MassVoter.com← Taunton Municipal CouncilTaunton Municipal Council · 2022–2023 Council · Regular meeting
March 21, 2023
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
Mayor O'Connell stated that we have our Finance Team here this evening for a presentation on our DOR/DLS reports.
To invite the Finance Team into the enclosure
From the minutes
“Motion was made to invite the Finance Team into the enclosure. So Voted..”
Mayor O'Connell stated that one of the most efficient ways that the Finance Team communicates with the City Council is through what they have done tonight and that is how the Council is able to oversee the work they are doing.
To excuse the Finance team
From the minutes
“Motion was made to excuse the Finance team. So Voted..”
Committee reports
To refer to Committee Reports
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to Committee Reports. So Voted..”
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To approve
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve. So Voted..”
Com. from the Safety Officer, Arsenio Chaves, Taunton Police Department, stating that at the February 14, 2023 meeting of the Municipal Council, Councilor McCaul made a motion to refer to the Safety Officer to look at the parking
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So Voted..”
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So Voted..”
Com. from the Chief Financial Officer stating that the City of Taunton Treasurer's Office has taken great measures to ensure that our monetary assets are safe and secure
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 Safety Officer, Arsenio Chaves, Taunton Police Department, stating that at the February 14, 2023 meeting of the Municipal Council, Councilor McCaul made a motion to refer to the Safety Officer to look at the parking
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So Voted..”
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So Voted..”
Com. from David Cardoza, 24 Linden Street, Taunton, requesting a waiver of a moratorium to open up the property at 24 Linden Street for the purpose of installing a service for a natural gas heating system as his current boiler is in disrepair.
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..”
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..”
Councilor Borges requested an update on the casino and IGA in executive session so the Council knows more about what is going on.
To refer to the Law Department for executive session
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Law Department for executive session. So Voted..”
This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage.
To pass to a third reading
From the minutes
“Motion was made to pass to a third reading. So Voted..”
Name of Street Side Days/Hours Location Governor Street South Entire Length All ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage.
For a third reading to be ordained
From the minutes
“Motion was made for a third reading to be ordained 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..”
337-9 Regulation of drop boxes. All ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage.
To ordain
From the minutes
“Motion was made to ordain 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..”
Councilor Duarte stated the 2021 DOR/DLS report is a matter of the Committee of Finance and Salaries.
To discharge from the Committee on Finance and Salaries
From the minutes
“Motion was made to discharge from the Committee on Finance and Salaries. So Voted..”
So Voted.
To adjourn
From the minutes
“Motion was made to adjourn. 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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