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Votes at a glance: Methuen City Council actions and motions from March 3, 2025 meeting
Summary
Summary of formal votes, contract approvals, ordinances and motions recorded at the March 3, 2025 Methuen City Council meeting, including reappointments, collective bargaining, technology contract and wage/salary ordinances.
This summary lists formal motions, votes and outcomes recorded during the Methuen City Council meeting on March 3, 2025. For each item the motion text, movers/seconders (when recorded) and outcomes are noted as shown on the meeting record.
Votes, motions and outcomes
- Reappointments (approved, unanimous): - Anne Druen, City Clerk (motion by Councilor Campagnon, second Councilor Cirillo) — approved by roll call, unanimous. - Louis Santiago, Chief Information Officer (motion by Councilor Campagnon, second Councilor Ferretra) — approved by roll call, unanimous. - Jack Wilson, Director of Economic & Community Development (motion by Councilor Desaglio, second Councilor Pesch) — approved by roll call, unanimous.
- Contracts and agreements: - C2566 CivicPlus LLC (SeeClickFix citizen request system) for $26,082 — motion to approve passed unanimously. - C2567 Collective bargaining agreement, NEPBA Local 117 Special Services Unit (dispatchers, parking control officers), 07/01/2024–06/30/2027 — motion to approve passed unanimously.
- Retirement system resolution: - Resolution 25-13: Allow Methuen Retirement System to increase the cost‑of‑living base from $19,000 to $20,000 (request of the retirement board) — motion passed by unanimous roll call.
- Wage and salary ordinances (department heads / unaffiliated): - TO 24-17 (department heads wage and salary schedule amendment): Passed by roll call 6 yes, 3 no. Yes votes: Councilors Saffi, Sotto, Cirillo, Valley, Campagnon, Chair Maison. No votes: Councilors Desaglio, Ferretra, Pesch. - TO 24-19 (unaffiliated positions wage and salary schedule amendment): Motion to table was approved by roll call (motion to table carried); item will return for further discussion.
- Other ordinances and zoning: - TR 25-2 (ordinance addressing denial/revocation for entities owing the city): Discussion and vote carried; ordinance progressed (vote recorded as in favor). The council discussed implementation and annual lists from the tax collector. - TR 25-3 (floodplain overlay update required by FEMA): Motion to approve passed; subsequent procedural action required referral to Community Development for a public hearing as this is a zoning change, and the council tabled/refereed the item to that board per statutory process.
Procedure notes: Several items required roll call votes and some items were tabled for further review. Where the transcript listed roll call results, vote tallies above match the recorded roll calls exactly. For items approved unanimously, the transcript records unanimous roll call votes.
If additional details are required (contract numbers, full contract texts, CBA appendices, or the tax collector’s annual list used for TR 25‑2), the council’s administrative staff indicated those documents can be supplied on request.
