MassVoter.com← Watertown City CouncilWatertown City Council · 2020–2021 Council · Special meeting
June 29, 2020
8 recorded votes, 8 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
A monthly email on what it voted on, starting in November.
Your Watertown ballot: 13 quizzes, about a minute each.
Start my ballot →Attendance
Present: Caroline Bays, Anthony J. Donato, John G. Gannon, Lisa J. Feltner, Angeline B. Kounelis, Anthony Palomba, Vincent J. Piccirilli, Kenneth M. Woodland, Mark S. Sideris
Absent: None
During the meeting:
- Anthony J. Donato recused from the vote: FY 2021 General Budget - $152,442,000 FY 2021 Other Financing Sources General Fund - $4,373,710 FY 2021 Financing.
Every vote, in order
FY 2021 General Budget - $152,442,000 FY 2021 Other Financing Sources General Fund - $4,373,710 FY 2021 Financing...
FY 2021 General Budget - $152,442,000 FY 2021 Other Financing Sources General Fund - $4,373,710 FY 2021 Financing Sources General Fund - $3,250,000 FY 2021 Water and Sewer Enterprise Budgets...
Yes: Bays, Feltner, Gannon, Kounelis, Palomba, Piccirilli, Sideris, WoodlandThe minutes record this vote as unanimous; every councilor present is shown voting yes. Anthony J. Donato recused and is left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“There were no passes on the budgets; therefore they passed unanimously; however, Councilor Donato recused himself from consideration of the School Department Budget..”
Reconsider the budget vote (the minutes say the motion was made in the hope that it would fail)
Councilor Piccirilli moved to reconsider the budget with the hope that it does not pass;
No: Bays, Donato, Feltner, Gannon, Kounelis, Palomba, Piccirilli, Sideris, WoodlandThe minutes give the count as 0 to 9, which matches the 9 councilors present; each is shown voting no.
From the minutes
“The motion failed on a roll call vote of 0-9..” (Motion: Piccirilli, second: Feltner)
Resolution Authorizing a Transfer of Funds in the Amount of $285,000 from Various Fiscal Year 2020 Electricity and...
Authorize a transfer of funds in the amount of $285,000 from various Fiscal Year 2020 Electricity and Gas Accounts to the Fiscal Year 2020 ESCO Capital Project Stabilization Fund Account
Councilor Piccirilli moved to authorize a transfer of funds in the amount of $285,000 from various Fiscal Year 2020 Electricity and Gas Accounts to the Fiscal Year 2020 ESCO Capital Project Stabilization Fund Account;
The minutes record this vote as unanimous; every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“The motion was adopted unanimously on a roll call vote..” (Motion: Piccirilli, second: Woodland)
Resolution Authorizing a Transfer of $440,000 from the Fiscal Year 2020 Town Council Reserve Account to the Fiscal...
Authorize a transfer of $440,000 from the Fiscal Year 2020 Town Council Reserve Account to the Fiscal Year 2020 Transfer to Collective Bargaining Stabilization Fund Account
Councilor Piccirilli moved to authorize a transfer of $440,000 from the Fiscal Year 2020 Town Council Reserve Account to the Fiscal Year 2020 Transfer to Collective Bargaining Stabilization Fund Account;
The minutes record this vote as unanimous; every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“The motion was adopted unanimously on a roll call vote..” (Motion: Piccirilli, second: Gannon)
Resolution Approving the Fiscal Year 2021 Retiree Health Insurance Appropriation and Authorization of Expenditures...
Approve the Fiscal Year 2021 Retiree Health Insurance appropriation and authorization of expenditures from the OPEB Trust Fund
Councilor Piccirilli moved to approve the Fiscal Year 2021 Retiree Health Insurance appropriation and authorization of expenditures from the OPEB Trust Fund;
The minutes record this vote as unanimous; every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“The motion was adopted unanimously on a roll call vote..” (Motion: Piccirilli, second: Woodland)
Establishing Fiscal Year 2021 Expenditure Limits for Revolving Funds.
Establish the Fiscal Year 2021 expenditure limits for revolving funds
Councilor Piccirilli moved to establish the Fiscal Year 2021 expenditure limits for revolving funds;
The minutes record this vote as unanimous; every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“The motion was adopted unanimously on a roll call vote..” (Motion: Piccirilli, second: Woodland)
Motions to Appropriate the Community Preservation Act (CPA) Funds for Fiscal Year 2021.
Have the Town Council appropriate CPA funds of $2,600,000 to be divided in the following manner: 5% for Administration - $130,000 10% for Affordable Housing Reserve - $260,000 10% for Historical...
Councilor Piccirilli moved to have the Town Council appropriate CPA funds of $2,600,000 to be divided in the following manner: 5% for Administration - $130,000 10% for Affordable Housing Reserve - $260,000 10% for Historical Preservation Reserve - $260,000 10% for Open Space/Recreation Reserve - $260,000 65% for Undesignated Fund Balance - $1,690,000 Councilor Feltner seconded the motion.
The minutes record this vote as unanimous; every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“The motion was adopted unanimously on a roll call vote..” (Motion: Piccirilli, second: Feltner)
Recess Or Adjournment
Adjourn the meeting
RECESS OR ADJOURNMENT Councilor Piccirilli moved to adjourn the meeting;
The minutes record this vote as unanimous; every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“The motion was adopted unanimously on a roll call vote..” (Motion: Piccirilli, second: Feltner)
From the Watertown City Council’s official minutes, posted on the city’s meeting portal (linked from the City Council page on watertown-ma.gov). We check every vote against the councilors present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: Watertown News (watertownmanews.com) candidate Q&As, candidate letters and articles that name each councilor; Mark Sideris photo by Charlie Breitrose. The city’s website has no councilor photos.
How to read these pagesWhere the votes come from, how we check them against the official minutes, what isn't included yet, and how to report a mistake.About city pages →