MassVoter.com← Taunton Municipal CouncilTaunton Municipal Council · 2022–2023 Council · Organizational meeting
March 29, 2022
11 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Jeffrey Postell, Lawrence Quintal, Barry Sanders, Christopher Coute, David Pottier, John McCaul, Estele Borges, Phillip Duarte, Kelly Dooner
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Com, from Police Chief requesting certification from the Human Resources Division of : the Commonwealth for promotional appointments for two (2) fulltime permanent : lieutenants and six (6) fulltime permanent sergeants,
To move approval
From the minutes
“Motion was made to move approval. So voted..”
Com. from City Solicitor requesting an Executive Session meeting with the Council as a Whole to discuss negotiations with a non-union employee.
To refer to : the Council President for scheduling
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“Motion was made to refer to : the Council President for scheduling. So voted..”
Com. from Blake M
To refer to the Committee of the Council as a Whole and the Law Department
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee of the Council as a Whole and the Law Department. 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 All ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.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 be ordained
From the minutes
“Motion was made to be ordained on a roll call vote. So voted. On a roll call vote, nine (9) councilors were : present, nine (9) councilors voted in favor. So voted..”
Councilor Postell motioned to have referred to Parks & Rec, and Tree Warden for an inspection of tree conditions on Longwood Avenue as it relates to overall safety.
To move approval
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“Motion was made to move approval. So voted..”
Councilor Postell motioned to refer the issue of speeding on Kilton Street to the Police Department for enforcement.
To move approval
From the minutes
“Motion was made to move approval. So voted..”
Councilor Postell motioned to refer the issue of vehicles parking too close to the intersection of Kilton Street and Oak Street to the Safety Office and the Police Department.
To move approval
From the minutes
“Motion was made to move approval. So voted..”
Councilor Postell motioned to refer to the safety officer a review of the needs for speed limit signs on Kilton Street and Shores Street.
To move approval
From the minutes
“Motion was made to move approval. So voted..”
Order for first reading to be passed to a second reading : Ordered That, The City of Taunton appropriates the sum of Thirteen Million Seven Hundred : Forty-Eight Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty Nine Dollars ($13,748,839) for th
To be passed to a second reading
From the minutes
“Motion was made to be passed to a second reading. So voted..”
To have referred to DPW a review of the condition of i roadway surface on Longwood Avenue due to sewer extension hook-up
From the minutes
“Councilor Postell motioned to have referred to DPW a review of the condition of i roadway surface on Longwood Avenue due to sewer extension hook-up. Motion was I made to move approval. So voted..” (Motion: Postell)
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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