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Votes at a glance: Council approves building repairs loan, transfers, appointments and ordinance amendments
Summary
At its March 27 meeting the New Bedford City Council approved a $9.32 million loan order for city building repairs, adopted an alarm ordinance amendment, approved multiple transfers from free cash, granted reappointments/appointments and handled routine licenses and referrals.
The New Bedford City Council on March 27 approved a package of routine and semi-routine items including a loan order for building repairs, personnel and service transfers from free cash, several reappointments and appointments, and an amendment to the alarm ordinance.
Key outcomes included:
- Loan order (New Business Item 2): The council passed, 9 to 2, a loan order appropriating $9,320,249 to make repairs to city-owned buildings and related capital work. Councilor Perera moved and Councilor Giesta seconded; a roll-call vote was recorded and the clerk announced passage 9 to 2.
- Ordinance amendment (Item 3): An ordinance amending Chapter 17, Section 17-14 (telephonic and burglar alarm systems) was ordained on a motion by Councilor Perera and seconded by Councilor Lopes; the clerk announced passage 11 to 0.
- Personnel/transfer orders and budget items (Items 12–19): The council followed committee recommendations and approved several transfers from free cash to cover departmental purchase-of-service and personnel accounts. Recorded results included: Item 12 (assessor services) passed 10–1; Item 13 (workers’ compensation) adopted by voice vote; Item 14 (MIS) passed 9–1; Item 16 (public infrastructure) passed 9–2; Item 17 (solicitor services) passed 7–4; Item 18 (fire personal services) adopted by voice vote; Item 19 (waste collection and disposal, amended) passed 7–4. Motions followed committee recommendations and roll calls were requested where noted.
- Appointments and reappointments: Several mayoral reappointments and appointments were granted or referred. Reappointments M5–M9 were granted 11–0. Multiple constable appointments and renewals (items 5–11) were referred to or approved by the committee on appointments and briefings as listed in the record.
- Other routine business: The council received and placed on file M3 (transfer of $12,500 within cable access), approved a private sidewalk/awning encroachment for Mee Hong restaurant at 120 Cove Street, granted a livery license renewal (JSR Transportation LLC), referred a request for a streetlight at 37 Maryland Street to the Department of Public Infrastructure, and received the Community Preservation Committee’s submission on the Acushnet River Rowing Center dock and referred it to finance.
Most items were adopted on motions to follow committee recommendations or by voice vote, with roll-call votes recorded where requested.
