MassVoter.com← Taunton Municipal CouncilTaunton Municipal Council · 2022–2023 Council · Regular meeting
May 30, 2023
12 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Jeffrey Postell, Barry Sanders, Christopher Coute, David Pottier, John McCaul, Estele Borges, Phillip Duarte
Absent: Kelly Dooner, Lawrence Quintal
Every vote, in order
Mayor O'Connell appointed Steven Turner to serve as an Airport Commissioner for the Taunton Municipal Airport to fill the unexpired term of Robert Adams which will expire June 2024.
To approve
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve. So Voted..”
Flammable Storage License Transfer of Ownership Petition submitted by Romeo Fakhry, A-Plus Gas LLC, 12 Pine St., Attleboro, MA 02703 requesting approval of a change of ownership for a Flammable Storage License located at 315 Broadway, Taunton. (Deed on file).
To approve
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve. So Voted..”
Com. from the Chief Financial Officer requesting that the Finance Department meet with the Finance and Salaries Committee to establish a gift account for the public safety 2 complex.
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 Anthony Kinahan, CFO/Co-Founder, Tower Three, LLC, 30 Sherwood Dr., Taunton requesting a renewal of their Host Community Agreement.
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 Greater Taunton Area Day of Portugal Committee, Inc., 63 Winthrop St., Taunton extending an invitation to the upcoming events to celebrate the Day of Portugal during the month of June.
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So Voted..”
Com. from the Greater Taunton Area Day of Portugal Committee, Inc
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So Voted..”
Temporary Fixed Vendor License - RENEWAL 1. RJ Trees located at 404 Winthrop Street, Taunton selling Christmas trees, wreaths and baskets.
To refer to the Committee on Police and License and the Police Chief
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee on 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: Order to be accepted on a roll call vote Ordered That, The City of Taunton shall establish a gift account in accordance with M
To accept
From the minutes
“On a roll call vote, seven (7) Councilors were present, seven (7) Councilors voted in favor. Councilors Dooner and Quintal were absent. So Voted..”
These funds will not be general fund receipts and the specific use of said funds will be as followed: • Signage for events • Relatable materials • Celebratory event related costs
To accept
From the minutes
“On a roll call vote, seven (7) Councilors were present, seven (7) Councilors voted in favor. Councilors Dooner and Quintal were absent. So Voted..”
Ordinance for a second reading to be passed to a third reading AN ORDINANCE Chapter 105 - Personnel Be it ordained by the Municipal Council of the City of Taunton and by authority of the same as follows: Chapter 105 of the revised Ordinances of the City of Taunton shall be amende
To pass to a third reading
From the minutes
“Motion was made to pass to a third reading. So Voted..”
On discussion, the City Clerk stated that she wanted to bring to their attention that the correct version of the ordinance includes the two T.M.L.P. Commission stipends, which is not in shown in the version in the agenda, however, it was advertised correctly. 5 New Business:
That Chief Bradshaw asked to call for a civil service list for three (3) firefighters
From the minutes
“Councilor Pottier motioned that Chief Bradshaw asked to call for a civil service list for three (3) firefighters. So Voted..” (Motion: Pottier)
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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