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January 21, 2025
10 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Christopher Coute, Phillip Duarte, Jeffrey Postell, Lawrence Quintal, Barry Sanders, David Pottier, Scott Martin, Estele Borges, John McCaul
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Com. from the Superintendent of Taunton Public Schools stating that at the Taunton Public Schools School Committee Meeting on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, a motion was made, seconded, and approved to transfer ownership of the form
To refer to the Committee on Public Property
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee on Public Property. So Voted..”
Com. from the Chairman of the Taunton Planning Board stating that the Planning Board is in receipt of a Roadway Improvement Plan for Clark Street. The Taunton Planning Board will hold a public meeting on Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 5:30pm at City Hall.
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 regarding a communication dated January 7, 2025 containing a programming advisory, which the Law Department has received from Xfinity.
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So Voted..”
Com. from the DPW Commissioner stating that the Transportation Network Company Division of the Department of Public Utilities is the oversight authority for rideshare companies that operate in Massachusetts
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 Massachusetts State Lottery Commission, 150 Mount Vernon Street, Dorchester, MA 02125 notifying of the Lottery's intent to install a monitor at the One 3 Stop Gas & Mini Mart, located at 96 Winthrop Street, Taunton.
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So Voted..”
Com. from the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission, 150 Mount Vernon Street, Dorchester, MA 02125 notifying of the Lottery's intent to install a monitor at the Taunton Mini Mart, located at 648 County Street, Taunton.
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So Voted..”
Class II License - RENEWAL 1. Amorim Auto Sales Inc. Sales located at 265 Longmeadow Road, 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..”
Petitions: Class II License - RENEWAL 1
To approve the list as read
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve the list as read on a roll call vote. On a roll call vote, nine (9) Councilors were present, nine (9) Councilors voted to approve the list as read. The motion passes..”
Resolutions: NONE
To refer to the Committee on the Department of Public Works for a discussion regarding the change in numbers on Chestnut Street and invite the City Engineer and the City Solicitor
From the minutes
“Councilor McCaul motioned to refer to the Committee on the Department of Public Works for a discussion regarding the change in numbers on Chestnut Street and invite the City Engineer and the City Solicitor. So Voted..” (Motion: McCaul)
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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