MassVoter.com← Taunton Municipal CouncilTaunton Municipal Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
November 27, 2018
23 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Gerald Croteau, Barry Sanders, Donald Cleary, David Pottier, Deborah Carr, Estele Borges, Jeanne Quinn, Jeffrey Postell, John McCaul
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Jenna Gouveia, 184 Eldridge St., Taunton as a junior member of the Agricultural Commission for a term of two (2) years expiring November 2020.
To move approval
From the minutes
“Motion was made to move approval. So Voted..”
Communications from City Officers: Com, from Chairman, Taunton Planning Board stating that the Taunton Planning Board received a Site Plan Review for property at 569 Winthrop Street for a 7,850 square foot addition to the existing industrial use building, submitted by Recycle Rea
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So Voted..”
Com. from Director of Technology stating that Jeff Mahoney, the IT Manager at Jordan's Furniture, recently refreshed a large portion of their client computer equipment and would like to donate their older equipment to the City of
To accept the donation
From the minutes
“Councilor Quinn made a motion to accept the donation. Councilor Cleary added to the motion to send a letter from the Council thanking them for their donation. So Voted..” (Motion: Quinn)
Com. from Wayne A
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Councilor Borges made a motion to receive and place on file. So Voted..” (Motion: Borges)
To refer back to the City Solicitor's Office
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer back to the City Solicitor's Office. So Voted..”
Com. from Taunton Municipal Airport Commissioners. The City Clerk stated that the numerous pages are all about the Airport and there is a lot of information in there.
To receive and place on file and to give a copy to the Committee on the Needs of the Airport
From the minutes
“Councilor Cleary made a motion to receive and place on file and to give a copy to the Committee on the Needs of the Airport. So Voted..” (Motion: Cleary)
Com. from City Solicitor regarding the authority of Municipal Council re: Airport Commission
To receive and place on file and thank the City Solicitor
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file and thank the City Solicitor. So Voted..”
Communications from City Officers: Com, from Chairman, Taunton Planning Board stating that the Taunton Planning Board received a Site Plan Review for property at 569 Winthrop Street for a 7,850 square foot addition to the existing industrial use building, submitted by Recycle Rea
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So Voted..”
Com. from Wayne A
To receive and place on file as we have already referred this matter to the Law Office
From the minutes
“Councilor Borges made a motion to receive and place on file as we have already referred this matter to the Law Office. So Voted..” (Motion: Borges)
Com. from Lawrence Quintal, Silva Funeral Home who is asking if the City of Taunton could make the other 70 feet of Church Street only to their driveway yellow for no parking so they can be able to still conduct funerals
To place this on the agenda next week, Councilor Pottier asked if it should go to the Committee on Police and License and Councilor Cleary asked if it should go to the Safety Officer
From the minutes
“Councilor McCaul made a motion to place this on the agenda next week, Councilor Pottier asked if it should go to the Committee on Police and License and Councilor Cleary asked if it should go to the Safety Officer. Mayor Hoye stated that they can do that and put it on the agenda at the same time. So Voted..” (Motion: McCaul)
Com. from Jenny Roseman, President, Freshly Baked Co
To refer to the City Clerk
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the City Clerk. So Voted..”
Petitions: Class II License Renewals: 1
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..”
Petition submitted by Ann Callahan, 55 Davenport St., Taunton and others requesting the resurfacing of lower Davenport Street between Highland Terrace and Highland Street as soon as fiscally and seasonally possible. (20 Signatures),
To refer to the Committee on the DPW
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee on the DPW. 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..”
This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage.
To approve the first reading and move to a second reading
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve the first reading and move to a second reading, So Voted..”
Motion was made to approve the first reading and move to a second reading, So Voted. : New Business: : Councilor McCaul stated that as he mentioned earlier, the Council received the two (2) letters from the Airport Commission and some of it stated that they sent an e-mail to him.
For the IT Department to look where those e-mails went and report back to the Council on where they went to
From the minutes
“Motion was made for the IT Department to look where those e-mails went and report back to the Council on where they went to. So Voted..”
Councilor Postell stated that he had a constituent come in tonight just talking about an issue down at Warner Blvd. and Cohannet Street.
To refer to the Safety Officer and the DPW to review that intersection
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Safety Officer and the DPW to review that intersection. So Voted..”
He stated that the Police sometimes get a raw deal and he wanted to make sure that this great work was brought to everyone's attention. :
To refer to the Committee on Finance and Salaries to meet with the Auditor to get an explanation as to how the Nursing Home deficit is : arrived at each year and to also meet with Mr
From the minutes
“Councilor Carr made a motion to refer to the Committee on Finance and Salaries to meet with the Auditor to get an explanation as to how the Nursing Home deficit is : arrived at each year and to also meet with Mr. Slavinski from the Retirement Board to get some understanding of what the Nursing Home costs are for retiree pensions and health insurance. So Voted..” (Motion: Carr)
She thinks that she and the Law Office came to an agreement that it would be done sometime around September and it is now the end of November.
For a presentation to be given to the Council by the last meeting in : 16 January on why the Charter was removed from Ordinance
From the minutes
“Councilor Carr made a motion for a presentation to be given to the Council by the last meeting in : 16 January on why the Charter was removed from Ordinance. So Voted..” (Motion: Carr)
COUNCILOR DEBORAH CARR, CHAIRMAN AND COUNCILORS CROTEAU AND CLEARY MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 5:45 P.M. 1. MEET TO REVIEW THE WEEKLY VOUCHERS & PAYROLLS FOR CITY DEPARTMENTS
To move approval of the payroll warrant in the amount of $3,422,659.48
From the minutes
“MOTION: MOVE APPROVAL OF THE PAYROLL WARRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,422,659.48. SO VOTED..”
SO VOTED.
To move approval of the invoice warrant in the amount of $1,046,543.54
From the minutes
“MOTION: MOVE APPROVAL OF THE INVOICE WARRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,046,543.54, SO VOTED..”
ORDINANCE THAT WILL REQUIRE STRUCTURE ON THE PROPERTY OF THE CLASS I LICENSE The Chairman stated that this came up months ago because they had a Class II license before the Council and there was no structure on the property for t
To refer this to the city solicitor for appropriate form and language
From the minutes
“MOTION: TO REFER THIS TO THE CITY SOLICITOR FOR APPROPRIATE FORM AND LANGUAGE. SO VOTED..”
Councilor Borges, regarding the Plan of Correction made the following motion:
That the administrator provide the council with a copy of the survey and the plan of correction, for both dph and the joint commission accreditation surveys
From the minutes
“MOTION: THAT THE ADMINISTRATOR PROVIDE THE COUNCIL WITH A COPY OF THE SURVEY AND THE PLAN OF CORRECTION, FOR BOTH DPH AND THE JOINT COMMISSION ACCREDITATION SURVEYS. 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.
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