City Council Roll Call Votes - Beta
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On the message and ordinance, referred on February 10, 2023, Docket #0410, Petition for a Special Law re: An Act increasing the maximum amount of fines which may be imposed for violations of ordinances and authorizing the City of Boston to place municipal charge liens on certain properties in the City of Boston for nonpayment of any local charges, fees or fines, the committee submitted a report recommending the ordinance ought to pass in a new draft. The report was accepted; the ordinance was passed in a new draft; yeas 12, not present 1 (Lara).
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Councilor Fernandes Anderson called Docket #1574, for your approval an Order authorizing the City of Boston to appropriate the amount of Seventeen Million One Hundred Sixty Five Thousand Dollars ($17,165,000.00) for the purpose of paying the costs associated with the boiler, roof, windows and doors replacement projects as the following schools: The Jeremiah E. Burke High School, The English High School, Dennis C. Haley Pilot School and the Dr. William W. Henderson Inclusion Upper School. The City of Boston has applied for a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (“MSBA”), from the Committee of Strong Women, Families and Communities. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. Committee members polled; yeas 5. On motion of Councilor Fernandes Anderson,the order was read once and passed; yeas 9. Assigned for further action.
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Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order to amend the Boston City Council Rules to include the Committee on the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. Councilor Breadon in the Chair. On motion of Councilor Flynn, the rules were suspended; the order failed on passage; yeas 5, nays 2 (Durkan, Louijeune), present 3 (Coletta, Fernandes Anderson, Worrell), not present 3 (Arroyo, Lara, Mejia).
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Councilors Worrell, Arroyo, Baker, Breadon, Coletta, Durkan, Fernandes Anderson, Flaherty, Flynn, Lara, Louijeune, Mejia and Murphy offered the following: Petition for a Special Law RE: An act directing the City of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Nuias Daveiga. On motion of Councilor Worrell, the rules were suspended; the petition was passed; yeas 13.
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Message and order for your approval, an Order to reduce the FY24 appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by Twenty Four Thousand One Hundred Twenty One Dollars ($24,121.00) to provide funding for the Property Management Department for the FY24 increase contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and the New England Police Benevolent Association. Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on October 30, 2023. The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 12.
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Message and order for a supplemental appropriation Order for the Property Management Department for FY24 in the amount of Twenty Four Thousand One Hundred Twenty One Dollars ($24,121.00) to cover the FY24 cost items contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and the New England Police Benevolent Association. The terms of the contract are July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023. The major provisions of the contract include base wage increases of 2%, 1.5% and 2%, to be given in October of each year of the contract term, as well as increases to the Night Shift Differential and Detail Rate. The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 12.
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Councilor Baker called Docket #1586, Communication was received from the City Clerk transmitting a communication from the Boston Landmarks Commission for City Council action on the designation of The Nazzaro Community Center, 30 32 North Bennet Street, Boston, MA, as a Landmark (In effect after November 5, 2023 if not acted upon), from the Committee on Planning, Development and Transportation. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. Committee members polled; yeas 5. On motion of Councilor Baker, the rules were suspended; the designation was passed; yeas 13.
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Councilor Lara called Docket #1539, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million Nine Hundred Eighty Three Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty Three Dollars ($1,983,833.00) in the form of a grant, for the Shelter & Services Program 23, awarded by the United States Department of Homeland Security to be administered by the Mayor’s Office of Housing. The grant will fund services to non citizen migrants recently released from DHS custody to provide shelter, food, transportation, acute medical care, personal hygiene supplies, and case management services, and to provide funding to non federal entities to increase their capacity to shelter non citizen migrants recently released from DHS custody, including renovations and modifications to existing facilities, from the Committee on Housing and Community Development. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. Committee members polled; yeas 5. On motion of Councilor Lara, the order was passed; yeas 13.
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Councilor Worrell called Docket #1581, message and order for a supplemental appropriation Order for the Boston Police Department for FY24 in the amount of Sixty Thousand Three Hundred Twenty Nine Dollars ($60,329.00) to cover the FY24 cost items contained within the collective bargaining agreement between the City of Boston and the Boston Cadets Association. The terms of the contract are October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2023. The major provisions of the contract include base wage increases of 2%,2%,1.5% and 2%, to be given in January of each fiscal year of the contract term, from the Committee on City Services and Innovation Technology. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. Committee members polled; yeas 5. On motion of Councilor Worrell, the rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 13.
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Councilor Worrell called Docket #1580, message and order for your approval an Order to reduce the FY24 appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by Sixty Thousand Three Hundred Twenty Nine Dollars ($60,329.00) to provide funding for the Boston Police Department for the FY24 increases contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and the Boston Police Cadets Association. Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on October 16, 2023, from the Committee on City Services and Innovation Technology. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. Committee members polled; yeas 5. On motion of Councilor Worrell, the rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 13.