MassVoter.com← Taunton Municipal CouncilTaunton Municipal Council · 2024–2025 Council · Regular meeting
July 29, 2025
11 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: John McCaul, Estele Borges, Scott Martin, David Pottier, Barry Sanders, Phillip Duarte, Christopher Coute
Absent: Lawrence Quintal, Jeffrey Postell
Every vote, in order
Reappointment of Samuel Delgado, 895 Norton Ave., Taunton to the Golf Course Commission for a three (3) year term expiring in April 2028.
To approve
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve. So Voted..”
Appointment of Poll Workers for the 2025 Election Cycle.
To approve the list as printed
From the minutes
“Motion was made to approve the list as printed. So Voted..”
Com. from the City Solicitor requesting that the Municipal Council initiate the process to consider changing the name of Kings Court to "Great Futures Way".
To refer to the City Clerk to schedule a public hearing
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the City Clerk to schedule a public hearing. So Voted..”
Com. from the City Solicitor regarding City Ordinances that establish the term of appointment for certain positions
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..”
Com. from Massachusetts State Lottery Commission, 150 Mt. Vernon St., Dorchester, MA 02125 regarding a KENO monitor installation at New England Farms, 148 North Walker Street, Taunton, MA.
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion was made to receive and place on file. So Voted..”
Hours of Operation License - NEW 1. 7-Eleven, Inc. -dba- 7-Eleven #37398 located at 2068 to be open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
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: Hours of Operation License - NEW 1
To move approval
From the minutes
“Motion was made to move approval. So Voted..”
To move approval
From the minutes
“Motion was made to move approval. So Voted..”
Stop Sign on Direction of Travel At Intersection of 4 All ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage.
To pass to a second reading
From the minutes
“Motion was made to pass to a second reading. So Voted..”
Ordinance for a third reading to be ordained on a roll call vote AN ORDINANCE CHAPTER 405 ARTICLE V
To ordain
From the minutes
“Motion was made to ordain on a roll call vote. On a roll call vote, seven (7) Councilors were present, seven (7) Councilors voted in favor. The motion passes. Councilors Postell and Quintal were absent..”
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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