MassVoter.com← Taunton Municipal CouncilTaunton Municipal Council · 2022–2023 Council · Regular meeting
October 31, 2023
10 recorded votes, 1 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, Barry Sanders, Lawrence Quintal, Jeffrey Postell
Absent: Christopher Coute
Every vote, in order
Appointment of Melissa Langham, 79 Ridgewood Dr., Taunton to serve on the Elections Commission fulfilling the unexpired term of Daniel Mansour Barbour which expires April 2024.
To approve
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve. So Voted..”
Com. from the Budget Director requesting to pay prior year invoices in the amount of $159.69 to Eversource for natural gas.
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 Chairman, Taunton Planning Board stating that the Taunton Planning Board has received a Site Plan Review modification for property at Galleria Mall Drive (prop l
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..”
3 Com. from the Fire Chief requesting approval for two prior fiscal year purchase orders to pay for several invoices due for medical expenses and educational reimbursements to TFD members for a total of $2,500.00.
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..”
Hours of Operation License - RENEWAL 1. Red Shift Donuts, Inc. -dba- Dunkin Donuts located at 5 Washington St., Taunton.
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: NONE
To refer to the DPW Commissioner and Board of Health the issue of excessive dust being generated by the plant at 120 Berkley Street
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the DPW Commissioner and Board of Health the issue of excessive dust being generated by the plant at 120 Berkley Street. So Voted..”
Councilor Sanders moved to invite the Parks, Cemeteries and Public Grounds Commissioner to meet with Committee on Public Property to review the details of the recent Commission's decision regarding public use of Taunton Green.
To move approval
From the minutes
“Motion was made to move approval. So Voted..”
Petitions: Hours of Operation License - RENEWAL 1
To refer to the Committee on Police and License and the Police Chief
Yes: Borges, McCaul, Postell, Pottier, Quintal, SandersNo: Dooner, DuarteAbsent: Coute
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee on Police and License and the Police Chief. On a roll call vote, eight (8) Councilors were present, six (6) Councilors voted in favor (Councilors Postell, Quintal, Sanders, Pottier, McCaul and Borges), two (2) were opposed (Councilors Duarte and Dooner). Councilor Coute was absent. The motion passes..”
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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