← City Council · 2026-04-27 · City Council Meeting 4/27/26
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.
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i. (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 Postpone until May 4 meeting made by Councilor Romanul Seconded by Councilor Williams All were in favor and motion passed RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS] AYES: Jason Chen, Cal Finocchiaro, Bradley Freeman, Maya Jamaleddine, Manjula Karamcheti, Elizabeth Kowal, John Obremski, Christopher Park, Devin Romanul, Kim Vandiver, Ryan Williams NAYS: None Councilor Romanul made a motion to postpone this item until May 4 to allow for additional public testimony. He had gotten some feedback from constituents and had spoken with members of the administration and wanted to make sure that the public got a chance to weigh in with their experiences on animal control.
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▶ 1:21:41 Speaker 11: Thank you. Moving on to orders.
▶ 1:21:43 Speaker 9: ID number 2026-774, that the City Council authorize the mayor to enter into an intermunicipal agreement for establishing a regional animal control officer position in partnership with the towns of Wakefield and Stoneham.
▶ 1:21:58 Devin Romanul: Mr. President, this comes to us from the Appropriations and Oversight Committee with a recommendation for passage. And at this time, I'd actually like to make a motion to postpone consideration of this item until our next meeting on Monday, May 4th, to allow for additional public testimony. I've gotten some feedback from constituents and had spoken with members of the administration, to confirm they just wanted to make sure that the public got a chance to weigh in with their experiences on animal control. The administration confirmed that it was not pressing for passage in the next seven days. And the public was looking for just an opportunity to weigh in. So, at this time, I'll make a motion to postpone consideration until Monday, May 4th.
▶ 1:22:37 Speaker 4: Second.
▶ 1:22:38 Bradley Freeman: Motion to postpone till Monday, May 4th, made by Councilor Romanul, seconded by Councilor Williams. On discussion. All in favor? I. Any opposed? That motion passes.