MassVoter.com← Taunton Municipal CouncilTaunton Municipal Council · 2024–2025 Council · Regular meeting
November 10, 2025
8 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Phillip Duarte, Jeffrey Postell, Lawrence Quintal, Barry Sanders, David Pottier, Scott Martin, Estele Borges
Absent: John McCaul, Christopher Coute
Every vote, in order
Opportunity for input by the general public.
To open Public Input
From the minutes
“Motion was made to open Public Input. So voted..”
Petition and a flyer for a radio station interview
To close public input
From the minutes
“Motion was made to close public input. So voted..”
Appointment of Colleen Doherty, 58 Pine Tree Lane, Raynham, MA to serve on the Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board of Trustees to fulfill the unexpired term of Daniel Lebrun which expires in July 2026.
To approve
Communication from the Police Chief notifying of the resignation of Nicholas Bagge, effective November 10, 2025 due to pre-existing military service conditions.
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion made to receive and place on file. So voted..”
Communication from the Board of Assessors requesting to schedule the FY2026 Tax Classification Hearing to determine the Local Tax Levy to be borne by each class of real and personal property.
To refer to the full City Council meeting on November 18, 2025
From the minutes
“Motion made to refer to the full City Council meeting on November 18, 2025. So voted..”
Pole Location Petition submitted by Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant for the proposed location of (1) new sole electric pole location on Norton Avenue in the City of Taunton.
To refer to the City Clerk for the Public Hearing process
From the minutes
“Motion made to refer to the City Clerk for the Public Hearing process. So voted..”
Petitions: Pole Location Petition submitted by Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant for the proposed location of (1) new sole electric pole location on Norton Avenue in the City of Taunton
To refer to the City Clerk for the Public Hearing process
From the minutes
“Motion made to refer to the City Clerk for the Public Hearing process. 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..”
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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