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June 8, 2021
5 recorded votes, 5 with disagreement.
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Present: Caroline Bays, Anthony J. Donato, Lisa J. Feltner, John G. Gannon, Angeline B. Kounelis, Anthony Palomba, Vincent J. Piccirilli, Mark S. Sideris
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Public Hearing and Vote on the Fiscal Year 2022 Budget and Related Matters
Reconsider the budget vote (the minutes say the motion was made in the hope that it would fail)
Councilor Donato moved to reconsider the motion in hopes that it failed;
No: Bays, Donato, Feltner, Gannon, Kounelis, Palomba, Piccirilli, SiderisThe minutes record this vote as unanimous; every councilor present is shown voting no.
From the minutes
“The motion was rejected unanimously on a roll call vote..” (Motion: Donato, second: Piccirilli)
Resolution Approving the Fiscal Year 2022 Retiree Health Insurance Appropriation and Authorization of Expenditures...
Approve the Fiscal Year 2022 Retiree Health Insurance appropriation and authorize the expenditures from the OPEB Trust Fund
Councilor Piccirilli moved to approve the Fiscal Year 2022 Retiree Health Insurance appropriation and authorize the 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: Gannon)
Resolution Establishing Fiscal Year 2022 Expenditure Limits for Revolving Funds.
Establish the Fiscal Year 2022 expenditure limits for revolving funds
Authorized Revolving Funds Commander’s Mansion Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Senior Center Library Copier Faire on the Square Famers’ Market Animal Control Affordable Housing Development Fiscal Year Expenditure Limit $275,000 $1,725,000 $35,000 $25,000 $30,000 $46,000 $15,000 $265,000 Councilor Piccirilli moved to establish the Fiscal Year 2022 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: Gannon)
Motion to Appropriate the Community Preservation Act (CPA) Funds for Fiscal Year 2022.
Appropriate and transfer funds from the Fiscal year 2022 Community Preservation Funds totaling ($3,051,210), the following funds: 5% ($152,561) for the administrative expense of the Community...
Councilor Piccirilli moved to appropriate and transfer funds from the Fiscal year 2022 Community Preservation Funds totaling ($3,051,210), the following funds: 5% ($152,561) for the administrative expense of the Community Preservation Committee, 10% to the historical preservation reserve ($305,121), 10% to the affordable housing reserve ($305,121), 10% to the open space/recreation reserve ($305,121), 65% to the undesignated fund balance ($1,983,287);
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)
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: Gannon)
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.
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