City Council Roll Call Votes - Beta
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Roll Call votes
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On the motion and ordinance, referred on December 14, 2022, Docket #0100, for your approval establishing the Office of Participatory Budgeting, amending the City of Boston Code, Chapter V, with the insertion of a new Section 5 1.1, the committee submitted a report recommending the ordinance ought to pass in a new draft; yeas 6; nays 4 (Baker, Flaherty, Flynn and Murphy); absent 3 (Coletta, Mejia and Worrell). The report was not accepted in a new draft, as it did not receive a majority vote. The original ordinance remains in the Committee on Government Operations.
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Councilor Baker, Arroyo, Bok, Breadon, Coletta, Fernandes Anderson, Flaherty, Flynn, Lara, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy 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 Wendy Pierre-Louis. On motion of Councilor Baker, the rules were suspended; the petition was passed; yeas 13.
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On the message and order, referred on January 11, 2023 Docket #0111, authorizing the City of Boston to appropriate an amount of Twenty One Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollar ($21,600,000.00) for the purpose of paying the cost of a design and construction associated with boiler, windows and door replacement projects at the following schools: Boston Day and Evening Academy, Henderson Upper School, Rafael Hernandez School and William E. Russell School, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to be read once and passed; yeas 13. The report was accepted; the order was read once and passed. Assigned for further action.
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Councilor Baker called Docket #0107, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Sixty Seven Thousand One Hundred Four Dollars ($167,104.00) in the form of a Massachusetts Electric Vehicle Incentive Program grant, from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, to be administered by the Transportation Department. The grant will fund the procurement and deployment of Level III DC Fast Charge Electric Vehicle charging stations in Allston, Dorchester, Hyde Park and Roslindale, be available to the general public for 24 hours a day, from the committee on Planning, Development and Transportation. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Baker, the order was passed; yeas 11, nays 0, absent 2:
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Councilor Baker called Docket # 0106, message and order for the confirmation of the re appointment of Jeanne Pinado as a member of the Zoning Board of Appeal for a term expiring May 1, 2024 from the committee on Planning, Development and Transportation. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Baker, the order was confirmed; yeas 11, nays 0, absent 2:
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0103 Councilor Baker called Docket #0103, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the 2022 Transportation. Planning Grant, awarded by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to be administered by the Boston Transportation Department. The grant will fund a portion of the design costs for the Sullivan/Rutherford Avenue project, from the committee on Planning, Development and Transportation. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Baker, the order was passed; yeas 11, nays 0, absent 2:
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Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Home Rule Petition for a special law re: An act relative to the retirement benefits of the surviving beneficiary of Robert Lawler. On motion of Councilor Flaherty, 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 FY23 appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by One Hundred Ten Thousand, One Hundred Sixty Dollars ($110,160.00) to provide funding for the Boston Public Health Commission for the FY23 increases contained within the collective bargaining agreement between the Public Health Commission and Local 888, SEIU Counselors Unit. The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 13.
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Message and order a supplemental appropriation Order for the Boston Public Health Commission for FY23 in the amount of One Hundred Ten Thousand, One Hundred Sixty Dollars ($110,160.00) to cover the FY23 cost items contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the Public Health Commission and Local 888, SEIU Counselors Unit. The terms of the contracts are October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2023. The major provisions of the contract include base wage increases of 2%, 1.5% and 2%, to be given in January of each fiscal year of the contract term, as well as a change in the Night Shift Differential. The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 13.
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On the Ordinance, referred on February 2, 2022, Docket #0239, An Ordinance Creating a Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans, 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 13.