MassVoter.com← Taunton Municipal CouncilTaunton Municipal Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
October 29, 2019
15 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
So Voted.
To go out of the regular order of business to Communications from the Mayor
From the minutes
“Motion was made to go out of the regular order of business to Communications from the Mayor. So Voted..”
Mayor Hoye gave his farewell address at this time.
To take a ten (10) minute recess
From the minutes
“Motion was made to take a ten (10) minute recess. So Voted..”
Com. from Attorney Philip Nessralla which was asking for a continuance and requesting to postpone their appearance and presentation this evening until November 12, 2019
To move approval
From the minutes
“Motion was made to move approval. So Voted..”
For the City Clerk to schedule the hearing on November 12, 2019 and if not, another day
From the minutes
“Councilor Cleary made a motion for the City Clerk to schedule the hearing on November 12, 2019 and if not, another day. So Voted..” (Motion: Cleary)
To move approval
From the minutes
“Motion was made to move approval. So Voted..”
Councilor Pottier stated that the Council has per usual the listing of our sixteen (16) precinct workers.
To move their appointment as a group
From the minutes
“Motion was made to move their appointment as a group. So Voted..”
Com. from City Solicitor enclosing correspondence from Xfinity dated October 14, 2019 regarding changes to Starz/Encore and Epix Programming.
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So Voted..”
Com. from First Assistant City Solicitor submitting a Host Community Agreement regarding HTC Trinity, LLC
To move approval and authorize the Mayor to sign both
From the minutes
“Motion was made to move approval and authorize the Mayor to sign both. 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: Order for a second reading to be ordained on a roll call vote Ordered That, The RULES AND ORDERS OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, previously adopted as a Standing Order of the Municipal Council on October 8, 2019, be
To approve
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve. On a roll call vote, nine (9) Councilors present, nine (9) Councilors voting in favor..”
COUNCILOR DEBORAH CARR, CHAIRMAN AND COUNCILORS CROTEAU AND CLEARY. ALSO PRESENT WAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF RETIREMENT BOARD PAUL SLIVINSKI MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 5:43 P.M. 1. MEET TO REVIEW THE WEEKLY VOUCHERS & PAYROLLS FOR CITY DEPARTMENTS :
To move approval of the payroll warrant in absentia
From the minutes
“MOTION: MOVE APPROVAL OF THE PAYROLL WARRANT IN ABSENTIA. SO VOTED..”
Ordinance for a third reading to be ordained on a roll call vote 4 AN ORDINANCE REPEALING THE ORDINANCE CONTAINING THE RULES AND ORDERS OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL Chapter A501 Municipal Council Rules and Orders Be it ordained by the Municipal Council of the City of Taunton and by a
To move approval of the invoice warrant in the amount of $3,305,280.78
From the minutes
“MOTION: MOVE APPROVAL OF THE INVOICE WARRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,305,280.78. SO VOTED..”
To make these documents part of the record
From the minutes
“MOTION: TO MAKE THESE DOCUMENTS PART OF THE RECORD. SO VOTED..”
Councilor Borges made the following motion: . PAGE FOUR 10 OCTOBER 29, 2019 THE COMMITTEE ON THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS - CONTINUED
To bring in mr. arikian for some training on how it works as far as paying their bills monthly and all of that information
From the minutes
“MOTION: TO BRING IN MR. ARIKIAN FOR SOME TRAINING ON HOW IT WORKS AS FAR AS PAYING THEIR BILLS MONTHLY AND ALL OF THAT INFORMATION. SO VOTED..”
Especially with business owners, they want them to be monitoring the units.
To approve the water regulations policy
From the minutes
“MOTION: TO APPROVE THE WATER REGULATIONS POLICY. SO VOTED..”
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