10.       REPORT, Committee on Appointments & Briefings, recommending to the City Council APPROVAL of the APPOINTMENT of PAUL J. SOUZA, a United States Armey Operation Desert Storm Veteran, New Bedford, MA, to the VETERANS ADVISORY BOARD; Mr. Souza is replacing Randall G. Motta whose term expired in December 2020; this term will expire in December 2023.

10a.      COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting the APPOINTMENT of PAUL J. SOUZA, a United States Army Operation Desert Storm Veteran, New Bedford, MA, to the VETERANS ADVISORY BOARD; Mr. Souza is replacing Randall G. Motta whose term expired in December 2020; this term will expire in December 2023. (Referred to the Committee on Appointments and Briefings – February 24, 2022.)