The Newton City Council approved two Class 2 auto dealer licenses during its meeting, voting in favor of licenses for Roberts Towing Inc. and New England Motor Mart in West Newton.
The clerk, Scott Matthews, reported that both applicants had cleared checks with Inspectional Services (ISD), Police and the finance/treasury office and that "they are all good to go," meaning taxes and fines were paid and no outstanding issues remained. Following that report, a councilor moved to approve license number 225-2-25 for Roberts Towing Inc.; the motion carried on a voice vote. The council then approved license 11-25 for New England Motor Mart in West Newton in a separate voice vote.
The actions were handled sequentially and without extended public discussion. No formal roll-call vote or numerical tally was recorded in the transcript; the approvals were recorded by voice votes with no opposition stated.
The council took the votes early in the meeting and then moved on to other agenda items.