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October 24, 2023
13 recorded votes, 13 with disagreement.
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Present: John M. Airasian, Caroline Bays, John G. Gannon, Nicole Gardner, Lisa J. Feltner, Emily Izzo, Anthony Palomba, Vincent J. Piccirilli, Mark S. Sideris
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Minutes from City Council Meeting October 10, 2023
Approve the minutes from the April 25th meeting: Minutes from City Council Meeting October 10, 2023
Minutes from City Council Meeting October 10, 2023 Councilor Piccirilli moved to approve the minutes from the April 25th meeting and Councilor Gannon seconded.
The minutes record a unanimous voice vote; every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“The motion passed unanimously in a Voice Vote..” (Motion: Piccirilli, second: Gannon)
Approve the minutes from the September 21st meeting
Councilor Piccirilli moved to approve the minutes from the September 21st meeting and Councilor Gardner seconded.
The minutes record a unanimous voice vote; every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“The motion passed unanimously in a Voice Vote..” (Motion: Piccirilli, second: Gardner)
Approve the minutes from the September 26th meeting
Councilor Piccirilli moved to approve the minutes from the September 26th meeting and Councilor Gannon seconded.
The minutes record a unanimous voice vote; every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“The motion passed unanimously in a Voice Vote..” (Motion: Piccirilli, second: Gannon)
Approve the minutes from the October 10th meeting: Minutes from City Council Meeting October 10, 2023
Councilor Piccirilli moved to approve the minutes from the October 10th meeting and Councilor Gardner seconded.
The minutes record a unanimous voice vote; every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“The motion passed unanimously in a Voice Vote..” (Motion: Piccirilli, second: Gardner)
Public Hearings
Public Hearing and Vote on a proposed loan order that Order No. 2022-O-18 of the City Council passed March 22, 2022 authorizing a borrowing in the amount of $198,844,252 for the High School...
The motion to approve amending
The minutes record this vote as unanimous; every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“the loan order passed unanimously in a Roll Call Vote..” (second: Feltner)
Public Hearing and Vote on a Proposed Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget - Amendment 1 – Tax Rate D
From where it’s being recorded within the budget: Public Hearing and Vote on a Proposed Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget - Amendment 1 – Tax Rate D
So the settlement is just moved from where it’s being recorded within the budget.
The minutes record this vote as unanimous; every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“The amendment was approved unanimously in a Roll Call Vote..” (second: Gannon)
Public Hearing and Vote on a Proposed Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget -Amendment 2 - Watertown...
Approve the amendment: Public Hearing and Vote on a Proposed Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget -Amendment 2 - Watertown Firefighters’ Association, Local 1347 Union Contract
Councilor Piccirilli moved to approve the amendment and Councilor Gannon seconded.
The minutes record this vote as unanimous; every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“The amendment was approved unanimously in a Roll Call Vote..” (Motion: Piccirilli, second: Gannon)
Resolution Approving the Acceptance of Gift of Tangible Personal Property of Office Furniture from Athena to be used...
Accept the gift of tangible personal property: Resolution Approving the Acceptance of Gift of Tangible Personal Property of Office Furniture from Athena to be used by City Departments
Councilor Piccirilli moved to accept the gift of tangible personal property and Councilor Gardner seconded.
The minutes record a unanimous voice vote; every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“The motion was approved unanimously in a Voice Vote..” (Motion: Piccirilli, second: Gardner)
Resolution Approving Acceptance of a Gift of Funds in the amount of $250
Accept the gift of funds: Resolution Approving Acceptance of a Gift of Funds in the amount of $250
Councilor Piccirilli moved to accept the gift of funds and Councilor Gannon seconded.
The minutes record this vote as unanimous; every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“The motion was approved unanimously in a Roll Call Vote..” (Motion: Piccirilli, second: Gannon)
Resolution Authorizing the Acceptance of a Gift of Tangible Personal Property of Hockey Equipment from the Boston...
Accept the gift of tangible personal property: Resolution Authorizing the Acceptance of a Gift of Tangible Personal Property of Hockey Equipment from the Boston Bruins Foundation
Councilor Piccirilli moved to accept the gift of tangible personal property and Councilor Feltner seconded.
The minutes record a unanimous voice vote; every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“The motion was approved unanimously in a Voice Vote..” (Motion: Piccirilli, second: Feltner)
Resolution Authorizing a Transfer of Funds in the Amount of 1,157,000 from
Approve the transfer of funds: Resolution Authorizing a Transfer of Funds in the Amount of 1,157,000 from
Councilor Piccirilli moved to approve the transfer of funds and Councilor Feltner Seconded.
The minutes record this vote as unanimous; every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“The transfer of funds was approved unanimously in a Roll Call Vote..” (Motion: Piccirilli)
Committee on Climate and Energy Committee report regarding its meeting on September 18, 2023 - Palomba, Chair
Accept the report: Committee on Climate and Energy Committee report regarding its meeting on September 18, 2023 - Palomba, Chair
Councilor Piccirilli moved to accept the report and Councilor Gardner seconded.
The minutes record a unanimous voice vote; every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“The report was accepted unanimously in a Voice Vote..” (Motion: Piccirilli, second: Gardner)
Recess Or Adjournment
Adjourn
RECESS OR ADJOURNMENT Councilor Piccirilli made a motion to adjourn and Councilor Feltner seconded.
The minutes record a unanimous voice vote; every councilor present is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“The motion was adopted unanimously in a Voice 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.
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