MassVoter.com← Taunton Municipal CouncilTaunton Municipal Council · 2024–2025 Council · Regular meeting
February 4, 2025
12 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
A monthly email on what it voted on, starting in November.
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
The City Clerk read a communication from Mayor O'Connell regarding the establishment of the Neighborhood Revitalization Task Force.
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So Voted..”
Hearing: NONE
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So Voted..”
Appointment of two (2) Permanent Full Time Police Officers: • Joseph Erwin Schnupp, III (effective start date February 5, 2025) • Alexander Leonard Shani (effective start date February 4, 2025)
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, eight (8) Councilors were present, eight (8) Councilors voted to approve the list as read. The motion passes. Councilor Coute was absent..”
Councilor Coute was absent. The City Clerk swore in Joseph Erwin Schnupp, III and Alexander Leonard Shani as permanent, full time Police Officers.
To have a two (2) minute recess
From the minutes
“Motion was made to have a two (2) minute recess. So Voted..”
Com. from the Chief Financial Officer stating that the Finance Department would like the opportunity to discuss the potential acquisition of 4 Spring Lane with the Committee on Public Property on February 11, 2025.
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 First Assistant City Solicitor regarding updates to the Kennel License Ordinance.
To refer to the Committee on Ordinances and Enrolled Bills
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee on Ordinances and Enrolled Bills. So Voted..”
3 Com. from the Chief Financial Officer along with the Finance Department providing a brief update on recent Executive Orders that have come from the new presidential administration.
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So Voted..”
Second Hand Article License - NEW 1. Ambers Clothing located at 11 Hamilton Street, Taunton (Online Only).
To refer to the Committee on Police and License
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee on Police and License. So Voted..”
Sewer Extension Petition submitted by John D. DeSousa, President/CEO, Northcounty Group, Inc., 12 Taunton Green, Suite #204, Taunton, MA 02780 on behalf of his client Deep Pond Farm, 123 Dolan Circle, East Taunton, MA 02718 requesting approval of a sewer extension.
To refer to the Committee on the Department of Public Works
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee on the Department of Public Works. 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..”
Councilor Duarte stated that last month, Councilor Coute made a motion to refer the safety issue of the crosswalk in front of the Boys and Girls Club to the Committee of the Council as a Whole within sixty (60) days of the motion.
To refer this matter to the Committee of the Council as a Whole for next week
From the minutes
“Councilor Duarte motioned to refer this matter to the Committee of the Council as a Whole for next week. So Voted..” (Motion: Duarte)
Attorney Costa stated that the way the rule is written, it is for the members who were present at the meeting to take action.
To refer the comments made during public input by Ms
From the minutes
“Councilor Sanders motioned to refer the comments made during public input by Ms. Cunningham to the Law Department. So Voted..” (Motion: Sanders)
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.
How to read these pagesWhere the votes come from, how we check them against the official minutes, what isn't included yet, and how to report a mistake.About city pages →