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Newton City Councilors

The City Council, Newton's legislative branch of municipal government, is made up of 24 members - sixteen at-large Councilors and eight Ward Councilors. Councilors are elected every two years.

Officers:

Staff	Title	Departments	Phone	Email
Baker, R. Lisle	President Emeritus, Ward Councilor	City Council	(617) 566-3848	Email
Kalis, David A.	Councilor-at-Large, Vice-President	City Council	(617) 504-3301	Email
Laredo, Marc C.	Councilor-at-Large, President	City Council	(617) 290-3843	Email

Contacting the City Council

To send your comments to all of the City Councilors please use the e-mail citycouncil@newtonma.gov. Your e-mail will be delivered to each of the 24 Councilors.

To contact an individual Councilor, please see the contact list at the bottom of the page.

Contact the Office of the City Council at:

Newton City Hall, Room 105
1000 Commonwealth Avenue
Newton, MA 02459
Phone: 617-796-1210

Council Actions; Docket Tracking

The Docket Tracking System provides the Public, Councilors, and City Staff, a tool to follow a docket item as it progresses through the legislative process. Once voted, the docket items move to "inactive" status but are still searchable. A feature that allows residents to see how Councilors vote on docket items is also part of the new system which conforms to the procedures employed by the City Council as stated in our Charter, Council rules, and City Ordinances. The software is still a "work in progress" as we work with our IT Department to develop new features. Initial features include a Councilor/City staff docket upload tool for new docket items, and a search page for all. Council Chairs will have the ability to follow all dockets referred to their committee. Please provide feedback and suggestions to assist in building this organizational tool.

Click here to access.

For guidance on how the council/committee votes appear in docket tracking, click here.

Licenses

The Newton City Council votes on several kinds of licenses. To apply/renew click on the following links:

Auto Dealer License- City Clerk - Auto Dealer License - ViewPoint Cloud (opengov.com)

If you applying for a Grant of Location please use the following link:

Grant of Location Application

If you applying for a Water, Drain and/or Sewer Extension please use the following link:

Water, Drain and/or Sewer Extension Application