MassVoter.com← Taunton Municipal CouncilTaunton Municipal Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
December 4, 2018
16 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
A monthly email on what it voted on, starting in November.
Attendance
Present: Gerald Croteau, Barry Sanders, Donald Cleary, David Pottier, Deborah Carr, Estele Borges, Jeanne Quinn, John McCaul
Absent: Jeffrey Postell
Every vote, in order
Com. from City Solicitor submitting correspondence from Xfinity.
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So Voted..”
Com. from City Solicitor submitting correspondence from Xfinity
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So Voted..”
Com. from Joseph E. Connarton, Executive Director, PERAC notifying of amount to be appropriated for Retirement System for Fiscal Year 2020 which commences July 1, 2019.
To refer to the 2020 Budget
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the 2020 Budget. So Voted..”
Com. from General Manager, TMLP requesting approval of Street Lighting Report
To move approval
From the minutes
“Motion was made to move approval. So Voted..”
Com. from Administrative Assistant, Taunton Retirement Board advising of the retirement for Superannuation of Mark Slusarz, an employee of the Taunton Engineering Department on January 5, 2019 under the provisions set forth in Se
To accept and send the appropriate scroll
From the minutes
“Motion was made to accept and send the appropriate scroll. So Voted..”
Com, from Jennifer Perry, Director of Community Based Services, PRIDE, Inc., 3 Maple St., Taunton requesting to conduct 3" Annual 5K Run/Walk on Sunday, December 8, 2018.
To move approval and refer to the Police Department
From the minutes
“Motion was made to move approval and refer to the Police Department. So Voted..”
Com. from Bruce Zeigler, Executive Director, Southeastern Residential Services, 151 Campanelli Dr
To refer to the Committee on Police and License and the Safety Officer
From the minutes
“Councilor McCaul made a motion to refer to the Committee on Police and License and the Safety Officer. … So Voted..” (Motion: McCaul)
Petitions: Class II License RENEWALS 1
To refer the list as read to the Committee on Police and License and the Chief
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer the list as read to the Committee on Police and License and the Chief. So Voted..”
To refer to the DPW and the Law Department
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the DPW and the Law Department. So Voted..”
So Voted. . Joint petition submitted by Daryl Crossman- ROW, Verizon, NE and Taunton Municipal : Lighting Plant to place eleven (11) JO Poles - 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25 with anchors on South Boundary Road from Fremont St. to Bassett Road, 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..”
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..”
So Voted, Unfinished Business:
To refer to the Council President to schedule a time in the beginning of January when the City Planner can come in and give some suggestions for certain aspects of the implementation of the Master Plan
From the minutes
“Councilor Quinn made a motion to refer to the Council President to schedule a time in the beginning of January when the City Planner can come in and give some suggestions for certain aspects of the implementation of the Master Plan. So Voted..” (Motion: Quinn)
So Voted. : Councilor Borges stated that last week they had a discussion with the Taunton Nursing Home and were going to make a motion for them to give the Council the report from the DPH and JCAHO. She stated that our sub-committee has attempted to do that several times and stil
To refer to the Director of the Taunton Nursing Home to get the report to the Council
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Director of the Taunton Nursing Home to get the report to the Council. So Voted..”
Resolutions: NONE / New Business: Councilor Pottier asked if we have set up a schedule for the last two (2) meetings of the calendar year
To refer to the DPW to have a look right away because he thinks that it is dangerous
From the minutes
“Councilor Sanders made a motion to refer to the DPW to have a look right away because he thinks that it is dangerous. Also, we may need to refer something to MassDOT because they own the bridge. So Voted..” (Motion: Sanders)
COUNCILOR DEBORAH CARR, CHAIRMAN AND COUNCILORS CROTEAU : AND CLEARY MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 5:42 P.M. i 1. MEET TO REVIEW THE WEEKLY VOUCHERS & PAYROLLS FOR CITY DEPARTMENTS
To move approval of the payroll warrant in the amount of $1,420,192.28
From the minutes
“MOTION: MOVE APPROVAL OF THE PAYROLL WARRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,420,192.28. SO VOTED..”
SO VOTED.
To move approval of the invoice warrant in the amount of $4,458,655.17
From the minutes
“MOTION: MOVE APPROVAL OF THE INVOICE WARRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,458,655.17. 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 →