MassVoter.com← Taunton Municipal CouncilTaunton Municipal Council · 2022–2023 Council · Regular meeting
December 26, 2023
13 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Kelly Dooner, Phillip Duarte, Estele Borges, Barry Sanders, Lawrence Quintal, Jeffrey Postell
Absent: Christopher Coute, John McCaul, David Pottier
Every vote, in order
On the petition submitted by Haskell Kennedy, III, P.O. Box 6045, New Bedford, MA 02742 for the issuance of 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 open the hearing and postpone the hearing until January 9, 2024
From the minutes
“Motion was made to open the hearing and postpone the hearing until January 9, 2024. So Voted..”
Reappointment of Lisa Bond, to serve as First Assistant City Solicitor through December 31, 2025.
To move approval
From the minutes
“Motion was made to move approval. So Voted..”
Com. from the Chief Financial Officer stating that the Finance Department would like to provide information related to Mayor O'Connell's Revitalization Initiatives which they plan to roll out over the next several months
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 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 City Solicitor submitting a communication dated December 11, 2023, which the Law Department has received from Comcast with information about changes to services.
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So Voted..”
Com. from the City Solicitor stating that the owners of 10 Henrietta Way notified the City that a recent survey indicated that the City's sidewalk encroaches on their property
To refer to the Committee on Public Property
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee on Public Property. So Voted..”
1. M&M Service Center Inc. located at 59 Broadway, 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 with the exception of the Committee on Finance and Salaries
From the minutes
“Motion was made for Committee Reports to be read by title and approved with the exception of the Committee on Finance and Salaries. So Voted..”
Stop Sign on Direction of Travel At Intersection of Fremont Street Southerly Tremont Street 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, six (6) Councilors were present, six (6) Councilors voted in favor. So Voted. Councilors Coute, Pottier and McCaul were absent..”
Turner Street, Both Sides of the Street from 13 Turner Street to 126 Turner Street. All ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage. 4
To ordain
From the minutes
“Motion was made to ordain on a roll call vote. On a roll call vote, six (6) Councilors were present, six (6) Councilors voted in favor. So Voted. Councilors McCaul, Pottier and Coute were absent..”
Resolutions: Ordinance (or a third reading to ordained on a roll call vote AN ORDINANCE CHAPTER405 ARTICLE V
To ordain
From the minutes
“Motion was made to ordain on a roll call vote. On a roll call vote, six (6) Councilors were present, six (6) Councilors voted in favor. So Voted. Councilors Coute, Pottier and Mccaul were absent..”
Ordered That, The City of Taunton appropriates the sum of Twelve Million Dollars ($12,000,000) for the purpose of funding the Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant's Project 1218 to replace the existing 116KV to 13
To approve
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve. 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 approve
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve. So Voted..”
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