MassVoter.com← Taunton Municipal CouncilTaunton Municipal Council · 2020–2021 Council · Regular meeting
November 17, 2020
20 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Jeffrey Postell, Christopher Coute, Deborah Carr, John McCaul, David Pottier, Gerald Croteau, Donald Cleary, Phillip Duarte, Barry Sanders
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Nancilee Lemaire spoke about her frustration with not being notified about when the meeting is.
For the City Clerk to contact the Chief of Police and get the date and time of the Crime Watch Meeting and get back to the Council with it
From the minutes
“Councilor Cleary made a motion for the City Clerk to contact the Chief of Police and get the date and time of the Crime Watch Meeting and get back to the Council with it. So Voted..” (Motion: Cleary)
A 4 family use in an Urban Residential District to be located at 6 West Summer Street, Taunton. The City Clerk read a Com. from Attorney de Abreu requesting to continue the hearing until November 24, 2020.
To continue the hearing until November 24, 2020
From the minutes
“Motion was made to continue the hearing until November 24, 2020. So Voted..”
Com, from City Solicitor submitting a communication recently received by the City from Xfinity dated November 2, 2020 regarding the launch of BNC and JBS HD.
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So Voted..”
Com. from Attorney de Abreu requesting to continue the hearing until November 24, 2020
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So Voted..”
Com. from Assistant Executive Director, Taunton Retirement advising of the retirement for Superannuation of Steven Burns, an employee of the Taunton Police Department on December 16, 2020 under the provisions set forth in Section
To approve and send the appropriate scroll
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve and send the appropriate scroll. So Voted..”
To approve and send the appropriate scroll
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve and send the appropriate scroll. So Voted..”
Com. from Mark McKenney, 612 Staples Street, East Taunton which stated that he is writing to express concerns on two related topics pertaining to vehicle noise
To send a copy of the letter to the Police Chief and see if he can set up a higher visibility for police vehicles in that area
From the minutes
“Councilor Cleary made a motion to send a copy of the letter to the Police Chief and see if he can set up a higher visibility for police vehicles in that area. … So Voted..” (Motion: Cleary)
So Voted.
To refer the issue on Staples Street and signs on Staples Street be referred to the DPW
From the minutes
“Councilor Pottier made a motion to refer the issue on Staples Street and signs on Staples Street be referred to the DPW. So Voted..” (Motion: Pottier)
Com. from City Solicitor regarding an update on pending litigation
To refer to the end of tonight's meeting
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the end of tonight's meeting. So Voted..”
Hours of Operation License - RENEWAL 1. CVS Pharmacy, Inc. -DBA- CVS Pharmacy #41 located at 284 Winthrop St., 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..”
Petitions: Hours of Operation License - RENEWAL 1
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.”
Petition submitted by Bradley Thomas, 368 Lincoln St
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..”
Resolutions: NONE :
For next week's agenda to get an update from the Law Department on 20 Constitution Drive
From the minutes
“Councilor Duarte made a motion for next week's agenda to get an update from the Law Department on 20 Constitution Drive. The City Solicitor asked them to amend that to include the Building Department because they are the ones that have been working on it. Councilor Duarte added that to the motion. So Voted..” (Motion: Duarte)
To go into Executive Session at 7:34 P.M
From the minutes
“Motion was made to go into Executive Session at 7:34 P.M. On a roll call vote, nine (9) Councilors present, nine (9) Councilors voting in favor..”
COUNCILOR DEBORAH CARR, CHAIRMAN AND oY DLERK COUNCILORS CROTEAU AND MCCAUL. ALSO PRESENT IN PERSON WERE BUDGET DIRECTOR GILL ENOS AND CITY AUDITOR ANN HEBERT MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 5:41 P.M. 1. MEET TO REVIEW THE WEEKLY VOUCHERS AND PAYROLLS FOR CITY DEPARTMENTS .
To move approval of the payroll warrant in the amount of $3,476,901.37
From the minutes
“MOTION: MOVE APPROVAL OF THE PAYROLL WARRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,476,901.37. SO VOTED..”
SO VOTED.
To move approval of the invoice warrant in the amount of $1,885,084.26
From the minutes
“MOTION: MOVE APPROVAL OF THE INVOICE WARRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,885,084.26. SO VOTED..”
He then made the following motion:
To refer this to the needs of the airport committee to discuss this situation. councilor carr seconded the motion and it was
From the minutes
“MOTION: REFER THIS TO THE NEEDS OF THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS THIS SITUATION. COUNCILOR CARR SECONDED THE MOTION AND IT WAS SO VOTED..”
The motion was clarified to be as follows:
To refer to the committee on the needs of the airport the . employee situation at the airport and to discuss their budget
From the minutes
“MOTION: TO REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE NEEDS OF THE AIRPORT THE . EMPLOYEE SITUATION AT THE AIRPORT AND TO DISCUSS THEIR BUDGET. SO VOTED..”
Councilor Postell then made the following motion:
TO REFER THE ORDINANCE DOCUMENTS TO THE COMMITTEE ON POLICE AND LICENSE, THE COMMITTEE ON ORDINANCES AND ENROLLED BILLS AND TO THE LAW DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR REVIEW. The Chief said his one concern with this proposed ordinance is that right now people do stop, the legal drivers do stop for them, so he is just concerned that if it becomes a general ordinance to seize them or destroy them it might increase the number of people that run from the police
From the minutes
“MOTION: TO REFER THE ORDINANCE DOCUMENTS TO THE COMMITTEE ON POLICE AND LICENSE, THE COMMITTEE ON ORDINANCES AND ENROLLED BILLS AND TO THE LAW DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR REVIEW. The Chief said his one concern with this proposed ordinance is that right now people do stop, the legal drivers do stop for them, so he is just concerned that if it becomes a general ordinance to seize them or destroy them it might increase the number of people that run from the police. That is just one concern to keep in mind. THE MOTION WAS VOTED ON AND 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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