MassVoter.com← Taunton Municipal CouncilTaunton Municipal Council · 2022–2023 Council · Regular meeting
January 3, 2022
4 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Kelly Dooner, Phillip Duarte, Estele Borges, John McCaul, David Pottier, Christopher Coute, Barry Sanders, Lawrence Quintal, Jeffrey Postell
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Nomination of the Council President.
To appoint Councilor Phillip Duarte as the City Council President
From the minutes
“Motion was made to appoint Councilor Phillip Duarte as the City Council President on a roll call vote. On a roll call vote, nine (9) councilors present. Nine (9) councilors voted in favor. So voted..”
Councilor Duarte was then sworn in by the City Clerk. Appointment of two full-time Reserve Firefighters. e Kody James Pontes e Michael Reilly
To approve the list as read
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve the list as read on a roll call vote. On a roll call vote, Nine (9) councilors present. Nine (9) councilors voted in favor. So voted..”
The City Clerk stated we have payroll in absentia in the amount of $847,606.09 (eight- hundred, forty-seven thousand, six- hundred and six dollars and nine cents).
To move approval
From the minutes
“Motion was made to move approval. 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..”
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