City Council Roll Call Votes - Beta
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Roll Call votes
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Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Eighteen Thousand Two Hundred Eighty Two Dollars ( $18,282.00) in the form of a grant for the No Kids Hungry, awarded by Share Our Strength to be administered by the Office of Food Access. The grant will fund translation and interpretation services to increase accessibility to critical food resources for families and community members. The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 12.
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Councilor O’Malley offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees in City Council. Passed under suspension of the rules; yeas 12.
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Councilor O’Malley for Councilor Breadon offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Anne Mazzola in City Council effective March 27, 2021. Passed under suspension of the rules; yeas 12.
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Councilor O’Malley for Councilor Breadon offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Anne Mazzola in City Council effective April 3, 2021. Passed under suspension of the rules; yeas 12.
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Councilor Bok offered the following: Motion to amend the Council rules to add a Rule #51 to codify the separation of powers in the event of a mayoral vacancy. Councilor Edwards seconded the Motion. Councilor Arroyo offered an Amendment; the amendment did not pass; Yeas 2 (Arroyo, Mejia). Nays 10. Motion offered by Councilor Bok was passed; Yeas 12.
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Councilors Edwards, Breadon, Flynn, Baker, Essaibi-George, Bok, Flaherty, Mejia, Wu, O’Malley, Arroyo and Campbell offered the following: Resolution in support of all domestic workers and essential workers in need of immediate Covid-19 vaccine access. On motion of Councilors Edwards and Breadon, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 12.
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On the message and order, referred on January 27, 2021 Docket #0199, for the confirmation of the reappointment of Dr. Jennifer Childs-Roshak, as a member of the Boston Public Health Commission's Board of Health, for a term expiring January 6, 2024, the committee submitted a report recommending the appointment ought to be confirmed. The report was accepted; the appointment was confirmed; yeas 12.
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On the message and order, referred on January 27, 2021 Docket #0198, for the confirmation of the reappointment of John Fernandez, as a member of the Boston Public Health Commission's Board of Health, for a term expiring January 6, 2024, the committee submitted a report recommending the appointment ought to be confirmed. The report was accepted; the appointment was confirmed; yeas 12
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Councilor Janey for Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Brandi Walker in City Council. Passed under suspension of the rules; yeas 13.
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Councilor Janey for Councilor Baker offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Amanda Curley, Malaki Hernandez, Patricia McCormack, Joseph M. McEachern, and Julie Ryan in City Council effective March 27, 2021. Passed under suspension of the rules; yeas 13.