MassVoter.com← Taunton Municipal CouncilTaunton Municipal Council · 2022–2023 Council · Regular meeting
November 29, 2022
17 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
Absent: Jeffrey Postell
Every vote, in order
So voted.
To go out of the regular order of business to Communications from the Mayor
From the minutes
“Motion was made to go out of the regular order of business to Communications from the Mayor. So voted..”
Mayor O'Connell handed out citations to the team and coaches.
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..”
Opportunity for input by the general public. Lilah Medeiros, 24 Knight Street, Taunton, MA spoke about Saints Way and Bridget Drive being changed from a private street to a public street. Ms. Medeiros stepped out of the room for a moment. 2
To go out of the regular order of business to Communication from the Mayor
From the minutes
“Motion was made to go out of the regular order of business to Communication from the Mayor. So voted..”
Communication from the Mayor
To go back to public input
From the minutes
“Motion was made to go back to public input. So voted..”
To refer to the City Engineer for correspondence to the Council, Mayor's Office and the Law Department regarding this issue and if a discussion is necessary it will go to the Committee of the Council as a Whole
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the City Engineer for correspondence to the Council, Mayor's Office and the Law Department regarding this issue and if a discussion is necessary it will go to the Committee of the Council as a Whole. So voted..”
On the petition submitted by the City of Taunton, 15 Summer Street, Taunton to allow proposed changes to the Taunton Zoning Ordinance dated October 4, 2022: Article XVII Transit-Oriented Development District § 440-1701 Purpose § 440-17
To open the public hearing and invite the interested parties into the enclosure
From the minutes
“Motion was made to open the public hearing and invite the interested parties into the enclosure. So voted..”
Com. from the Assistant Executive Director, Board of Health submitting comments
To make all communications a part of the record
From the minutes
“Motion was made to make all communications a part of the record. So voted..”
The legislation itself is capping it at 10%. So, they need to change it to be in line.
To open public input
From the minutes
“Motion was made to open public input. So voted..”
Nobody was present to speak for public input.
To close public input and to approve as presented
From the minutes
“Motion was made to close public input and to approve as presented 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..”
So voted.
To close the public hearing
From the minutes
“Motion was made to close the public hearing. So voted..”
Com. from the Office Manager DPW Operations notifying of a payout for Robert Andrade with the hire date of November 3, 1997 in the amount of eighteen-thousand, 4 nine-hundred twenty-six dollars and forty-six cents ($18,926.46). This will be check date December 1, 2022.
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So voted..”
Com. from the Office Manager DPW Operations notifying of a payout for Robert Andrade with the hire date of November 3, 1997 in the amount of eighteen-thousand, 4 nine-hundred twenty-six dollars and forty-six cents ($18,926
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So voted..”
Com. from the City Solicitor submitting Xfinity correspondence received which were dated November 18, 2022 regarding price changes for certain services and fees including Broadcast TV fee and the Regional Sports Network fee start
To refer items #1-29 to the Committee of Police and License and the Police Chief
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer items #1-29 to the Committee of Police and License 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..”
Resolutions: Ordinance for a second reading to be passed to a third reading AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING DEPARTMENTAL REVOLVING FUNDS Chapter 40 FINANCE Be it ordained by the Municipal Council of the City of Taunton and by authority
To pass to a third reading
From the minutes
“Motion was made to pass to a third reading. So voted..”
To refer an update from the CFO and OPM on the new airport terminal building to the Committee on Public Property
From the minutes
“Councilor Coute made a motion to refer an update from the CFO and OPM on the new airport terminal building to the Committee on Public Property. So voted..” (Motion: Coute)
He also thanked Mayor O'Connell for running a ship shape Police Department.
To extend the Council's thanks to the officers mentioned
From the minutes
“Motion was made to extend the Council's thanks to the officers mentioned. So voted..”
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