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Votes at a glance: council confirms assessor appointment, moves sign rules, accepts donation
Summary
On May 4 the Gardner City Council confirmed Paulette Burns to the Board of Assessors, advanced a sign-regulation ordinance to second and final printing (10–0 roll call), accepted an amended donation order for public-health purposes, and approved routine motions including forwarding the council budget to the mayor.
The Gardner City Council recorded several formal actions on May 4. Key outcomes:
Paulette Burns — Board of Assessors: The council confirmed the mayor’s appointment of Paulette Burns to the Board of Assessors for a term expiring 08/21/2028 after the appointments committee met with Burns and the mayor’s office; the motion to confirm passed.
Ordinance (moving sign regulations): The council voted by roll call (10 yeas) to send an ordinance amending Gardner’s code to move the article on signs and advertising devices out of the zoning chapter into a new non‑zoning chapter (to be numbered chapter 665) to second and final printing.
Donation acceptance (amended): The council accepted a donation order as amended in the meeting packet, updating the order language to indicate donations were received by the Board of Health rather than GCAT; the motion passed.
Budget submission and other motions: The council approved a motion to submit the FY2027 city council budget to the mayor (the budget was amended to add a $2,000 technology line prior to submission). The council also waived the reading of minutes and placed various communications on file.
All recorded actions above reflect motions and votes taken during the May 4 meeting; details and committee recommendations were entered into the public record.
