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March 8, 2022
17 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Lawrence Quintal, Barry Sanders, Christopher Coute, David Pottier, John McCaul, Estele Borges, Phillip Duarte, Kelly Dooner
Absent: Jeffrey Postell
Every vote, in order
So voted.
To go out of regular order of business to Appointments
From the minutes
“Motion was made to go out of regular order of business to Appointments. So voted..”
Appointment and swearing in of six (6) Permanent Full Time Firefighters e Garrett Babbitt e Joshua Callanan e Griffin Galligan e Seth Lima 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, eight (8) Councilors were present, eight (8) Councilors voted in favor. Councilor Postell was absent. So voted..”
Motion was made to invite the parties in to the enclosure to be sworn in. The City Clerk then swore in all of the six Firefighters.
To take a two-minute recess
From the minutes
“Motion was made to take a two-minute recess. So voted..”
So voted.
To revert back to the regular order of business
From the minutes
“Motion was made to revert back to the regular order of business. So voted..”
The deadline to apply is April 7". Councilor Pottier asked in regards to the banners, his understanding was the people who sponsored the Christmas banners, would be given the banners, and do we know where this stands.
To refer the returning of the Christmas banners to Park and Rec Department and report back to the Mayor's office and to the Councilor President
From the minutes
“Councilor Pottier made a motion to refer the returning of the Christmas banners to Park and Rec Department and report back to the Mayor's office and to the Councilor President. So voted..” (Motion: Pottier)
This is her 3" time she is scheduled to compete. 3" time is the charm, and they want to wish her lots of luck and they cannot wait to see the show.
To invite retired, Fire Chief, Tom Downey to join them at the podium to offer some remarks regarding the collection he is doing for Ukraine
From the minutes
“Motion was made to invite retired, Fire Chief, Tom Downey to join them at the podium to offer some remarks regarding the collection he is doing for Ukraine. So voted..”
Com. from the City Solicitor regarding civilian Traffic Control Officers. The Law Department is presently finalizing a draft of the proposed ordinance in coordination with the Mayor's Office and Police Chief. They will be forwarding the proposed ordinance in the near future.
To refer to the Committee on Ordinance and Enrolled Bills and to the Committee on Police and License
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee on Ordinance and Enrolled Bills and to the Committee on Police and License. So voted..”
Com. from the First Assistant City Solicitor regarding the Annual Obligations of Land Development - Northeast, Inc
To refer to the Committee of the Council as a Whole
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee of the Council as a Whole. So voted..”
To refer to the Committee on the Council as a Whole
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee on the Council as a Whole. 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..”
Shores Avenue, the entire length on both the North and South side. All ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage.
To pass to a second reading
From the minutes
“Motion was made to pass to a second reading. So voted..”
Resolutions: Ordinance for a first reading to be passed to a second reading 4 AN ORDINANCE ARTICLE III
To move approval
From the minutes
“Motion was made to move approval. So voted..”
Council President Duarte requested to refer to the Committee on Zoning a discussion with the City Planner on the new multi-family zoning requirement for MBTA communities.
To move approval
From the minutes
“Motion was made to move approval. So voted..”
COUNCILOR PHILLIP DUARTE, CHAIRMAN AND COU NCILORS ROTTIER AND MCCAUL won GTTY CLERK MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 5:44 P.M. 1, MEET TO REVIEW THE WEEKLY VOUCHERS & PAYROLLS FOR CITY DEPARTMENTS
To = move approval of the payroll warrant inthe amount of $3,722,356.61
From the minutes
“MOTION: = MOVE APPROVAL OF THE PAYROLL WARRANT INTHE AMOUNT OF $3,722,356.61. SO VOTED..”
Resolutions: Ordinance for a first reading to be passed to a second reading 4 AN ORDINANCE ARTICLE III
To move approval of the invoice warrant in the amount of $2,987,110.97
From the minutes
“MOTION: MOVE APPROVAL OF THE INVOICE WARRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,987,110.97. SO VOTED..”
Councilor Coute then said the intention of the motion is, and the Law Department can clean it up as needed, is as follows:
To ALL RESUMES RECEIVED IN THE FIRST 14 DAYS WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE ENTIRE COUNCIL. ANY RESUMES RECEIVED DAY 15 AND FORWARD WILL BE EVALUATED BY THE COMMITTEE AND FORWARDED TO THE FULL COUNCIL AS NEEDED AS DETERMINED BY THE HIRING COMMITTEE. Councilor Borges asked if a nonvoting member of the Hiring Committee, not on the Council is able to actually take a vote to bring somebody forward if they are not going to actually be the voting member at the end
From the minutes
“MOTION: ALL RESUMES RECEIVED IN THE FIRST 14 DAYS WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE ENTIRE COUNCIL. ANY RESUMES RECEIVED DAY 15 AND FORWARD WILL BE EVALUATED BY THE COMMITTEE AND FORWARDED TO THE FULL COUNCIL AS NEEDED AS DETERMINED BY THE HIRING COMMITTEE. Councilor Borges asked if a nonvoting member of the Hiring Committee, not on the Council is able to actually take a vote to bring somebody forward if they are not going to actually be the voting member at the end. … THE MOTION WAS VOTED ON, AND SO VOTED..”
TO TABLE THIS MATTER AND CONTINUE THIS NEXT WEEK. Councilor Pottier then retracted his motion that was made on #11, if the Council wants to hold off for a week. THE
To and seconded and
From the minutes
“MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED AND SO VOTED..”
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