Richmond Street : near the Route 44 intersection.
To refer to the Law Department and the DPW
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Law Department and the DPW. So Voted..”
Resolutions: NONE New Business: Councilor Pottier stated that there was a shooting in Pittsburg of eleven (11) citizens at a Jewish temple who were just practicing their faith
To refer to the Building Commissioner
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Building Commissioner. … So Voted..”
Petition submitted by Sarah Aldabeh, 1193 Cohannet Street, Taunton for a new Personal Grade 2 Kennel License for 7-12 Dogs to be located at 1193 Cohannet Street, Taunton
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..”
The City Clerk stated that the Payroll Warrant is $3,280,874.99 and the actual vouchers are $1,053,164.50,
To approve the accounts payable warrant and the payroll warrant in the amounts stated
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve the accounts payable warrant and the payroll warrant in the amounts stated. 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..”
Resolutions: NONE New Business: Councilor Pottier stated that there was a shooting in Pittsburg of eleven (11) citizens at a Jewish temple who were just practicing their faith
For the Council to go on record of recognizing that tragedy and sending best wishes not only to those in Pittsburg but also the members of Jewish faith here in the City
From the minutes
“Motion was made for the Council to go on record of recognizing that tragedy and sending best wishes not only to those in Pittsburg but also the members of Jewish faith here in the City. So Voted..”
It would be helpful to know that since we are spending $30,000 or $40,000 anyway we might as well take the opportunity to query our citizens on the topic of the day.
That obviously not this week but in the not too distant future for the Council to get that information
From the minutes
“Councilor Pottier made a motion that obviously not this week but in the not too distant future for the Council to get that information. He stated that it would be helpful. So Voted..” (Motion: Pottier)
Councilor Pottier stated that the topic of the Reserve List for the Fire Department has come up.
To refer to the Committee on Fires and Wires
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee on Fires and Wires. … So Voted..”
He stated that he recently found out that you don't have to be a resident of Taunton to run for Miss Taunton.
For the Council to go on record as congratulating her and looking forward to her reign in the next 365 days
From the minutes
“Motion was made for the Council to go on record as congratulating her and looking forward to her reign in the next 365 days. So Voted..”
Councilor Sanders stated that it is kind of where he is headed with this.
To refer to the Committee on the DPW to look at if there is a hard fast rule that the Council has put in place or if it is simply a policy that was created by the Commissioner
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee on the DPW to look at if there is a hard fast rule that the Council has put in place or if it is simply a policy that was created by the Commissioner. Also, how they would want the rule to be, a once in a lifetime thing; treat multi-family homes differently then single family homes. So Voted..”
He read the following letter dated 10/25/2018 to the Council from Human Resources Director Lynn Davine which said that the cost of the TPPA contract from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2020 is $804,812.60.
To letter to be part of the record
From the minutes
“MOTION: LETTER TO BE PART OF THE RECORD. SO VOTED..”
He asked if this was new in the contract.
To invite the police chief in
From the minutes
“MOTION: TO INVITE THE POLICE CHIEF IN. SO VOTED..”
The motion was clarified to be as follows:
To move the contract forward with a recommenation to approve the contract
From the minutes
“MOTION: TO MOVE THE CONTRACT FORWARD WITH A RECOMMENATION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT. ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, COUNCILORS MCCAUL, POSTELL, BORGES, CARR, POTTIER,CLEARY, SANDERS AND CROTEAU VOTING IN FAVOR. COUNCIL QUINN WAS ABSENT. MOTION CARRIES..”
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.
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