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Votes at a glance: Key New Bedford council actions on June 12, 2025
Summary
Summary of the council's major motions, referrals and votes from the June 12 meeting, including a failed motion on neutral arbitrator authority and adoption of several budget transfers, multiple appointments, and referrals of ordinances and grants to committees.
The New Bedford City Council took a series of administrative and policy actions on June 12. The list below summarizes motions, referrals and recorded outcomes as reflected in the meeting transcript.
- M1: Communication from Mayor submitting a tax increment exemption housing development incentive program and agreement for Kudo residences (450–4586 Cushion Avenue). Outcome: Received, placed on file and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- M2: Order to accept Chapter 32B Section 21–23 of the 2011 Municipal Health Care Reform Act (would give the city authority to request a neutral arbitrator to break impasses in health insurance negotiations). Motion to adopt failed on roll call, 0–7.
- M3: Order to accept Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 200A Section 9A to provide tools to dispose of abandoned funds held in custody of the city. Outcome: Referred to the Committee on Finance.
- M4: Ordinance submitted to conform City Code Chapter 2, Article 6, Section 2–105 with Chapter 140 of the Acts of 2024 regarding payment agreements for delinquent taxes. Outcome: Referred to the Committee on Ordinances.
- M5–M17A: A package of budget transfer orders (transfers among veteran services, community services, labor relations, solicitor, inspectional services, city clerk, EMS, fire, elections, assessor, purchasing). Motion to adopt M5 through M17A was approved by voice vote.
- M18 and M19: Appointments/reappointments to the Commission for Citizens with Disabilities and the Greater New Bedford Regional Refuse Management District were tabled.
- M20: Appointment of Antoine Donyea Murphy as constable. Outcome: Referred to the Committee on Appointments and Briefings.
- Items 2 and 3 (separate from M2/M3 above): Two loan orders (water system improvements — $38.1 million; CSO control and long-term infrastructure — $32.2 million) were tabled.
- Items 4 and 5: New and renewal private livery licenses for Pathway Partners Transportation and Plus were approved (grant of new license and renewal through June 30, 2026).
- Items 6 and 7: Appointments to the Commission for Citizens with Disabilities (Angela Clark) and Planning Board alternate (James McKee) were approved following committee recommendations.
- Item 8: Ordinance to rezone S S Beach Street Plot 108 Lot 317 from Industrial A to Residential C was passed to a reading.
- Item 9: Ordinance establishing the Klasky Common Transit Oriented Development Overlay District (and appendices) was passed to a reading.
- Item 10: Order directing the Committee on Ordinances and the Planning Board to hold public hearings on definitions and principal use regulations was referred to those bodies for hearings.
- Items 11–14A: Waived readings and took no further action as recommended by the committee.
- Item 15: Motion opposing Eversource’s smart meter rollout was referred to the city’s state delegation, the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs, and the Department of Public Utilities (see separate article for detail).
- Item 16: Request for MassDOT and others to update the Committee on Appointments and Briefings on Route I‑195 to Route 18 interchange rehabilitation projects. Outcome: Referred to the Committee on Appointments and Briefings.
- Item 17: Petition requesting a waiver of residency under section 15–38 of the city code for a junk/secondhand dealer license. Outcome: Referred to the Committee on Appointments and Briefings.
- Items 18–19: Memorial park bench and tree dedication program applications were referred to the Special Committee on Memorials and Dedications (passed on roll call 7–0 for referral).
- Item 20: Community Preservation Committee annual budget for FY2026. Outcome: Received, placed on file, and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Item 21: Communication supporting Cape Verdean Association grant applications was received and placed on file.
- Consent agenda: Motion to take up and adopt consent passed on a roll-call voice vote (passes 7–0). The meeting adjourned at 7:35 p.m.
Where vote counts were recorded in the transcript, they are listed above; where the transcript reflects a voice vote or no roll call, the outcome is described without a specific tally.
