City Council Roll Call Votes

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0518 Councilors Culpepper, Worrell, Mejia, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana and Weber offered the following: Resolution in support of the SPARK Act to expand opportunities for minority entrepreneurship.
On motion of Councilor Culpepper, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Worrell and Mejia as original co sponsors.
On motion of Councilors Culpepper, Worrell, and Mejia, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).

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0501 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Ninety Seven Thousand Dollars ($97,000.00) in the form of a grant, the FY26 Local Consumer Aid Fund Grant, awarded by MA Attorney General to be administered by the Office of Consumer Affairs & Licensing. The grant would fund staff costs, outreach materials, and operational expenses to conduct the Consumer Affairs program.
Referred to the Committee on Labor and Economic Development.
Later in session, Councilor Worrell moved for reconsideration of Docket #0501.
Reconsideration prevailed.
On motion of Councilor Worrell, the rules were suspended; the order was passed: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).

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0500 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Million Three Hundred Fifteen Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty Six Dollars And Eighty Eight Cents ($2,315,966.88) in the form of a grant, the FY26 State Elder Lunch Program Grant, awarded by MA Executive Office of Elder Affairs to be administered by the Age Strong Commission. The grant would fund nutrition services for older adults in the City of Boston, at a rate of $7.39 per meal for up to 313,392 meals.
On motion of Councilor Murphy, the rules were suspended; the order was passed: yeas 11 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber), not present 2 (Louijeune, Worrell).

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Councilor Breadon called Docket #0424, Resolution recognizing Women's
History Month and the Boston City Council Women's History Month
Celebration, from the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice.
No objection being heard, the matter was properly before the body.
The report was accepted; the order was passed: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta
Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy,
Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).

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Councilor Santana called Docket #0356, Resolution in support of "An
Executive Order to Protect Bostonians from Unconstitutional and Violent
Federal Operations", from the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal
Justice.
No objection being heard, the matter was properly before the body.
The report was accepted; the order was passed: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta,
Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Mejia,
Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).

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Councilors Worrell, Flynn, Mejia, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper,
Durkan, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana and Weber
offered the following: Resolution recognizing March 5th as Crispus
Attucks Day in the City of Boston.
On motion of Councilor Worrell, Rule 12 was invoked to include
Councilors Flynn and Mejia as original co sponsors.
On motion of Councilors Worrell, Flynn, and Mejia, the rules were
suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata,
Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Mejia, Pepén,
Santana, Weber, Worrell),

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Councilors Murphy, Flynn, Santana, Breadon, Coletta Zapata,
Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Pepén, Weber and
Worrell offered the following: Resolution expressing support for active
duty service members and their families.
On motion of Councilors Murphy and Flynn, Rule 12 was invoked to
include Councilor Santana as an original co sponsor.
On motion of Councilors Murphy, Flynn and Santana the rules were
suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata,
Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén,
Santana, Weber, Worrell),

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Councilors Santana, Culpepper, Worrell, Breadon, Coletta Zapata,
Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén and
Weber offered the following: Resolution in support of ending health
disparities impacting the Black community in Boston.
On motion of Councilors Santana and Culpepper, Rule 12 was invoked to
include Councilor Worrell as an original co sponsor.
On motion of Councilors Santana, Culpepper, and Worrell, the rules were
suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata,
Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén,
Santana, Weber, Worrell),

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Councilors Durkan, Worrell, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper,
FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana and
Weber offered the following: Resolution declaring March 17, 2026, as
"Boston Fleet Olympic Medalist Day" in the City of Boston.
On motion of Councilors Durkan and Worrell, the rules were suspended;
the resolution was adopted: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper,
Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana,
Weber, Worrell),

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