Inspector General finds improper longevity payments to Everett mayor Carlo de Maria; council asked to act

The Everett City Council received a public report from the Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General detailing improper longevity payments to Mayor Carlo de Maria covering February 2016 through 2021 and was asked to implement the report's recommendations and report back within 30 days.

The report, the council was told, is available online at mass.gov and copies were made available at the back of the meeting room for members of the public attending in person. Speaker 1, a staff member, summarized the Office of the Inspector General's request that the council act “as protectors of public funds” and implement a number of recommendations included in the letter.

“To summarize the report, I'm going to ask the city clerk to please read the conclusion and the recommendations,” Speaker 1 said, and the council directed the city clerk to read the conclusion and recommendations aloud during the meeting. The transcript does not record any formal vote on an ordinance at this point; the item was presented as a receipt of the inspector general’s letter and a request to consider an ordinance to amend longevity and to refer related items to the mayor's office.

Council members were asked to report back on their efforts within 30 days, according to the presentation of the inspector general’s findings. The meeting record provided to reporters and members of the public notes the report is a public document and can be found on mass.gov; printed copies were made available at the meeting for reference.

The transcript excerpts provided do not include council debate, named motions, or a recorded vote. The next procedural step described in the meeting was the city clerk’s reading of the report’s conclusion and recommendations and the council’s direction to review and report back within the 30-day window.