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May 19, 2025
2 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: Special meeting at which Mayor McCarthy submitted the FY2026 city budget; the President referred the budget items to committees (referrals are not votes).
Present: Colleen Bradley-MacArthur, Paul J. Brasco, Randall J. LeBlanc, Kathleen B. McMenimen, Thomas M. Stanley, Anthony LaFauci, John J. McLaughlin, Joseph P. LaCava, Sean Durkee, Cathyann Harris
Absent: Carlos A. Vidal, Caren Dunn, Bill Hanley, Paul S. Katz, Robert G. Logan
Every vote, in order
Suspend Rule 9 to hear from Mayor McCarthy
Councillor LaFauci moved to suspend Rule 9 to hear from Mayor McCarthy. The motion was approved by a voice vote.
The minutes say the motion was approved by a voice vote, with no count or names, so MassVoter shows the result only and does not show how each councillor voted.
From the minutes
“Councillor LaFauci moved to suspend Rule 9 to hear from Mayor McCarthy. The motion was approved by a voice vote..” (Motion: LaFauci)
Adjourn
Councillor LaCava moved to adjourn. The motion was approved by a voice vote.
The minutes say the motion was approved by a voice vote, with no count or names, so MassVoter shows the result only and does not show how each councillor voted.
From the minutes
“Councillor LaCava moved to adjourn. The motion was approved by a voice vote..” (Motion: LaCava)
From the Waltham City Council’s official minutes, posted by the City Clerk in the city’s Agenda Center (City Council). We check every vote against the councillors present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos (the city’s website has no City Council photos): The Waltham Times candidate profiles, October–November 2025 — Paul Brasco, Tim King (Artie Kronenfeld), Randall LeBlanc, Emma Tzioumis, Carlos Vidal, Anthony LaFauci, Caren Dunn, John McLaughlin (Isabella Lapriore), Joey LaCava (courtesy WCAC), Paul Katz (courtesy LWV) and Robert Logan; League of Women Voters of Waltham candidate pages — Colleen Bradley-MacArthur and Bill Hanley (2023), Sean Durkee and Cathyann Harris (2021). Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
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