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Watertown City Council · 2024–2025 Council · Regular meeting

January 28, 2025

4 recorded votes, 4 with disagreement.

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Attendance

Note on these minutes: Page 7 of the minutes file is a scanned image (usually the signed last page, with the adjournment); MassVoter read it with text recognition (OCR).

Present: John M. Airasian, Caroline Bays, Lisa J. Feltner, John G. Gannon, Nicole Gardner, Emily Izzo, Anthony Palomba, Vincent J. Piccirilli, Mark S. Sideris

Absent: None

Every vote, in order

Proclamation Honoring Ingrid Marchesano

Accept the proclamation: Proclamation Honoring Ingrid Marchesano

Minutes, page 3 · Video

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 9 present

Councilor Piccirilli moved to accept the proclamation and Councilor Feltner seconded.

The minutes record a unanimous voice vote; every councilor present is shown voting yes.

From the minutes

“The motion carried unanimously in a Voice Vote..” (Motion: Piccirilli, second: Feltner)

Read it in the official minutes, page 3 (PDF)

Authorization to Sign a Five-Year Contract to Initiate and Maintain a Body Worn Camera Program for Sworn Police Officers

Approve the authorization: Authorization to Sign a Five-Year Contract to Initiate and Maintain a Body Worn Camera Program for Sworn Police Officers

Minutes, page 4 · Video

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 9 present

Councilor Piccirilli moved to approve the authorization and Councilor Feltner seconded.

The minutes record a unanimous voice vote; every councilor present is shown voting yes.

From the minutes

“The motion carried unanimously in a Voice Vote..” (Motion: Piccirilli, second: Feltner)

Read it in the official minutes, page 4 (PDF)

Pursuant to M.G.L. c.30, §39M(b) - Authorization of Proprietary Specifications for Improvements at the Parker Annex...

Approve the authorization: Pursuant to M.G.L. c.30, §39M(b) - Authorization of Proprietary Specifications for Improvements at the Parker Annex Building, including but not limited to, door locks &...

Minutes, page 5 · Video

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 9 present

Councilor Piccirilli moved to approve the authorization and Councilor Feltner seconded.

The minutes record a unanimous voice vote; every councilor present is shown voting yes.

From the minutes

“The motion carried unanimously in a Voice Vote 7..” (Motion: Piccirilli, second: Feltner)

Read it in the official minutes, page 5 (PDF)

Recess Or Adjournment

Adjourn

Minutes, page 7 · Video

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 9 present

RECESS OR ADJOURNMENT Councilor Piccirilli made a motion to adjourn and Councilor Feltner seconded.

The minutes record this vote as unanimous; every councilor present is shown voting yes.

From the minutes

“The motion was adopted unanimously in a Roll Call Vote..” (Motion: Piccirilli, second: Feltner)

Read it in the official minutes, page 7 (PDF)

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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