City Council Roll Call Votes - Beta
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Roll Call votes
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Petition for a Special Law Re: An Act Relative to One Joslin Place.
On motion of Councilor Durkan, the rules were suspended; the petition was passed; yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).
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Petition for a Special Law Re: An Act Relative to Waive the Maximum Age Requirement for Police Officers for Matthew Cummings.
On motion of Councilor FitzGerald, the rules were suspended; the petition was passed; yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).
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Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million Eight Hundred Fifty-Two Thousand Two Hundred Eighty-Eight Dollars ($1,852,288.00) in the form of a grant, for the State FY26 Council on Aging formula allocation, awarded by the MA Executive Office of Elder Affairs to be administered by the Age Strong Commission. The grant will fund social and health care services for 115,768 older adults in the City of Boston at $15 per person, according to 2020 Census data from the UMass Boston Donahue Initiative.
On motion of Councilor Murphy, the rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).
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On the message and order, referred on October 29, 2025, Docket #1926, authorizing the City of Boston to appropriate the amount of Eleven Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($11,100,000.00) for the purpose of paying costs for the window and door replacement projects at the following schools: the Gardner Pilot Academy School and the Lyndon Elementary School. This includes the payment of all costs incidental or related thereto, and for which the City of Boston may be eligible for a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (“MSBA”), said amount to be expended under the direction of the Public Facilities Department on behalf of the Boston Public Schools, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to be read for the first time and assigned for further action.
The report was accepted; the order was read once and passed; yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).
Assigned for further action.
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On the message and ordinance, referred on April 30, 2025, Docket #0969, establishing a Transgender, Gender-diverse, Intersex, and LGBTQIA2S+ Oversight Commission, the committee submitted a report recommending that the ordinance ought to pass in a new draft.
The report was accepted; the ordinance was passed in a new draft; yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).
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On the message and order, referred on August 6, 2025, Docket #1434, Ordinance codifying the Office of Youth Engagement and Advancement, the committee submitted a report recommending that the ordinance ought to pass in a new draft.
The report was accepted; the ordinance was passed in a new draft: yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).
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0145 On the petition, referred on January 8, 2025, Docket #0145, for a Special
Law Re: To establish the Commission of Inspectors General on Financial
Oversight, the committee submitted a report recommending that the petition
ought to pass in a new draft.
The report was accepted; the petition was passed in a new draft; yeas 10
(Breadon, Coletta Zapata, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén,
Santana, Weber, Worrell), nays 2 (Durkan, Flynn).
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1925 Message and order for a supplemental appropriation order for the Boston
Public School Department for FY26 in the amount of Nine Hundred
Seventy Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Forty Nine Dollars ($977,749.00)
to cover the cost items contained within the collective bargaining
agreements between the Boston School Committee and the Administrative
Guild, SEIU Local 888. The terms of the contract are September 1, 2024
through August 31, 2027. The major provisions of the contracts include
base wage increases of 2% and the flat amounts of $250, $900, and $850 to
be given in September of each fiscal year of the contract term. The contract
also supports increased opportunities for professional development and
mentoring.
The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta
Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén,
Santana, Weber, Worrell).
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Message and order for your approval an order to reduce the FY26
appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by Nine Hundred
Seventy Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Forty Nine Dollars ($977,749.00)
to provide funding for the Boston Public Schools for the FY26 increases
contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the Boston
School Committee and the City of Boston and the Administrative Guild,
SEIU Local 888.
Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on October 27, 2025.
The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta
Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén,
Santana, Weber, Worrell).
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Councilor Worrell called Docket #1690, an order authorizing the City of Boston to appropriate the amount of Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000.00) for the purpose of paying the cost of a feasibility study and schematic design associated with a project for the Ruth Batson Academy, formerly known as the John W. McCormick School, located at 315 Mount Vernon Street, Dorchester, MA 02125. This includes the payment of all costs incidental or related thereto, and for which the City of Boston may be eligible for a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (“MSBA”), said amount to be expended under the direction of the Public Facilities Department on behalf of the Boston Public Schools, from the Committee on Ways and Means.
Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body.
On motion of Councilor Worrell, the order was read a second time and again passed; yeas 11 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell); not present 1 (Murphy).
