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Roll Call votes
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Councilors FitzGerald, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, and Worrell 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 Elijah Osborne.
On motion of Councilor FitzGerald, the rules were suspended; the petition was passed; yeas 11 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell); not present 1 (Durkan).
Votes:
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On the message and order, referred on September 24, 2025, Docket #1690, for your approval 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, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to be read once and passed.
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.
Votes:
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On the message and Ordinance to prioritize surplus municipal property as affordable housing, the committee submitted a report recommending the ordinance ought to pass in a new draft.
Councilor Worrell in the chair.
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).
Votes:
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Resolution in support of prioritizing a recovery campus for the City of Boston.
Councilor Louijeune in the chair.
Councilor Flynn moved to substitute language. Motion prevailed.
On motion of Councilors Flynn and Murphy, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor FitzGerald as an original co-sponsor.
On motion of Councilors Flynn, Murphy, and FitzGerald, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, and Worrell).
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Message and order for a supplemental appropriation order for the Public Health Commission for FY26 in the amount of Three Hundred Forty-Seven Thousand One Hundred Seventy-Eight Dollars ($347,178.00) to cover the FY26 cost items contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the Public Health Commission and SEIU, Local 1199. The term of the contracts span October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2027. The major provisions of the contracts include base wage increases of 2% to be given in October of each year of the contract term, excluding FY22 where there is an increase of 1.5%. The agreement also includes adjustments to steps and other changes to pay structure.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Later in session, Councilor Worrell moved for reconsideration of Docket #1739. Seconded by Councilor Flynn.
Reconsideration prevailed.
On motion of Councilor Worrell, the rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 11 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell); not present 1 (Mejia).
Votes:
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Message and order for your approval an order to reduce the FY26 appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by Three Hundred Forty-Seven Thousand One Hundred Seventy-Eight Dollars ($347,178.00) to provide funding for the Boston Public Health Commission for the FY26 increases contained within the collective bargaining agreement between the Boston Public Health Commission and the SEIU, Local 1199.
Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on September 29, 2025.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Later in session, Councilor Worrell moved for reconsideration of Docket #1738. Seconded by Councilor Flynn.
Reconsideration prevailed.
On motion of Councilor Worrell, the rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 11 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell); not present 1 (Mejia).
Votes:
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Councilors Flynn, Murphy and FitzGerald offered the following:
Resolution in opposition to safe injection sites in the City of Boston.
On motion of Councilor Flynn, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors
Murphy and FitzGerald as original co sponsors.
On motion of Councilors Flynn, Murphy, and FitzGerald, the rules were
suspended; the resolution was not adopted; yeas 3 (FitzGerald, Flynn, and
Murphy), nays 8 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, Louijeune, Mejia,
Pepén, Santana, and Weber), absent 1 (Worrell).
Votes:
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Councilors FitzGerald, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, Flynn,
Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana and Weber offered the following:
Home Rule Petition for a Special Law Re: an Act Relative to Waive the
Maximum Age Requirement for Police Officers for Luisa Fernandes.
On motion of Councilor FitzGerald, the rules were suspended; the petition
was passed; yeas 10 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn,
Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber); not present 1 (Mejia); absent
1 (Worrell).
Votes:
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Message and order for your approval an Order To Adopt The Liquor
License Conversion as a Local Option in the City of Boston.
The rules were suspended, the order was passed: yeas 9 (Breadon, Coletta
Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber),
nays 1 (Flynn), not present 1 (Mejia), absent 1 (Worrell).
Votes:
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Councilors Flynn, Breadon, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana and Weber offered the following: Petition for a Special Law re: An Act Directing the City of Boston Fire Department to Waive the Maximum Age Requirement for Firefighters for Stylianos Katikakis.
On motion of Councilor Flynn, the rules were suspended; the petition was passed; yeas 9 (Breadon, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber), not present 3 (Coletta Zapata, Durkan, Worrell).
