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Cal Finocchiaro

On record 2024-01-08 to 2026-09-08. Derived from vote rosters and the minutes' attendance tables, not an official biography; the record of structured votes begins in 2012.

Service

BodySeatRoleFromToMeetings
City CouncilWard 6member 2024-01-082026-09-0865
Appropriations & Oversight CommitteeWard 6member 2024-01-222026-09-0371
Protection & License Committeemember 2024-01-222024-12-0911
Health, Education & Welfare Committeevice-chair 2024-02-122024-12-099
Public Service Committeemember 2024-03-182024-11-254
Finance Committeemember 2024-10-072024-10-071
Boards & Commissions CommitteeWard 6member 2025-01-132026-09-0822
Legal & Legislative CommitteeWard 6member 2025-01-132026-09-0316
Protection & License Committeevice-chair 2025-01-132026-09-0313
City Council with School CommitteeWard 6member 2026-05-112026-05-111

Votes

1168 votes cast: 1162 yes, 4 no, 2 abstain; 6 against the majority on 32 contested motions; moved 130, seconded 200; recorded absent for 151. All rows (JSON).

2026-09-08 · City Council yes · Passed · Acceptance of Donated Parcel for Conservation Purposes
2026-09-08 · City Council yes · Passed · New Common Victualler License for Slurp Noodle Restaurant
2026-09-08 · City Council yes · Place on File · Informational Order - Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan Public Review Draft
2026-09-08 · City Council yes · Passed · Acceptance of 2026 Green Communities Grant in the amount of $122,081.
2026-09-03 · Appropriations & Oversight Committee yes · Recommend · Acceptance of a Massachusetts Gaming Commission Community Mitigation Fund Grant in the amount of $51,300.
2026-09-03 · Appropriations & Oversight Committee yes · Approve · Appropriations & Oversight Committee Meeting August 17, 2026 7:15 PM
2026-09-03 · Legal & Legislative Committee yes · Approve · Legal & Legislative Committee Meeting August 10, 2026 7:10 PM
2026-09-03 · Protection & License Committee yes · Adjourn · ADJOURNMENT
2026-09-03 · Protection & License Committee yes · Place on File · New Common Victualler License for Slurp Noodle Restaurant
2026-09-03 · Protection & License Committee yes · Approve · Protection & License Committee Meeting June 29, 2026 7:00 PM

On video

3 h 21 min of speech identified by voice across 74 recordings (924 turns). Attribution is by voice match against this person's enrolled voice, not a human transcript; each clip links to the moment. All rows (JSON).

▶ 2026-07-20 Thank you. Thank you for the great presentation. So we heard from someone tonight from the Cemetery Commission. How will we make sure that we incorporate-- Is that something that you will do? Is that something we have to work with the...
▶ 2026-07-20 Okay. Great. I think the designs are great, and just specifically for Lebanon Street, just because I know that the cemetery, there's plot lines and things to consider. So I just want to make sure. I don't know what the next steps are,...
▶ 2026-07-20 Okay. Thank you. And I just wanted to make a comment. I like the fact that we have the first floor parking, where the police station is. So that's a great add. I was looking at that initially when I was... So, thank you.
▶ 2026-07-20 Yeah. Through the Chair, if you contact Ms. Margolis, she can explain everything to you. In years past, I don't remember exactly but why the school gets less, but if you email her, she'll be able to explain it to you.
▶ 2026-07-20 There's a formula, and the school runs their own sort of TV unit there, but the MMTV gets the bulk of the money.
▶ 2026-07-20 Thank you. I just think, without sort of pointing fingers, I think it's important to remember that there were two parties in this agreement and these negotiations.
▶ 2026-07-20 And so yes, maybe the church sent a number out to the city, but I don't think we should sit here pointing fingers at who should've responded and who shouldn't have. They didn't come to agreement together. But I do know that I'm not a...
▶ 2026-07-09 Make a motion to open public comment.
▶ 2026-07-09 Make a motion to close public comment.
▶ 2026-07-09 Thank you. Thank you for being here. So initially when I read the lease, I had some reservations specifically about some of the terms.

Attendance

From the attendance tables in full minutes (2013 onward): 157 present, 39 absent, 3 remote, 2 late, 0 excused. All rows (JSON).