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That the City Council authorize the Mayor to enter into an Intermunicipal Agreement (IMA) for establishing a regional Animal Control Officer position in partnership with the Towns of Wakefield and Stoneham.

Clerk file 2026-774 — its full path through the council

Passed · Refer to Committee · moved by Bradley Freeman Yes: Jason Chen, Cal Finocchiaro, Bradley Freeman, Maya Jamaleddine, Manjula Karamcheti, Elizabeth Kowal, Christopher Park, Devin Romanul, Kim Vandiver, Ryan Williams.

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1. (ID # 2026-774): That the City Council authorize the Mayor to enter into an Intermunicipal Agreement (IMA) for establishing a regional Animal Control Officer position in partnership with the Towns of Wakefield and Stoneham. Motion to Refer to Appropriations & Oversight Committee made by President Freeman RESULT: ASSIGN TO COMMITTEE TO: Appropriations & Oversight B. Filings by members of the Honorable City Council C. Grants

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Transcript (~1 min @ 1:47:18)

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▶ 1:47:10 Bradley Freeman: Returning to the full council meeting. Thank you everyone for your patience. We have concluded public comment, so we are moving on. There are no communications from the Honorable Mayor tonight, so we'll move on to new business filings by the Honorable Mayor.

▶ 1:47:26 Speaker 1: Orders ID number 2026-774, that the City Council authorize the mayor to enter into intermunicipal agreement for establishing a regional animal control officer position in partnership with the towns of Wakefield and Stoneham.

▶ 1:47:41 Bradley Freeman: This will go to Appropriations and Oversight. Filings by members of the Honorable City Council, we have none. Grants.

▶ 1:47:47 Speaker 1: ID number 2026-773, acceptance of a Fiscal Year '26 firefighter safety equipment grant in the amount of $12,375.87.