Daniel Dermody

At-large · 2 terms in this record

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Record at a glance · 2018–2019 Council

4 of 6meetings attended · whole council 92%

1votes cast by name (yes, no or abstain)

0no votes · whole council 8%

0 of 1split votes where Dermody was in the minority · whole council 28%

0abstained

2terms in this record

How these numbers work

Counted from the official minutes, for 2018–2019 Council only. Committee meetings and routine votes (adjourning, approving minutes) are not counted.
Attendance counts the meetings where the minutes list Dermody as present or absent at the start.
Only votes the minutes record member by member are counted. Voice votes and votes given only as a count (for example 6-3 with no names) are not.
Percentages are shown only when there are at least 10 meetings or votes to count.
A split vote is one where at least one member voted yes and another voted no. “In the minority” means on the side with fewer votes; ties are not counted.
“Whole council” combines every member’s record for the same term.

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Attendance

At the start of 4 of 6 Municipal Council meetings in 2018–2019 Council.

Missed

Dec 3, 2019 · Regular: Absent
Nov 26, 2019 · Regular: Absent

Every meeting (6)

Dec 30, 2019 · Regular: Present
Dec 23, 2019 · Regular: Present
Dec 17, 2019 · Regular: Present
Dec 10, 2019 · Regular: Present
Dec 3, 2019 · Regular: Absent
Nov 26, 2019 · Regular: Absent

Votes where councilors disagreed · 2018–2019 Council

Dec 30Resolutions: City of Taunton FY2020 Supplemental Budget to be…Motion: to approve the final budgetFailed 3–3 · Dermody: Yes

December 30, 2019: Resolutions: City of Taunton FY2020 Supplemental Budget to be ordained on_a roll call vote A RESOLUTION OF APPROPRIATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020 SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL…

ApproveFailed · 3–3

To approve the final budget

Voted: Yes

Yes: Borges, Croteau, DermodyNo: Carr, McCaul, PostellAbsent: Pottier, Quinn, Sanders

From the minutes

“Councilor Borges made a motion to approve the final budget. On a roll call vote, six (6) Councilors present. Three (3) Councilors voting in favor, three (3) Councilors voting in opposition. Councilors Borges, Dermody and Croteau voting in favor, Councilors McCaul, Postell and Carr voting in opposition. MOTION DOES NOT CARRY..” (Motion: Borges)

Read it in the official minutes, page 6 (PDF)

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