MassVoter.com← Taunton Municipal CouncilTaunton Municipal Council · 2020–2021 Council · Regular meeting
December 21, 2021
23 recorded votes, 2 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
He continued to explain the chain of events he has encountered with the Airport Commission.
For the Council to get a copy of the Airports SOP (Standard Operating Procedure)
From the minutes
“Councilor Coute made a motion for the Council to get a copy of the Airports SOP (Standard Operating Procedure). So voted..” (Motion: Coute)
So voted.
To make the correspondences received from Mr
From the minutes
“Councilor Postell made a motion to make the correspondences received from Mr. Wright a part of the record. So voted..” (Motion: Postell)
A Special Permit for a modification to increase the square footage of the recreational marijuana dispensary from 4,410 sq. ft. to 5,751 sq. ft. and an additional 600 sq. ft. for a hair salon at 354 Winthrop Street located in the Highway Business District.
To open the continued public hearing and invite the parties into the enclosure
From the minutes
“Motion was made to open the continued public hearing and invite the parties into the enclosure. So voted..”
Com. from Chairman of the DIRB, submitting conditional recommendations.
To make part of the record
From the minutes
“Motion was made to make part of the record. So voted..”
He explained there are many other facilities in the state that are co-sharing space.
To close public input
From the minutes
“Motion was made to close public input. So voted..”
So voted.
To approve the Special Permit as it relates to the 5,751 sq. ft
Yes: Cleary, Coute, Croteau, Duarte, McCaul, Postell, Pottier, SandersNo: Carr
From the minutes
“Councilor Sanders made a motion to approve the Special Permit as it relates to the 5,751 sq. ft. Recreational Retail Marijuana Facility with the conditions outlined by the DIRB. On a roll call vote, nine (9) councilors present, eight (8) voted in favor. Councilor Carr was in opposition. So voted..” (Motion: Sanders)
Councilor Coute expressed his frustration on who was responsible at the time of the construction.
To grant the Special Permit for the 1,090 ft. hair salon with the condition as outlined by the DIRB
Yes: Cleary, Croteau, Duarte, Postell, SandersNo: Carr, Coute, McCaul, PottierThe minutes say the motion did not pass even though more councilors voted for it than against; some council votes need more than a simple majority.
From the minutes
“Councilor Sanders made a motion to grant the Special Permit for the 1,090 ft. hair salon with the condition as outlined by the DIRB. On a roll call vote, nine (9) councilors present, five (5) voted in favor. Councilors Pottier, McCaul, Carr and Coute were in opposition. So voted. The motion did not pass..” (Motion: Sanders)
The motion did not pass.
To close the Public Hearing
From the minutes
“Motion was made to close the Public Hearing. So voted..”
So voted.
To take a brief recess
From the minutes
“Motion was made to take a brief recess. So voted..”
The entire community and public is welcomed.
To have the City Council meeting the same night as the Inauguration Ceremony
From the minutes
“Motion was made to have the City Council meeting the same night as the Inauguration Ceremony. So voted..”
Appointment of the Chief Financial Officer, Patrick Dello Russo. Comm. Received from Mayor, Shaunna O'Connell and read into the record.
To approve
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve on a roll call vote. Nine (9) councilors present, five (5) voted in favor. Councilors Carr, Croteau, Cleary and Sanders were in opposition. So voted..”
Com. from Executive Director from the Board of Health requesting to pay Water/Sewer bill out of 2022's budget in the amount of $310.16.
To refer to the Committee on Finance and Salaries
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee on Finance and Salaries. So voted..”
Com. from City Solicitor submitting correspondence from Xfinity regarding programming advisory.
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 regarding programming advisory
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 City Solicitor regarding the Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Taunton Management Association and the City of Taunton respectfully requesting this to be referred to the Committee of the Whole to be reviewed in
To move approval to refer to the Committee of the Whole to be reviewed in executive session to approve the funding of the CBA as required as soon as possible
From the minutes
“Motion was made to move approval to refer to the Committee of the Whole to be reviewed in executive session to approve the funding of the CBA as required as soon as possible. So voted..”
Class II License - RENEWAL 1. Northeast Auto Exchange, Inc. located at 406 Tremont St., Taunton.
To refer to the Committee on Police and Licenses and the Police Chief
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee on Police and Licenses and the Police Chief. 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..”
Appointment of the Chief Financial Officer, Patrick Dello Russo
To approve
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve on a roll call vote. Nine (9) councilors present, nine (9) voted in favor. So voted..”
Ordered, That thanks of the Municipal Council be hereby extended to Council President Christopher P. Coute for the courteous and impartial manner in which he has presided over the meetings of the Municipal Council during the past year.
To move as read
From the minutes
“Motion was made to move as read. So voted..”
Ordered, That thanks of the Municipal Council be hereby extended to Mayor Shaunna L. O'Connell for the courteous and impartial manner in which she has presided over the meetings of the Municipal Council during the past year.
To move as read
From the minutes
“Motion was made to move as read. So voted..”
New Business:
To invite the media to cover the City Council Committee Selection Process
From the minutes
“Councilor Sanders made a motion to invite the media to cover the City Council Committee Selection Process. So voted..” (Motion: Sanders)
Discussion continued.
To receive an update from the Elections Commissioner to share the plan on the voting process with the Council and the Community about the Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical High School project
From the minutes
“Councilor Sanders made a motion to receive an update from the Elections Commissioner to share the plan on the voting process with the Council and the Community about the Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical High School project. So voted..” (Motion: Sanders)
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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