MassVoter.com← Taunton Municipal CouncilTaunton Municipal Council · 2022–2023 Council · Regular meeting
September 6, 2022
15 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
So voted.
To go out of the regular order of business to Appointments
From the minutes
“Motion was made to go out of the regular order of business to Appointments. So voted..”
The appointment and swearing in of one (1) permanent full-time Police Officer. • John T. Joyce
To approve the appointment
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve the appointment on a roll call vote. On a roll call vote, nine (9) Councilors were present, nine (9) Councilors voted in favor. So voted..”
Appointment of Andrew Dawley, 10 Craven Court, Taunton to the Board of Directors for the Department of Human Services fulfilling the unexpired term of Edward O'Brien expiring in August 2023
To approve
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve. 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..”
Com. from the Chief Financial Officer requesting to transfer funds from the Public Safety Facility Stabilization account to a Capital Project account
To refer pages 1-3 to the Committee on Finance and Salaries and invite the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Procurement Officer for this discussion
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer pages 1-3 to the Committee on Finance and Salaries and invite the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Procurement Officer for this discussion. So voted..”
To refer pages 1-3 to the Committee on Finance and Salaries and invite the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Procurement Officer for this discussion
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer pages 1-3 to the Committee on Finance and Salaries and invite the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Procurement Officer for this discussion. So voted..”
Com. from the Chief Financial Officer in regards to the MGL Chapter 41 Section 108P to include Assistant Collector/Treasurer
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..”
Com. from the DPW Commissioner requesting to meet with DPW Sub-Committee on September 13, 2022 to discuss proposed water and sewer rates for calendar year 2023 and beyond. Presentations will be made in conjunction with Patrick Dello Russo, the City's 3 Chief Financial Officer.
To refer to the Committee on the Department of Public Works
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee on the Department of Public Works. So voted..”
Com. from the Assistant City Solicitor in regards to the Town of Berkley Water Line
To refer to the Committee of the Department of Public Works and the Law Department to be put on the agenda for September 20, 2022
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee of the Department of Public Works and the Law Department to be put on the agenda for September 20, 2022. 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..”
Resolutions: Ordered That, At a Committee to the Council as a Whole meeting of the Municipal Council, held on August 23, 2022, the Municipal Council voted to accept Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 59 - Assessment of Local Taxe
To approve
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve on a roll call vote. On a roll call vote, nine (9) Councilors were present, nine (9) Councilors voted in favor. So voted..”
To invite Clean Air Taunton to the Committee on Solid Waste for a presentation
From the minutes
“Councilor Borges made a motion to invite Clean Air Taunton to the Committee on Solid Waste for a presentation. So voted..” (Motion: Borges)
Councilor Borges said earlier today she made a motion to refer the discussion on the OPM for the public safety building to the Committee on Finance and Salaries.
To add to that motion to see if the Chief Procurement Officer could provide the Council (all eight applicants and the three finalists) the criteria they used to come to that conclusion, in addition to being there
From the minutes
“Motion was made to add to that motion to see if the Chief Procurement Officer could provide the Council (all eight applicants and the three finalists) the criteria they used to come to that conclusion, in addition to being there. So voted..”
4 Councilor Pottier said the Fire Chief asked him to call for a Civil List for three hires.
To refer the Civil Service list request to the City Clerk's Office
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer the Civil Service list request to the City Clerk's Office. So voted..”
Councilor Pottier said the Fire Chief asked for a promotional list for a Deputy Chief, a Captain and a Lieutenant based upon the pending retirement in the Department.
To refer the request for a promotional list for a Deputy Chief, a Captain and a Lieutenant to the City Clerk's Office
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer the request for a promotional list for a Deputy Chief, a Captain and a Lieutenant to the City Clerk's Office. So voted..”
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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