MassVoter.com← Taunton Municipal CouncilTaunton Municipal Council · 2022–2023 Council · Regular meeting
December 27, 2022
15 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Kelly Dooner, Phillip Duarte, Estele Borges, David Pottier, Christopher Coute, Barry Sanders, Lawrence Quintal, Jeffrey Postell
Absent: John McCaul
Every vote, in order
Opportunity for input by the general public.
To open public input
From the minutes
“Motion was made to open public input. So voted..”
He continued to explain his frustrations.
To close public input
From the minutes
“Motion was made to close public input. So voted..”
Reappointment of Herbert Lee Daye, 81 Red Circle, Taunton to serve on the Department of Human Services Board of Directors for a term of two (2) years expiring December 29, 2024.
To approve
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve. So voted..”
Com. from the First Assistant City Solicitor regarding Greater Goods, LLC vs
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 Executive Director of Retirement submitting a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for City Retirees/Survivors to receive an additional 2% COLA effective July 1, 2022
To refer to the Committee on Finance and Salaries
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee on Finance and Salaries. So voted..”
To refer to the Committee on Finance and Salaries
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee on Finance and Salaries. So voted..”
Com. from the Chief Financial Officer requesting to present the Capital Investment Plan (CIP) for the City of Taunton to the Committee on Finance and Salaries on January 17, 2023.
To put this item on the agenda for January 17, 2023
From the minutes
“Motion was made to put this item on the agenda for January 17, 2023. 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..”
This Ordinance shall become effective January 1, 2023.
To move
From the minutes
“Motion was made to move on a roll call vote. On a roll call vote, eight (8) Councilors were present, eight (8) Councilors voted in favor. Councilor McCaul was absent. So voted. Motion passed..”
To move
From the minutes
“Motion was made to move on a roll call vote. On a roll call vote, eight (8) Councilors were present, eight (8) Councilors voted in favor. Councilor McCaul was absent. So voted..”
7 Ordered, That thanks of the Municipal Council be hereby extended to Council President Phillip E. Duarte for the courteous and impartial manner in which he has presided over the meetings of the Municipal Council during the past year.
To move approval
From the minutes
“Motion was made to move approval. So voted..”
Ordered, That thanks of the Municipal Council be hereby extended to Mayor Shaunna L. 0' Connell for the courteous and impartial manner in which she has presided over the meetings of the Municipal Council during the past year.
To move approval
From the minutes
“Motion was made to move approval. So voted..”
New Business:
To have the Law Department report back to the Council as to whether or not a Mayor appointment that's ratified by the Council, has the authority to have that board member removed
From the minutes
“Councilor Borges made a motion to have the Law Department report back to the Council as to whether or not a Mayor appointment that's ratified by the Council, has the authority to have that board member removed. This is something they keep hearing, that certain people should be removed. She just wants clarification as to whether not this Council even has the authority to do such a thing. So voted..” (Motion: Borges)
So voted.
To refer to the HR Director that there was two new vector truck positions that were up on the website and she just wants to know if they have been filled
From the minutes
“Councilor Borges made a motion to refer to the HR Director that there was two new vector truck positions that were up on the website and she just wants to know if they have been filled. If not, why they weren't on the website any longer. So voted..” (Motion: Borges)
Information only, Councilor Postell recognized the Assistant City Clerk for a job well done on her first council night and thanked her. Mayor O'Connell wished everyone a happy, healthy and peaceful New Year!
To refer to the Office of Economic and Community Development (OECD) and the DPW for an update on the installation of way finding and parking signs downtown in partnership with the bid through the earmark from Representative Doherty's office
From the minutes
“Councilor Duarte made a motion to refer to the Office of Economic and Community Development (OECD) and the DPW for an update on the installation of way finding and parking signs downtown in partnership with the bid through the earmark from Representative Doherty's office. So voted..” (Motion: Duarte)
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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