MassVoter.com← Taunton Municipal CouncilTaunton Municipal Council · 2020–2021 Council · Regular meeting
October 26, 2021
17 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Barry Sanders, Donald Cleary, Phillip Duarte, Gerald Croteau, David Pottier, John McCaul, Deborah Carr, Christopher Coute, Jeffrey Postell
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
So voted.
To go out of regular order of business
From the minutes
“Motion was made to go out of regular order of business. So voted..”
Appointment of Nathan Matos to be hired as a full-time Police Officer for the City of Taunton
To approve
From the minutes
“On a roll call vote, nine (9) Councilors present, nine (9) Councilors voting in favor..”
To revert back to regular order of business
From the minutes
“Motion was made to revert back to regular order of business, So voted..”
Com. from the DPW Commissioner in regards to requesting approval to waive the winter J moratorium restriction at this time.
To approve the request of the 7 waiver of the winter moratorium restriction
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve the request of the 7 waiver of the winter moratorium restriction. So voted..”
Com. from the Assistant Executive Director of Retirement regarding notification of the ot retirement of Barbara Auger of the Treasurer's Office, as of February 1, 2022 with 25- : years, and 1-month of creditable service.
To accept with regret and 7 prepare the appropriate scroll
From the minutes
“Motion was made to accept with regret and 7 prepare the appropriate scroll. So voted..”
Councilor McCaul gave a special thank you = to Barbara Auger for her services to the City over the past years, Po Com. from the IT Director requesting to dispose of old equipment. List was provided. -
To approve
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve. So voted..”
Com. from the First Assistant City Solicitor regarding Medicine Man Solutions, LLC : Host Community Agreements for the siting of Marijuana delivery establishment (144 - West Britannia Street).
To approve
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve. So voted..”
Com. from the First Assistant City Solicitor regarding Medicine Man Solutions, LLC - Host Community Agreements for the siting of a Microbusiness Marijuana Cultivation an i Marijuana Product Manufacturer Establishment (144 West Br
To invite Attorney Daniel F, de Abreau to the podium
From the minutes
“Motion was made to invite Attorney Daniel F, de Abreau to the podium. So voted..”
Attorney Daniel F. de Abreau explained that the - intention is that this will be a microbusiness, Discussion continued,
To _ refer to next week's meeting
From the minutes
“Motion was made to _ refer to next week's meeting. So voted..”
Com. from the First Assistant City Solicitor regarding Medicine Man Solutions, LLC - Host Community Agreements for the siting of a Microbusiness Marijuana Cultivation an i Marijuana Product Manufacturer Establishment (144 West Br
To adjust the language that's on the host community agreement and the corrected agreement be presented at next week's Council meeting
From the minutes
“Motion was made to adjust the language that's on the host community agreement and the corrected agreement be presented at next week's Council meeting. So voted..”
Petitions: Claims Claim submitted by Jose Gordils, 7 Lawrence St, Apt
To refer to the Committee of Police and Licensing
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee of Police and Licensing, So voted..”
Petition submitted by Weder Pereira, 60 R Reservoir St
To refer to the City Clerk for a Public Hearing
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the City Clerk for 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. Recommendations adopted to reflect the votes as recorded in committee reports. So Voted..”
Appointment of Nathan Matos to be hired as a full-time Police Officer for the City of Taunton
Roll call vote (the minutes do not state the motion separately; see the text before the vote)
Yes: Carr, Coute, Croteau, Duarte, McCaul, Postell, Pottier, SandersNo: Cleary
From the minutes
“On a roll call vote, nine (9) Councilors present, eight (8) Councilors voting in favor. Councilor Cleary in opposition, So voted..”
Roll call vote (the minutes do not state the motion separately; see the text before the vote)
From the minutes
“On a roll call vote, nine (9) Councilors present, nine (9) Councilors voting in favor. So voted..”
C. Applying the decibel scale to everyday, we find: Level Decibels Lethal Level 180 Rocket engine 150 Jet plane at takeoff Pain Threshold 120 Machine gun at close range 120 Pneumatic chipper 115 House party, 4-piece rock band 115 Jet airliner (500 feet overhead) 111 Motorcycle :
To refer to a third reading
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to a third reading. So voted.”
Councilor Postell motioned to refer to the Committee of the Whole for a discussion with OECD, Assessor's Office and Law Department on a review of current TIFs as well as processes for property owned, housed in the City being taxed and collected upon.
To move approval
From the minutes
“Motion was made to move approval. So voted..”
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