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January 20, 2026
5 recorded votes, 5 with disagreement.
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: Joint convention of the City Council and the School Committee (City Charter section 4.3), chaired by Mayor McCarthy, to fill a School Committee vacancy. Only councillors’ votes are shown.
Present: Colleen Bradley-MacArthur, Paul J. Brasco, Tim King, Randall J. LeBlanc, Emma Tzioumis, Carlos A. Vidal, Anthony LaFauci, Caren Dunn, Bill Hanley, John J. McLaughlin, Joseph P. LaCava, Sean Durkee, Cathyann Harris, Robert G. Logan
Absent: Paul S. Katz
Every vote, in order
Elect Joseph Vizard Clerk pro tem of the joint convention
Councillor LaCava nominated Joseph Vizard. Councillor LaFauci seconded the nomination. Roll Call required In Favor: School Committee: Coleman, DeJoannis, Tarallo, Wong-Bigelow and Zanghi Present: Councillors Bradley-MacArthur, Brasco, Dunn, Durkee, Hanley, Harris, King, LaCava, LaFauci, LeBlanc, McLaughlin, Tzioumis, Vidal and President Logan. Opposed: None. Absent: Katz. Approved 19-0-1.
Joint convention of the City Council and the School Committee: the roll call of both bodies was approved 19-0-1 (the five School Committee members listed “In Favor” and the fourteen councillors present listed under “Present”, with Paul S. Katz absent). 19 yes votes is every member of both bodies present, so each councillor present is shown voting yes. School Committee members’ votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“Councillor LaCava nominated Joseph Vizard. Councillor LaFauci seconded the nomination. Roll Call required In Favor: School Committee: Coleman, DeJoannis, Tarallo, Wong-Bigelow and Zanghi Present: Councillors Bradley-MacArthur, Brasco, Dunn, Durkee, Hanley, Harris, King, LaCava, LaFauci, LeBlanc, McLaughlin, Tzioumis, Vidal and President Logan. Opposed: None. Absent: Katz. Approved 19-0-1..” (Motion: LaCava, second: LaFauci)
Adopt Roberts as the Rules of the Convention
Councillor McLaughlin made a motion to adopt Roberts as the Rules of the Convention. Seconded by Councillor LaFauci. 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 McLaughlin made a motion to adopt Roberts as the Rules of the Convention. Seconded by Councillor LaFauci. The motion was approved by a voice vote..” (Motion: McLaughlin, second: LaFauci)
Close nominations for the School Committee vacancy
Mr. Tarallo moved to close nominations. The motion was seconded by Ms. Coleman. Roll call required. In Favor: School Committee: Coleman, DeJoannis, Tarallo, Wong-Bigelow and Zanghi Present: Councillors Bradley-MacArthur, Brasco, Dunn, Durkee, Hanley, Harris, King, LaCava, LaFauci, LeBlanc, McLaughlin, Tzioumis, Vidal and President Logan. Opposed: None. Absent: Katz. Approved 19-0-1.
Moved by School Committee member Edmund Tarallo and seconded by School Committee member Debra Coleman. Joint convention of the City Council and the School Committee: the roll call of both bodies was approved 19-0-1 (the five School Committee members listed “In Favor” and the fourteen councillors present listed under “Present”, with Paul S. Katz absent). 19 yes votes is every member of both bodies present, so each councillor present is shown voting yes. School Committee members’ votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“Mr. Tarallo moved to close nominations. The motion was seconded by Ms. Coleman. Roll call required. In Favor: School Committee: Coleman, DeJoannis, Tarallo, Wong-Bigelow and Zanghi Present: Councillors Bradley-MacArthur, Brasco, Dunn, Durkee, Hanley, Harris, King, LaCava, LaFauci, LeBlanc, McLaughlin, Tzioumis, Vidal and President Logan. Opposed: None. Absent: Katz. Approved 19-0-1..”
Joint convention: elect a School Committee member to fill a vacancy (Elizabeth AlJammal elected)
Absent: Katz. Approved 19-0-1. With a call of the roll Clerk Vizard asked that each member state the name of the person they were nominating. Ms. Coleman: AlJammal Ms. DeJoannis: AlJammal Mr. Tarallo: AlJammal Ms. Wong-Bigelow: Lara Mr. Zanghi: Lara Councillor Bradley-MacArthur: Lara Councillor Brasco: AlJammal Councillor Dunn: AlJammal Councillor Durkee: AlJammal Councillor Hanley: AlJammal Councillor Harris: AlJammal Councillor King: AlJammal Councillor LaCava: AlJammal Councillor LaFauci: AlJammal Councillor LeBlanc: AlJammal Councillor McLaughlin: AlJammal Councillor Tzioumis: Lara Councillor Vidal: AlJammal Councillor Logan: AlJammal Absent: Katz. With 15 votes for Elizabeth AlJammal and 4 votes for Carolina Lara, Ms. AlJammal was voted as School Committee member until 2028.
A vote choosing between people, so MassVoter shows the result only. The councillors’ choices: Colleen Bradley-MacArthur: Lara; Paul J. Brasco: AlJammal; Caren Dunn: AlJammal; Sean Durkee: AlJammal; Bill Hanley: AlJammal; Cathyann Harris: AlJammal; Tim King: AlJammal; Joseph P. LaCava: AlJammal; Anthony LaFauci: AlJammal; Randall J. LeBlanc: AlJammal; John J. McLaughlin: AlJammal; Emma Tzioumis: Lara; Carlos A. Vidal: AlJammal; Robert G. Logan: AlJammal. School Committee members: Ms. Coleman: AlJammal; Ms. DeJoannis: AlJammal; Mr. Tarallo: AlJammal; Ms. Wong-Bigelow: Lara; Mr. Zanghi: Lara. The minutes read: “With 15 votes for Elizabeth AlJammal and 4 votes for Carolina Lara, Ms. AlJammal was voted as School Committee member until 2028.”
From the minutes
“Absent: Katz. Approved 19-0-1. With a call of the roll Clerk Vizard asked that each member state the name of the person they were nominating. Ms. Coleman: AlJammal Ms. DeJoannis: AlJammal Mr. Tarallo: AlJammal Ms. Wong-Bigelow: Lara Mr. Zanghi: Lara Councillor Bradley-MacArthur: Lara Councillor Brasco: AlJammal Councillor Dunn: AlJammal Councillor Durkee: AlJammal Councillor Hanley: AlJammal Councillor Harris: AlJammal Councillor King: AlJammal Councillor LaCava: AlJammal Councillor LaFauci: AlJammal Councillor LeBlanc: AlJammal Councillor McLaughlin: AlJammal Councillor Tzioumis: Lara Councillor Vidal: AlJammal Councillor Logan: AlJammal Absent: Katz. With 15 votes for Elizabeth AlJammal and 4 votes for Carolina Lara, Ms. AlJammal was voted as School Committee member until 2028..”
Adjourn
Mr. Tarallo moved to adjourn. Ms. Coleman seconded the motion. The motion was approved by a voice vote.
Moved by Mr. Tarallo, a member of the School Committee (not a councillor). 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
“Mr. Tarallo moved to adjourn. Ms. Coleman seconded the motion. The motion was approved by a voice vote..”
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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