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December 30, 2025
16 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, Lawrence Quintal, Jeffrey Postell, Phillip Duarte
Absent: 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..”
Mayor O'Connell asked the Assistant City Clerk to refer to her office asking to issue a letter for the agenda as a reminder about rules of cleaning sidewalks and who is responsible for what and to also do some public education as well.
To close public input
From the minutes
“Motion made to close public input. So voted..”
Communication from the Chief Financial Officer requesting to meet with the Committee of the Whole to provide an update on several major community improvements and infrastructure projects currently underway across the City.
To refer to the Committee of the Whole
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee of the Whole. So voted..”
Communication from the Chief Financial Officer requesting to meet with the Committee of the Whole for the oppertunity to present and discuss key revenue and expenditure trends from the past ten years as the City approaches the Fiscal Year 2027 operating budget.
To refer to the Committee of the Whole
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee of the Whole. So voted..”
Communication from the First Assistant City Solicitor submitting proposed Home Rule petitions granting service credit for Taunton Police Officers Omar H. Ricketts and Joseph D. Ryan for their time as Police Officers for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (""MBTA").
To refer to the Committee of the Whole
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee of the Whole. So voted..”
Communication from the Chief Financial Officer requesting to meet with the Committee of the Whole to provide an update on several major community improvements and infrastructure projects currently underway across the City
To refer to the Committee of the Whole for an Executive Session
From the minutes
“Motion was made to refer to the Committee of the Whole for an Executive Session. So voted..”
Communication from the City Solicitor requesting to meet in Executive Session to discuss a personnel matter with the full Municipal Council during its meeting of December 30, 2025.
To hold an Executive Session at the end of the meeting
From the minutes
“Motion made to hold an Executive Session at the end of the meeting. So voted..”
Communication from the City Solicitor submitting Xfinity correspondence dated December 20, 2025 regarding adjustments to the Massachusetts Sales Tax that will be effective January 1, 2026.
To receive and place on file
From the minutes
“Motion made to receive and place on file. So voted..”
Communication from the Clerk of Committees notifying all Boards and Committee members of the upcoming Parliamentary Workshop that will be held on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
To refer to the City Clerk to distribute to the Boards and Committees
From the minutes
“Motion made to refer to the City Clerk to distribute to the Boards and Committees. So voted..”
Communication from the Assistant Executive Director of Retirement notifying of a retirement for Superannuation Keith Hartung, an employee of the Taunton Fire Department who is set to retire on January 3, 2026 with 32-years and 6-months of
To approve and send the appropriate scroll
From the minutes
“Motion made to approve and send the appropriate scroll. So voted..”
Class II License - RENEWAL 1. Aziz Tire Service Center, Inc. -dba- Aziz Auto Sales located at 94 Fremont St., Taunton.
To refer to the Committee on Police and License and the Police Chief
From the minutes
“Motion 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..”
On the Committee of Public Property, Item #2, Councilor Sanders stated that the request was to include a non-buildable restriction on the property.
To include a non-buildable restriction on the property to the motion that was made to make the parcel surplus
From the minutes
“Motion was made to include a non-buildable restriction on the property to the motion that was made to make the parcel surplus. So voted..”
This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage.
To approve
From the minutes
“Motion made to approve on a roll call vote. On a roll call vote, eight (8) Councilors were present, eight (8) Councilors voted in favor. Councilor Coute was absent..”
So moved.
To change the Tuesday, January 6, 2026 City Council meeting to Monday, January 5, 2026 to be held at the former Coyle Cassidy High School and note that there will be an abbreviated meeting preliminary to committee assignments and the warrants for the evening
From the minutes
“Councilor Martin made a motion to change the Tuesday, January 6, 2026 City Council meeting to Monday, January 5, 2026 to be held at the former Coyle Cassidy High School and note that there will be an abbreviated meeting preliminary to committee assignments and the warrants for the evening. So voted..” (Motion: Martin)
So voted.
To go to item #4 that was mentioned earlier, that the Council meet in Executive Session to discuss the personnel matter and that the Council will not be coming back into open session after this matter
From the minutes
“Councilor Pottier made a motion to go to item #4 that was mentioned earlier, that the Council meet in Executive Session to discuss the personnel matter and that the Council will not be coming back into open session after this matter. On a roll call vote, eight (8) Councilors were present, eight (8) Councilors voted in favor. Councilor Coute was absent. Motion passed..” (Motion: Pottier)
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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