MassVoter.com← Taunton Municipal CouncilTaunton Municipal Council · 2020–2021 Council · Regular meeting
February 16, 2021
13 recorded votes, 1 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, Phillip Duarte, Donald Cleary, Barry Sanders
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Com. from Councilor Pottier, Submitting on Behalf of Attorney Thomas Gay regarding ATV, Mini Bikes, Etc
To refer to the Committee on Police and License
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee on Police and License. So Voted..”
Com. from Chairman, Taunton Planning Board stating that they have received a Form J Plan - Waiver of Frontage Requirements - to divide one lot into two lots for property on 7 Crane Avenue South, Property I
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So Voted..”
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So Voted..”
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So Voted..”
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So Voted..”
Com. from Assistant City Solicitor regarding Airport Administration Building Funding
To refer to the Committee of the Council as a Whole
From the minutes
“Councilor McCaul made a motion to refer to the Committee of the Council as a Whole. So Voted..” (Motion: McCaul)
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..”
Petitions: NONE Committee Reports: Motion was made for Committee reports to be read by Title and Approved
To accept the endorsement of the Committee on : Police and License
From the minutes
“Councilor Pottier made a motion to accept the endorsement of the Committee on : Police and License. He stated that James Briggs is first and then it is Thomas Moscato. So Voted..” (Motion: Pottier)
To accept : the Accounts Payable Warrant in the amount of $5,932,679.09
From the minutes
“Councilor McCaul made a motion to accept : the Accounts Payable Warrant in the amount of $5,932,679.09. So Voted..” (Motion: McCaul)
Councilor Carr stated that the Payroll Warrant is in the amount of $1,206,529.00.
To approve $1,206,529.00
From the minutes
“Councilor McCaul made a motion to approve $1,206,529.00. So Voted..” (Motion: McCaul)
Unfinished Business: Councilor Sanders stated that he wanted to bring to the Council's attention the letter that they received last week 15 minutes before the Committee meetings were going to start from the Conservation Law Foundation regarding their serious concerns about and op
To refer to the Committee on Public Health and Environmentat { : : : ? . Affairs
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee on Public Health and Environmentat { : : : ? . Affairs. He would be happy to invite Kirstie Pecci from CLF to provide the Council with more information about this project and the concerns that they have. So Voted..”
He stated that the motion on the table right now is to go to eight (8).
Roll call vote (the minutes do not state the motion separately; see the text before the vote)
Yes: Cleary, Coute, Croteau, McCaul, PottierNo: Carr, Duarte, Postell, Sanders
From the minutes
“On a roll call vote, nine (9) Councilors present, five (5) Councilors voting in favor and four (4) Councilors voting in opposition. Councilors Cleary, Croteau, Pottier, McCaul and Coute voting in favor. Councilors Sanders, Duarte, Carr and Postell voting in opposition. MOTION CARRIES..”
Councilor McCaul then made the following motion:
To offer connor james briggs and thomas michael moscato conditional offers of employment subject to their passing the physical testing, the psychological testing, successfully completing the police academy and amy other testing or requirement the police chief desires
From the minutes
“MOTION: TO OFFER CONNOR JAMES BRIGGS AND THOMAS MICHAEL MOSCATO CONDITIONAL OFFERS OF EMPLOYMENT SUBJECT TO THEIR PASSING THE PHYSICAL TESTING, THE PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING, SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THE POLICE ACADEMY AND AMY OTHER TESTING OR REQUIREMENT THE POLICE CHIEF DESIRES. SO VOTED..”
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