MassVoter.com← Taunton Municipal CouncilTaunton Municipal Council · 2022–2023 Council · Regular meeting
November 14, 2023
27 recorded votes, 2 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
Board of Assessors FY2024 Classification Hearing.
To open the hearing and invite the interested parties into the enclosure
From the minutes
“Motion was made to open the hearing and invite the interested parties into the enclosure. So Voted..”
He stated that he would prefer the rate to stay at 1.745 because they are already there and it would allow the flexibility to smooth next year.
To split the tax rate
From the minutes
“Motion was made to split the tax rate. On a roll call vote, eight (8) Councilors were present, eight (8) Councilors voted in favor. Councilor Postell was absent. The motion passes..”
The motion passes.
To leave the tax rate shift at 1.745
Yes: Borges, Coute, Dooner, Pottier, QuintalNo: Duarte, McCaul, SandersAbsent: Postell
From the minutes
“Motion was made to leave the tax rate shift at 1.745. On a roll call vote, eight (8) Councilors were present, five (5) Councilors voted in favor (Dooner, Borges, Pottier, Coute and Quintal), three (3) Councilors were opposed (Duarte, McCaul and Sanders). Councilor Postell was absent. The motion passes..”
To close the hearing and thank the parties for their work
From the minutes
“Motion was made to close the hearing and thank the parties for their work. So Voted..”
Mayor O'Connell stated that the hearing was not opened for public input.
To suspend the rules to ask for public comment on the vote
From the minutes
“Motion was made to suspend the rules to ask for public comment on the vote. So Voted..”
No one spoke during public input.
To close the hearing and reconfirm the vote to leave the tax rate shift at 1.745
Yes: Borges, Coute, Dooner, Pottier, QuintalNo: Duarte, McCaul, SandersAbsent: Postell
From the minutes
“Motion was made to close the hearing and reconfirm the vote to leave the tax rate shift at 1.745. On a roll call vote, eight (8) Councilors were present, five (5) Councilors voted in favor (Quintal, Coute, Pottier, Borges and Dooner), three (3) Councilors were opposed (Sanders, McCaul and Duarte). Councilor Postell was absent. The motion passes..”
The motion passes.
To close the hearing
From the minutes
“Motion was made to close the hearing. So Voted..”
On the petition of the City of Taunton, 15 Summer Street, Taunton, MA 02780 for the acceptance of Winthrop Lane as a public way in the City of Taunton.
To open the hearing and invite the City Engineer into the enclosure
From the minutes
“Motion was made to open the hearing and invite the City Engineer into the enclosure. So Voted..”
Com. from the Chairman, Taunton Planning Board stating that at their regularly scheduled meeting held on May 4, 2023, the Taunton Planning Board voted to send a positive recommendation to the Municipal Council to accept Winthrop
To make the above listed communications a part of the record
From the minutes
“Motion was made to make the above listed communications a part of the record. So Voted..”
To open public input
From the minutes
“Motion was made to open public input. So Voted..”
To close public input
From the minutes
“Motion was made to close public input. So Voted..”
Attorney Bond stated that this matter should be continued to a date certain, as the Law Department will have to review the claim of ownership for the constituents.
To continue the hearing until December 19, 2023
From the minutes
“Motion was made to continue the hearing until December 19, 2023. So Voted..”
Appointment of Eric Lobo to serve on the Taunton Youth Commission for a term of two (2) years expiring August 2025.
To approve
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve. So Voted..”
5 Reappointment of Joshua Borden, 147 High Street, Taunton to serve on the Conservation Commission for a term of three (3) years expiring July 2026.
To approve
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve. So Voted..”
Appointment of Eric Lobo to serve on the Taunton Youth Commission for a term of two (2) years expiring August 2025
To approve
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve. So Voted..”
To approve
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve. So Voted..”
Com. from the Assistant Executive Director, Retirement regarding the retirement for Superannuation of Daniel McCabe, an employee of the Taunton Police Department on December 31, 2023. Mr. McCabe will have 36 years of creditable service in the retirement system.
To approve and send the appropriate scroll
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve and send the appropriate scroll. So Voted..”
Com. from the City Solicitor regarding former employee Brian Ratcliffe
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So Voted..”
Com. from the Licensing Manager, Massachusetts State Lottery Commission regarding a KENO License Application for Joe's Gas located at 245 Cape Highway, Taunton.
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So Voted..”
Com. from Craig DeMoura, 1 Sabbatia Lane, Taunton requesting a tax abatement for a sewer stub that was put on his lot, which has been deemed non-buildable
To refer the entire packet to the Committee on the Department of Public Works
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer the entire packet to the Committee on the Department of Public Works. So Voted..”
Pole Location Joint Petition submitted by Verizon New England, Inc. and TMLP proposing to place one new joint pole location; Pole 34A on Hodges Street, Taunton.
To refer to the City Clerk to schedule the appropriate hearing
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the City Clerk to schedule the appropriate hearing. So Voted..”
Pole Location Joint Petition submitted by TMLP and Verizon New England, Inc. proposing to place one new joint pole location; Pole ELI and the installation of an anchor on EL2 on Williams Street, Taunton.
To refer to the City Clerk to schedule the appropriate hearing
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the City Clerk to schedule the appropriate hearing. So Voted..”
Special Permit Petition submitted by Haskell Kennedy, III, P.O. Box 6045, New Bedford, MA for a Special Permit to allow a 1,800 sq. ft. Marijuana Retailer to be located at 446 Winthrop Street, Taunton located in the Highway Business District.
To refer to the City Clerk to schedule the appropriate hearing
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the City Clerk to schedule the appropriate hearing. 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 (or a first reading to be passed to a second reading AN ORDINANCE Chapter 405 Sec
To pass to a second reading
From the minutes
“Motion was made to pass to a second reading. So Voted..”
To pass to a second reading
From the minutes
“Motion was made to pass to a second reading. So Voted..”
Councilor Pottier requested to refer to the Committee on Police and License to discuss field tests for impaired driving due to recreational drug usage.
To move approval
From the minutes
“Motion was made to move approval. 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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