Where

85 George P. Hassett Drive, Medford, MA 02155

Recordings of City Council meetings: Medford Community Media (opens in new tab).

What was decided

The council approved changes to the vacant building ordinance and reduced the Law Department supplemental appropriation. It passed resolutions on Tufts University and its workers and referred a noise ordinance update to committee. It tabled a request for $571,550 from the capital stabilization fund.

Decisions recorded

• Approved 7-0 the resolution in remembrance of John Westwater (26-135).
• Approved and referred 7-0 the resolution to update the noise ordinance (26-138) to the Resident Services Committee. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved 7-0 the notice of relocation of the Ward 4, Precinct 2 polling place (26-143). p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved 7-0 the Medford call for the September 1, 2026 state primary election (26-144). p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved 7-0 the election warrant for the September 1, 2026 state primary (26-145).
• Referred the resolution to schedule neighborhood ward meetings (26-024) back to committee. p. 6page 6 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved 7-0 the resolution calling on Tufts to re-enroll a graduate worker and provide compensation and support (26-136). p. 7page 7 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved 7-0 the resolution calling on Tufts University to support contract demands of its facilities workers (26-137). p. 7page 7 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Motion to table the capital and general stabilization fund appropriation requests (26-133) failed. p. 8page 8 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Tabled the capital and general stabilization fund appropriation requests (26-133). p. 8page 8 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved 7-0 the board and commission appointments, including Chris D'Aveta to the Zoning Board of Appeals (26-139). p. 9page 9 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved 7-0 the Community Preservation Committee appropriation requests for Playstead Park and Osgood House (26-140). p. 9page 9 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved 7-0 the $1,500.00 payment of an unpaid bill from prior fiscal years to Citizenserve (26-141). p. 10page 10 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved 7-0 an amendment to cut 382,586.70 from the fiscal year 2027 supplemental appropriation and approve 42,507.63 in one-month funding (26-142). p. 11page 11 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved unanimously the council response requesting litigation reports and expenditure categorizations from the City Administration (26-142B). p. 11page 11 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved a motion to sever changes 4, 6 and 7 from the amendments to the vacant building ordinance (25-054). p. 13page 13 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Adopted changes 4, 6 and 7 to the vacant building ordinance (25-054). p. 13page 13 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved 7-0 the vacant building ordinance as amended, to be ordained (25-054). p. 13page 13 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved 7-0 the personnel ordinance amendments for the Director and Assistant Director of Health and Human Services (26-124). p. 14page 14 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved 7-0 the resolution to update the ordinance establishing the Medford Commission for Persons with Disabilities (26-063). p. 15page 15 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

The full text is in the city's PDF, linked below.

Minutes posted on the city website (PDF, 1.6 MB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 27, 2026.

Agenda

A copy of the agenda wasn't saved here. It is on the city website (opens in new tab).

Terms used here

Committee of the Whole

The full council or board meeting as a committee, to discuss a matter before voting on it at a regular meeting.

tabled

Set aside by a vote, to take up later. A tabled item comes back when the board votes to take it off the table.

ZBA

Zoning Board of Appeals.

All the terms in the glossary

Source

This meeting on the City of Medford's meeting portal (opens in new tab) (CivicClerk). First recorded by Medford Publick on October 27, 2026.