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Quincy City Council re‑elects council president, approves meeting schedule and four routine items
Summary
At its Jan. 6 meeting the Quincy City Council unanimously re‑elected Lianne King as council president and adopted the 2025 council meeting schedule; the council also approved a $5,000 gift for Friends of Walliston Beach and a handicap parking designation at 26 Plymouth Street, among other routine actions.
The Quincy City Council on Monday re‑elected Lianne King to serve another one‑year term as council president and approved the council’s 2025 meeting schedule, a $5,000 gift to Friends of Walliston Beach, and a residential handicap‑parking request for 26 Plymouth Street, among other routine organizational items.
Councilor Campbell nominated Councilor Lianne King for a second term as council president and praised her leadership during the previous year. Councilor King accepted the nomination and the clerk called the roll; each of nine councilors voted "yes." The nomination and election were recorded under agenda item 2025‑001.
The council then voted unanimously to adopt the body’s 2025 meeting schedule (agenda item 2025‑002). A separate item, listed as 2025‑003 on the agenda, was approved in order of adoption of the 2025 political council (details not specified in the transcript record). Under agenda item 2025‑004 the council approved a $5,000 gift from the Copeland Family Foundation, Inc., to Friends of Walliston Beach; that motion was moved by Councilor De Bono and seconded by Councilor McCarthy and carried by roll call.
In committee reports, Chair Liang presented a request to add handicap parking at 26 Plymouth Street (file 2024‑161). A motion to approve the handicap‑parking designation carried on a roll call showing nine affirmative votes. The council also approved prior meeting minutes and referred a utility request to the Public Works Committee for scheduling and advertising involving Mass Electric, Hannon Parkway and McConville Way.
The meeting concluded with scheduling notes: the council’s next regular meeting was announced for Jan. 21 at 6:30 p.m.
Votes at a glance: - 2025‑001 — Nomination and election of council president (motion: nominate Lianne King; mover: Councilor Campbell; second: Councilor Lianne King). Roll call: 9 yes; outcome: elected. - 2025‑002 — Adoption of 2025 City Council meeting schedule (mover: Councilor Nang; second: Councilor Devine). Roll call: 9 yes; outcome: adopted. - 2025‑003 — Adoption/in order of 2025 political council (mover: Councilor DeBine; second: Councilor Campbell). Roll call: 9 yes; outcome: adopted (details not specified in transcript). - 2025‑004 — Gift of $5,000 from Copeland Family Foundation, Inc., to Friends of Walliston Beach (mover: Councilor De Bono; second: Councilor McCarthy). Roll call: 9 yes; outcome: approved. - 2024‑161 — Handicap parking designation at 26 Plymouth Street (mover: not specified; second: Councilor Campbell). Roll call: 9 yes; outcome: approved.
All recorded roll calls in the meeting returned unanimous affirmative votes where a count was called; no defeated or tabled motions were recorded in the public portion of the meeting.
