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Committee members, including Councilors Jenny Rivera and Linda Bacon, said the presentations were substantive and that Tapestry representatives committed to provide the requested data on a quarterly basis. The committee recommended the order be recorded as complied; the full council accepted that recommendation.

Ending: The council expects periodic communications from Tapestry on needle-collection numbers and will refile an order if the quarterly reporting commitment is not met.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Holyoke City Council 4/1/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Tapestry (harm-reduction service provider) agreed to provide quarterly needle-collection data to the City Council; the Public Safety committee recorded the order as complied and asked Tapestry for continued reporting.","taxTitle","Holyoke City, Hampden County, Massachusetts","taxId",52807,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6091520,"Council debates administrative-leave ordinance language, approves amendment and lays item on table",119,1546000,1665000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2861267-938436345252d0d085a09faad527015f&start=1546&end=1665","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2861267-938436345252d0d085a09faad527015f/thumbnail_1546000.jpg","/articles/6091520/Holyoke-City/Hampden-County/Massachusetts/Council-debates-administrative-leave-ordinance-language-approves-amendment-and-lays-item-on-table","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6091520-c7a16eed73ad0aa64b29dde5c3949934/orig.mp4?Expires=1771191572&Signature=mqwU4G5hXAQonqFI~kAfXYXjC5By97e-CsTODhXDwm~Pw2trW9OJB7ZEcu0YIXDOvKrfBkSSMs~ORGStR7078L2Po37w7Rqv-C9372EMuifPQXlFeuJvof8QHrD4sx0~9O7ObVKTmsNts63IVuNAfChpNIbItbD7DO6uJEGQAbTvD~hIEw7rz24grrVuCCvVVmWFKBFgvE4eEh-~kCGOOnqpv7s0ef7~pnTjr-0E1oPZ2qge0r-q2fSRYJS5u9en~oSu~~KUnx6hArmCdDlx5MNoRlhZaegm7dsBExGjaV8KiYZjfdMfOfjApiBZyYob8TMrNC4sztYNB1BoRyj8iA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Councilors discussed a proposed ordinance to codify personnel rules for administrative leave and when employees may be put on unpaid or paid leave. The order (agenda item 30) originated from the ordinance committee and was referred to the full council without a recommendation so councilors could resolve remaining legal and collective-bargaining questions.

Councilor Jourdain proposed an amendment to add one sentence to the legal package clarifying that \"the provision shall not apply to elected officers or elected employees unless specifically applicable to said elected officer or elected employee pursuant to Mass General Laws.\" That amendment was seconded and adopted as part of the package language on the floor.

Multiple councilors asked for additional information about the interaction between the proposed ordinance and existing collective bargaining agreements; some members said they were comfortable moving ahead only after staff provided a department-by-department review. Following the discussion the council voted to lay item 30 on the table to allow time for the law department and personnel staff to provide additional analysis and for councilors to consider the revised legal form.

Councilor Jourdain described the proposal as aligning local practice with existing state guidance, and emphasized the inserted sentence to preserve the scope of protections for elected officials under Massachusetts law. Several councilors said they want written analyses of collective-bargaining language in specific departments before final action.

Ending: The council approved the amendment to the draft ordinance language but postponed final consideration to a later meeting so members can review legal memos and personnel department analyses.

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The zoning measures (agenda items 7 and 8) were presented by Councilor Israel Rivera and approved on first and second readings and then by roll call as ordinances. The council recorded the vote as unanimous.

The council also adopted an ordinance (agenda item 11) requiring police to report damage to city property greater than $1,000 to the City Council, the mayor and the law department. Councilor Jordan explained the change would raise the threshold to $1,000 and require notifications to the mayor, law department and DPW; the measure passed unanimously on final adoption.

On appointments the council confirmed the mayor’s nomination of \"Mr. Luzeriaga\" (presented in the record as the maker of the appointment for a housing-authority commissioner) and approved the reappointment of Marilyn Sanabria for a five-year term to the Holyoke Housing Authority; both actions were adopted by voice vote after committee reports recommending confirmation.

Other formal outcomes: the council declined two traffic orders (no action to install stop signs per the city engineer’s recommendation) and received or referred multiple communications and committee reports to relevant departments (DPW, finance, public safety and others). Several matters were tabled for later meetings or placed on committee agendas for additional review, including some personnel-policy and ordinance language pending legal review.

Votes at a glance
- Items 7 & 8 (zone change ordinances to permit duplex/triplex apartments): approved (first reading, second reading, ordinance adoption) — recorded as unanimous.
- Item 11 (ordinance: police report damage > $1,000 to mayor, City Council and law department): approved (ordinance adoption) — recorded as unanimous.
- Item 31 (remove no-parking sign at 14 Arthur St.): committee recommended denial; council accepted committee recommendation (order denied).
- Item 32 (3-way stop at Mosier & Bauer): committee recommended acceptance of engineer recommendation to not implement; council accepted committee recommendation (no stop installed).
- Item 44 (appointment to Holyoke Housing Authority): committee recommended confirmation; council confirmed.
- Item 12 (reappointment of Marilyn Sanabria to Holyoke Housing Authority): committee recommended confirmation; council confirmed.

The meeting also included many communications referred to committees (finance, DPW, ordinance, public safety) and multiple items received for the record. The council used roll-call votes for several ordinances and voice votes for confirmations and routine receipts.

Ending: The council completed a long agenda with a mix of policy adoptions, confirmations, referrals to department staff for implementation or reporting, and several tablings for later legal or committee review.","At its April 1 meeting the City Council approved two zoning change ordinances for multiunit properties, adopted an ordinance requiring police to report motor-vehicle damage to city property above $1,000, and confirmed two appointments to the Holyoke Housing Authority; several other items were received, referred, or tabled.","actionData","errors"]

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Council's public-safety committee gets quarterly needle-collection commitment from Tapestry; council records order as complied

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Holyoke council approves two zone-change ordinances, adopts police property-damage reporting ordinance and confirms housing appointments