Special City Council Meeting Minutes 11-25-2024 ia
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Special City Council Meeting
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Monday, November 25,2024, 7:00 PM
City Council Chambers u
191 Cabot Street
Julie Flowers, City Council President,called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. City Clerk
Lisa Kent took attendance by roll call.
Members Present: Julie Flowers, Hannah Bowen,Brendan Sweeney,Todd Rotondo, Steven
Crowley,Scott Houseman, Kathleen Feldman and Matthew St. Hilaire.
Members Absent: Danielle Spang
7:02 PM Councilor Rotondo recused himself. He has a direct conflict with his daughter
being a teacher in the Beverly School Department. He left the meeting.
Bowen read the resolution, with corrections that the City Council Vote on the budget was
not unanimous as stated in the resolution.
Flowers asked for a motion to approve the resolution as read with corrections. Houseman
made a motion and Crowley seconded.
Councilor Sweeney,Feldman, St. Hilaire,Houseman, Crowley, and Bowen all made a
statement.
7:56 PM President Flowers ask Vice President Crowley to take over the presidency so that
she could make a statement as a councilor not as Council President.
Crowley asked for a motion to approve order#326 as read.
Motion failed 3-4
Motion to adjourn at 8:09 PM.