MassVoter.com← Taunton Municipal CouncilTaunton Municipal Council · 2026–2027 Council · Regular meeting
June 23, 2026
7 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Scott Martin, John McCaul, Deborah Carr, David Pottier, David Chaves, Edward Correira, Phillip Duarte, Debra Botellio, Barry Sanders
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Opportunity for input by the general public.
To open Public Input
From the minutes
“Motion made to open Public Input without objection.”
appointment of Mark Pacheco as Director of Elections
To close Public Input
From the minutes
“Motion made to close Public Input. So voted..”
Communication from Mayor O'Connell appointing Laylani Silva as an Adult Mentor member of the Taunton Youth Commission, for a three-year term expiring June 2029
To move to approve
From the minutes
“Motion made to move to approve. 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..”
She respectfully requested that the Council reappoint Mark Pacheco and support the motion for his reappointment.
To approve the reappointment of Mark Pacheco as Director of Elections for a three-year term expiring June 27, 2029
Yes: Chaves, Duarte, Martin, Pottier, SandersNo: Botellio, Carr, Correira, McCaul
From the minutes
“Motion made to approve the reappointment of Mark Pacheco as Director of Elections for a three-year term expiring June 27, 2029. On a roll call vote, nine (9) Councilors were present, (5) Councilors voted in favor (Councilors Sanders, Duarte, Chaves, Pottier and Martin. (4) Councilors were opposed (Councilors Botellio, Correira, Carr and McCaul. Motion passed..”
Councilor Carr refers to the Council of the Whole a discussion on agenda subsections and rules of public input.
To refer to the Committee of the Whole
From the minutes
“Motion made to refer to the Committee of the Whole. So Voted..”
Resolutions: None
To refer to the Mayor's Office
From the minutes
“Motion made to refer to the Mayor's Office. 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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