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November 30, 2023
6 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: The city posted this journal as a Word document; page numbers refer to MassVoter’s PDF copy of it. Special meeting. The roll call marks Joanne E. Campbell, Richard F. Gately and Robert J. Ferullo absent.
Present: Joseph E. Demers, Jeffrey P. Dillon, Darlene Mercer-Bruen, Lou DiMambro, Charles Viola, Michael P. Concannon
Absent: Joanne E. Campbell, Richard F. Gately, Robert J. Ferullo
Every vote, in order
Special meeting
Diane J. Stiffler be named Clerk of City Council Pro-Tem in absence of the Clerk of the Council
Motion made and 2nd that Diane J. Stiffler be named Clerk of City Council Pro-Tem in absence of the Clerk of the Council, all in favor, 6-0-3 (Campbell, Ferullo & Gately Absent)
From the minutes
“Motion made and 2nd that Diane J. Stiffler be named Clerk of City Council Pro-Tem in absence of the Clerk of the Council, all in favor, 6-0-3 (Campbell, Ferullo & Gately Absent).”
Public Hearings
Any and all communication be received and made part of the permanent record — Motion made and 2nd that Diane J. Stiffler be named Clerk of City Council Pro-Tem in absence of the Clerk of the...
Motion made and 2nd that any and all communication be received and made part of the permanent record, all in favor, 6-0-3 (Campbell, Ferullo & Gately Absent)
From the minutes
“Motion made and 2nd that any and all communication be received and made part of the permanent record, all in favor, 6-0-3 (Campbell, Ferullo & Gately Absent).”
Open the public hearing — Motion made and 2nd that Diane J. Stiffler be named Clerk of City Council Pro-Tem in absence of the Clerk of the Council, all in favor, 6-0-3 (Campbell, Ferullo & Gately...
Motion made and 2nd to OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, all in favor 6-0-3 (Campbell, Ferullo & Gately absent).
From the minutes
“Motion made and 2nd to OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, all in favor 6-0-3 (Campbell, Ferullo & Gately absent)..”
The public hearing be closed — Motion made and 2nd that Diane J. Stiffler be named Clerk of City Council Pro-Tem in absence of the Clerk of the Council, all in favor, 6-0-3 (Campbell, Ferullo &...
Motion made and 2nd that the PUBLIC HEARING BE CLOSED, all in favor 6-0-3 (Campbell, Ferullo & Gately Absent).
From the minutes
“Motion made and 2nd that the PUBLIC HEARING BE CLOSED, all in favor 6-0-3 (Campbell, Ferullo & Gately Absent)..”
A residential factor of 0.715538 for fiscal year 2024 be adopted
Motion made and 2nd a RESIDENTIAL FACTOR OF 0.715538 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 BE ADOPTED, ROLL CALL: Campbell- Absent, Demers-Yes, Dillon-Yes, DiMambro-Yes, Ferullo-Absent, Gately- Absent, Mercer-Bruen-Yes, Viola-Yes, Concannon-Yes; MOTION PASSES.
From the minutes
“Motion made and 2nd a RESIDENTIAL FACTOR OF 0.715538 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 BE ADOPTED, ROLL CALL: Campbell- Absent, Demers-Yes, Dillon-Yes, DiMambro-Yes, Ferullo-Absent, Gately- Absent, Mercer-Bruen-Yes, Viola-Yes, Concannon-Yes; MOTION PASSES..”
& 2nd to adjourn
Motion made & 2nd to adjourn, all in favor 6-0-3 (Campbell, Ferullo, Gately Absent).
From the minutes
“Motion made & 2nd to adjourn, all in favor 6-0-3 (Campbell, Ferullo, Gately Absent)..”
From the Woburn City Council’s official journals (its minutes), posted on the city’s Minutes & Agendas page (City Council). We check every vote against the councilors present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos (the city’s website has no councilor photos): Robert Toro, Joseph Demers (courtesy of each), Jeffrey Dillon, Lou DiMambro and Charles Viola from Woburn Patch (2019–2023); Yano Amara (December 31, 2025) and Darlene Mercer-Bruen (July 23, 2021, captioned group photo, cropped) from the Daily Times Chronicle; William Pappalardo and Robert Ferullo cropped from the Daily Times Chronicle’s captioned 2026 City Council photo (January 7, 2026). Former councilors show initials.
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